Free: All About Me Poster

The Perfect First Day of School Activity

Hello! I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday Funday! Today, I want to share a fun freebie with you! This year my school's theme is "Building an Identity to Be Proud of!" So far it has been an incredible initiative and it has brought a high level of intentionality to the school experience.

 

As one of the first school-wide activities to promote our theme and to get our students thinking about their identity, students created these #MyIdentity posters:

 

Identity Poster - Example Photos

 

Step 1:

Have students showcase various elements of their identity by bringing photos, cutting up magazines or drawing pictures to represent different pieces of their life.

 

  • Family and Home: Students' parents, siblings, grandparents, extended family, etc..

 

  • Hobbies and Recreation: How students like to spend their free time

 

  • Education and Career: Current education + future educational and career plans

 

  • Community Service and Connections: How students serve in their community + how they are connected to their community

 

My Identity Poster - Example

 

Step 2:

Challenge students to be intentional by creating hashtags to bring purpose to their actions:

 

  • "I am" - Have students write hashtag defining who they are
    • Example: I am #AWellnessEducator

 

  • "Striving to be" - A hashtag establishing who they want to be
    • Example: I am striving to be #AnIntentionalTeacher

 

  • "Who you will see" - A hashtag proclaiming what the student will be seen doing
    • Example: Who you will see #ThrowKindnessAroundLikeConfetti

 

#MyIdentity Poster - Building an Identity to be Proud of

 

Step 3:

Spice up the posters with coloring + construction paper and put up on the classroom/hallway walls!

 

We did this as a school-wide activity during the first few weeks of school. We took photos of every student (350ish kids) and had them printed at Costco. After students designed their individual posters, we hung them up throughout the entire school. Every day I see teachers, students, parents, and visitors reading the posters. It is so cool to see how a simple project can have such a huge impact on the school culture and climate!

 

 

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Hello. I'm  Janelle!

A middle school health teacher turned curriculum developer (and #WAHM). I'm on a mission to share the easiest-to-teach, most impactful health lesson plans on the Internet. Because your time and energy is better spent on teaching and connecting, not on planning and prep.

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Grab the freebie featured in this post, along with 30+ other free goodies in our Free Resource Library! Sign up below for instant access.

Hello. I'm  Janelle!

A middle school health teacher turned curriculum developer (and #WAHM). I'm on a mission to share the easiest-to-teach, most impactful health lesson plans on the Internet. Because your time and energy is better spent on teaching and connecting, not on planning and prep.

5 Comments

  1. Priya on December 20, 2015 at 4:58 pm

    Thank you for this.id like to adopt a similar approach too.
    Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

  2. Chris on February 24, 2020 at 8:31 am

    Is there a way that I can gain access to the #myIdentityMap worksheet? I have looked all over for it.

    • Janelle Kay on February 25, 2020 at 6:43 am

      Hey Chris,

      Yes! Here’s the link.

      Take care,

      Janelle

  3. Erica Baker on March 28, 2021 at 7:51 pm

    Is there anyway that I can get access to the #MyIdentity poster. It is the one that has the 4 boxes and the space for the students picture. I have followed every link and I purchased the Identity Map from TPT but I still can’t gain access. Thanks

    • Janelle Kay on June 11, 2021 at 6:57 am

      Hey Erica,

      I just sent you an email.

      Take care,

      Janelle

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