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I did these Holley portraits a few years ago with my kids (before we had a classroom blog) and never took pictures of them. My fifth graders loathed the writing process and there were a LOT of groans and frustrated, blank faces during the project. Writing in Art? Oh the horror. I recently dug this project back up because I needed an adaptive lesson to teach at a MagnetEd Conference this past weekend. I've also seen them popping up on Pinterest quite often and thought that maybe I should revisit the whole thing. So here ya go, I'm digging it back up. I think one reason that this project is so difficult is because it's immensely personal. What do I write about? Give me some ideas. Are they thoughts or traits? What if someone laughs? Do I want someone to know THAT about ME? While teaching this at the conference this weekend I think I had only one person actually finish it. The rest of my participants were doing what I love most about conferences: adapting it to their grade level or coming up with different ideas with similar results. Some of them? Having students write personality traits around a picture frame with a photo of themselves in it. Using your child's fingerprint and writing personal traits about them--a great gift for grandparents or a beautiful keepsake. Giving students prompts for ideas (such as: I like, I adore, I am, I want to, I long for, I don't understand, I live for, I eat, My family is, etc.) This way, students as young as fifth grade can use the prompts from which to dive off. I personally love the idea of using this for my own children. What a wonderful keepsake for yourself or a gift for grandparents (thanks, Tammy!) There are a ton more examples of Holley portraits, as well as a history behind them which can be found here. http://eatock.com/project/holley-portraits/ Good luck and happy thumbprinting! *yes, for these I photocopied ALL of my students' thumbprints. I first enlarged them to 400% and then used that 400% copy and enlarged it 200% more. This is the perfect size for a 9x12 sheet of paper.

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His open heart surgery scar is a reminder that his physical life was saved and that the way our family would live and love had been transformed forever.

I saved the keys from our last 4 homes and I finally decided to create something with them. These framed keys add so much personality to our shelves and showcase a bit of our family history!

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