Footprint Introduction

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Footprint Project


Description:

I created my footprint project to tell my class a little more about me! I am Ms. Norris and I wrote my name in my favorite color blue. In the top left corner I included the things I enjoy most. I enjoy fishing, playing basketball, running, and being active in my church family. I included a picture of Jeff, who is a boy my family sponsors since our trip to Haiti three years ago. Jeff represents my love of traveling. Next, is a picture of my dog and best friend, Lyla Mae. I included a drawing of Iowa with a star over my hometown, Graettinger. Then, I drew a picture of a softball bat, because in the summer I enjoy helping with my high school softball team. In the top right corner, I included newspaper cutouts of my favorite foods; sour gummy worms, pizza, cookies and Lindor chocolates. I also enjoy making bracelets and planting flowers. I love the Harry Potter series, so I made a wand out of a toothpick and a lightening bolt. 

This project is great for class introductions because it gets the students involved. They have to be creative and use their imagination to figure out a fun way to introduce themselves. The teacher could hang the feet in the hall so other students can get to know them better. That way the students will also be more motivated to do their best work. 

Extension Activity:

An extension activity incorporating the footprint project is having students use their footprints to connect the story-line of a book in their book club. In nearly every book there is a introduction, rising action (conflict), climax, falling action and resolution. When this is drawn on a diagram for students to fill in it usually looks like a hill. The students could use their footprint project to work in a group and climb the "Book Hill." On each foot they can talk about what happen in each of those parts of their book I listed above. Then, once they have everything written out, they will glue the feet together in the shape of a hill describing the parts of their book. I would then have the students present their "Book Hill" to the rest of the class. 

I included a picture of what I mean by a story-line hill so it is easier to visualize my idea. 
Image result for book outline conflict resolution hill 
Citation- https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/book-outsiders-how-setting-order-events-point-662835

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