Footprint/Introduction

My name is Katie Uittenbogaard and this is my footprint!

The Ace of Spades represents my love for playing cards especially Texas Hold'em. I am originally from Minnesota, therefore I had to draw the outline for the state. I drew a dumbbell because I love to lift weights and weight train, basically anything that has to do with fitness. The smilie face is for my optimism and I am almost always in a good mood and smiling. Plus, minus, multiplication, and division are for math and how I love math a lot. The red clogs are for my dutch heritage and I added them because I would love to travel to the Netherlands to visit the country and meet some of my long distance family. My pink doughnut and coffee cup represent my favorite food and drink! The softball if for my all time favorite sport that I get the opportunity to play here at Northern State University, Go Wolves! I would really like to move to Colorado when I graduate and love to hike, hence the mountain drawing. I am also very involved in my faith which is represented by the Christian Cross. I have an addiction to ChapStick and always have one on me. If you are not sure what the red and black symbol is it is the Lululemon symbol, which is a clothing company that I love and am obsessed with. Lastly, the word Bravery is written in cursive because I find cursive very beautiful. Also every year for softball we pick one word to lie by in our everyday lives and in softball. This year I picked Bravery because it means not to be fearless but to see fear and embrace it to overcome the fear. 

I would bring this into the classroom by having the students make their own footprint and bring it to class. After everyone would get done sharing I would tell the students to pick one item on your footprint that you could write the most about. If two items blend together then students would be able to talk about two items, but I would like them to stick to one if possible. Once the students pick there topic they will write one paragraph (4-6 sentences) explaining their topic and the significance to their life. The students will type the paragraph after they write a rough draft and have a partner edit it. Once they type up their paragraph they will print it off and glue the paragraph to the bottom of the footprint. I will hang these up in the classroom to show our diversity.