In this project students trace their foot, with or without their shoe, and they use it as a way to introduce themselves. Their name should be included and easy to read. On the shoe/foot, students are asked to tell about themselves by using items that represent them. Different materials and media should be used to display creativity. Some examples of material that you can use include magazine clippings, pictures, crayons, tape, etc. Items found around the house work well! In my footprint introduction I used an actual picture of my family to show who I grew up with and who is in my family. Then I used crayon to draw a pencil and an apple to represent wanting to be a teacher ever since I was little. The giraffe print heart is actually duct tape and it represents my favorite animal, giraffes. I have an airplane printed off to represent my love of traveling. The palm tree is actually a metallic tattoo I had and it represents my love of warm weather and my hopes of living in a warm weather climate someday. I printed off the Vikings and Twins logo to show my favorite football and baseball team. The lime and yellow fishing piece is used to show how I love to fish in the summer. The last object I used to represent myself is a row of books from a magazine because I like to read in my free time.

There are many activities you could use with this project. An example could be using this idea in order to have your students get to know their classmates. You could partner up your students and ask them to interview their peer. From here they can create a footprint introduction using the information their partner gave them. Then the students can be asked to introduce their partner to the class. Another example of an activity is having the students use their footprint in math at a later day and use it to measure the length of the room. This can show students how their feet compare in size and they can also work on their measuring skills. Have the students measure the length of their footprint and then use it to measure the room! You could use this project in Social Studies as well and have the students research a famous person from the past and create objects and a way to tell about the famous person they chose!