The first project we completed was a footprint introduction of ourselves. This project is a great way for teachers and students to get to know one another with an interactive project. We started out by tracing our foot and cutting it out to use as the base for the project. Next, we put our name big and legible in the center so it was easy and clear to read from a good distance. We then had to use different mediums, such as construction paper, crayons, newspaper, found objects, etc., to describe ourselves. Completing this project was very fun because you got to search your house for different objects and ideas that are important to you and represent you in some way. Once we found different objects and mediums for our foot, we then drew a layout of those objects, making sure everything fit and was balanced and somewhat overlapping. The last step was to glue everything on the foot following the layout we just made.
On my foot, pictured above, I have different objects that represent my interests and family. On the toes of my foot, I drew stick people for myself, my four other siblings, and my dog. Going along with the family trend, I added a mini Polaroid picture of my family dressed up in Star Wars pajamas on Christmas. In between those objects I added a volleyball to represent playing volleyball here at Northern State. Towards the top of the foot I have a minion clothespin to represent my love of minions. Next to that I placed music notes and the word "Dance" to symbolize being in band for six years and dance for fifteen. Next to that, I added an apple to show my passion and dream of becoming an elementary teacher. Last, but not least, I have a sticker of a plane to represent my love of traveling, along with Mickey Mouse ears to show my favorite place to travel; Disney World.
An extensive activity that can be used for this could be used in math. The teacher would have the students measure their foot length, and the students would have to put their feet in sequential order according to the size from least to greatest. This activity would work better with younger students that are learning how to put numbers in a sequential order.
