Footprint Introductions

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Description: This project is one in which I had to create a footprint design that represents multiple important things about my life using three different types of media. I put a tutu and tap shoes because I have been in dance my whole life and I am a dance teacher. The pencil and the apple represents my desire to become an elementary teacher. The ABC blocks represent how I work in a preschool classroom at the Youth Development Center. The seashells represent my love for the ocean and the beach. The heart with the stethoscope is for my favorite show Grey's Anatomy. The coffee cups show how much I love coffee because I drink it every day. The picture is of my dog Teddy who is a Yorkie. 

Extension Activity: An extension of this activity could be giving students an assignment in which they have to create a handprint with their whole family. I would have each of the students family members design their own handprint in which they would put a few things that describe themselves. Then we would put all of their family members handprints on a large piece of construction paper and display it in our room. This would provide a visual for all of the students' families throughout the year. 

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