One thing I do in my classroom at the beginning of the year is take an individual photo of each student with my digital camera. I then cut those pictures out so it is just a close-up of their face and shoulders and paste them onto construction paper. Once I cut those out into funky shapes (stars), I laminate them and put a self-adhesive magnet strip on the back. Now I have individual magnets for each child, and I keep them on the front chalkboard. I use these magnets for many things throughout the year. When I want to make groups I just place the magnets in different groups and the students can have a visual of which group they are in. I also use them to show who my monitors are for the week (for example, on the "Grade 4B Monitors" section of the chalkboard - beside 'milk monitor' would be one student's picture magnet, etc.). The students love seeing their faces on the chalkboard all day - and there are so many uses for this concept.
Another thing my school did recently during Literacy Week was have a "WALL OF FAME". Students were invited to have their photo taken with their favourite book/author/series. These photos were then printed on photo paper and place on the wall of fame in the lobby of the school. This was great because it got kids motivated and interested in reading. It also gave the parents and community members a visual of our students and how we're such great readers!
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