Biography Banners

**Perfect for Back to School**

Get to know your students better with this fun acrostic and interest inventory craftivity.

Simply print out the letters needed for student names. They decorate the letter on the front, fill out the back, cut out the pieces and glue a piece of ribbon, string, or yarn to the middle for a hanging mobile banner. These are perfect for a beginning of the year classroom decoration and parent LOVE seeing them hanging up at back to school night!

These banners also make a great addition to book reports through character analysis by choosing a character and creating an acrostic banner with the letters of the character's name.

Add some fun and flair to a unit of study in science or social studies by having students create banners that tie into your unit of study like famous Americans, regions of the country, inventors, biomes, etc...Students will write facts and information on the back of each letter.

There are 3 options to choose from when printing the backsides to each letter:

• a prompt that aligns with the letter of the alphabet
• lines for a written or free response
• blank for a written or free response, drawing, other ideas

Easy to use with minimal materials: just the printable and a strand of ribbon or yarn will transform your room or hallway displays with brightly colored hanging mobiles.