Getting To Know You Activities Collaborative Puzzle - All About Me Activities

Start off the Back to School season in style with this dynamic, engaging and collaborative activity - great for first day of school activities. Get to know your students with this great “All About Me” activity! Students create a collaborative jigsaw puzzle that serves as a visual introduction of each child while also reinforcing the ideas of teamwork and classroom unity. Display the amazing puzzles on a back to school bulletin board to wow your school community.

In this pack you will receive:

• A clear set of directions for how to assemble the collaborative puzzle poster.
• 32 puzzle pieces in both large and small sizes
  • The large puzzle is approximately 3.2 feet (1 metre) x 3.2 feet (1 metre)
  • The small puzzle ls approximately 2 feet x 2 feet
• A 24 piece puzzle (approximately 3 feet (0.9 metre) x 3 feet (0.9 metre) ***NEW***

• 3 central quotes in color and black and white
  • You could also use a photo of your class or design your own quote to use in this central puzzle space.

• A "What is a Symbol?" Poster (NZ, Australia and US versions)
• A symbols background information guide

What if I don't have 32 students in my class?

You can use the included 24-piece puzzle OR use the ideas below:

We provided enough puzzle pieces to ensure large classes can be included, too. If you have spare pieces, ask your teacher support staff, principal, school office team, or parent volunteers to design a puzzle piece. I think they would be honored to be included! You can replace those extra pieces if new students arrive during the school year. Another option is to challenge early finishers to create a second puzzle piece in a contrasting style that also symbolizes them.

***When you download this resource, it comes with both US and British spelling and printing sizes.***

Please note: Print and laminate the collaborative puzzle design multiple times Have this available for students as a reminder of where their puzzle piece fits in the full design.

What Other Teachers Are Saying:

Jennifer C. says, "⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I'd certainly recommend this getting to know you activity. It gave my students an opportunity to express themselves creatively and they'll get to see their work posted on the wall for the remainder of the year."

Jessica A. says, "⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a great way of getting to know my students this year! It was so amazing to see how this all fit together. It was a great way of reminding them that it takes all of us to make this classroom community work!"

Michelle H. says, "⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This looked fantastic in the hallway! The students enjoyed decorating their pieces. Love the flexibility of adding on squares of 4 to make more rows as needed since we work in larger 2-person teams. Thanks."

Melissa K. says. "⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I used this puzzle to create a bulletin board about my home base. It has stayed up all year and I love it so much! I will for sure do this activity again next year.. and the next.. and the next..."

Brianna H. says, "⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great back to school activity. Allows the students to get to know one another better and provides a visual representation of how our class creates a beautiful, unique picture."

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