Hooray First Day Photo Prop

Use a ruler to make a 10" [25.4cm] line down the center of the longest side on the yellow poster board and cut down the line to give you a 10"x28" [25.4cm x 71.1cm] rectangle.

Now, make a pencil mark at the 5" [12.7cm] center. Use the ruler to draw even angles on each side from the mark, like the point at the end of a pencil. Cut off the corners to finish off your very large pencil shape.

Lay the large pencil point on top of a piece of brown construction paper and trace the sides. After you traced the point, use a ruler to connect the ends to complete a triangle. Cut out the shape.

TIP: This shape represents the sharpened area.

Repeat Step 3 for the lead but on a piece of black construction paper.

Now for the eraser, cut a narrow rectangle to fit over the end of the pencil in pink construction paper. Glue the pieces to the yellow poster board.

Use your repositionable letter pack to lay out the child’s name and grade (or if you are a teacher, just the grade); then use a glue stick to glue them in place.

Add a photo and the first day of class!

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