The weeks between Thanksgiving and winter break can be stressful and chaotic, and sometimes we all need a little extra boost. With this in mind, I came up with a puzzle incentive for classes that do a great job. Ordinarily, outstanding classes earn stickers. Between breaks, we earned "performance pieces" for the 25 x 25 inch puzzle I created - a total of 25 pieces. At the end of an excellent class, I chose a student to pull a piece from the bag and put it on our labeled grid. The end result was a lot of fun and the kids got a kick out of it. Here's a behind the scenes look at how the whole thing got started.
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| First I drew it on my tablet and projected it onto bigger paper. |
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| Then I outlined everything in Sharpie. |
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| Slapped some watercolor on it. |
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| Chopped it up into 5 inch squares. |
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| Labeled each part so we knew where to put it back together. |
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| Flattened it. Shout out to Football-Throwing Turkey adding a little extra weight. |
The whole thing was finished in under two weeks!
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