One of my favorite things to do on the first day of school are these handprint puzzles (Thank you to Little Giraffes website for the original idea). The puzzles serve two purposes....1) They make a great keepsake and 2) They give parents and children a reason to sit down and talk about the first day of school. You can either use paint to make these or you can use the big stamp pads from Lakeshore Learning. In the free download I included a girl/boy version of the poem as well as a Kindergarten and First Grade version. Click on the picture to download the freebie from my TPT store.
This is ADORABLE!!!! I teach first grade and would love to use it....I did notice a typo on the poem for the first graders, though....It says something about "your favorite KINDERGARTEN kid." Is there any way to correct it and re=post? Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteWell good grief! Let me go fix it right now. That's what happens when I multi-task! :)
ReplyDeleteDeanna, thank you so much!! I love this activity & can't wait to use it with my first graders. You rock!! :)
ReplyDeleteLisa
Learning Is Something to Treasure
ahh what a cute idea!! Thanks for sharing, I will most definitely use this!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding me to order my puzzles!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
ReplyDeleteJennifer
kindertrips
Those are soooo neat. Thanks for sharing. Also, you're a brave brave woman to do such a potentially messy activity on the first day. :)
ReplyDeleteBrenda
You Might Be a First Grader...
I can't thank you enough for sharing! I'm not quite as creative as you so you have really helped me out! :)
ReplyDeleteWe do that very same thing! Found it on Little Giraffes. Her Kissing Hand ideas are great. :)
ReplyDeleteMichelle, Just want to make sure that you saw that I gave Little Giraffes credit in my blog post! :)
DeleteCute freebie, thanks!
ReplyDeleteJenn
Finally in First
You just took one more thing off of my to do list! THANKS~ Now I need to order my puzzles.
ReplyDeleteRobynn
BusyBees
Very cute idea!
ReplyDeleteShanyn
Coffee, Kids and Compulsive Lists
What a great first day idea!
ReplyDeleteJessica
Apples and Papers
Awesome, anymore first.day activities?
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know where to find Deanna's unit on Pete the Cat? I wanted to purchase it on Teachers Pay Teachers, but I can't locate it. Are the Pete the Cat activities included in another unit? If you know how I can purchase it, please email me. Thanks so much!
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I like this! Paint on day 1 is a wee bit terrifying, but what a great keepsake. I found inovart 12 piece blank puzzles on amazon.com for $13 for 24 puzzles - woohoo!
ReplyDelete-Carol
Mrs. Cobb's Kinder Sprouts
For some reason TPT says this page doesn't exist....am I doing something wrong??? Thanks for any help and all your generous ideas.:)
ReplyDeleteI am super excited! My compoza puzzles just came in the mail. They came really quick too! Thank you for this fun 1st day memory. Can't wait to use it this year. And I even bought enough for the following year too :)
ReplyDeleteI am super excited! My compoza puzzles just came in the mail. They came really quick too! Thank you for this fun 1st day memory. Can't wait to use it this year. And I even bought enough for the following year too :)
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