Free Editable Fingerprint Tree

Finding ways to thank those who have volunteered in your class can be a tricky thing.  We are teachers so our funds are limited and yet we want to give them something meaningful!  Thus we have – Fingerprint Trees!  And I have just made it much easier for you with this adorable Fingerprint Tree Printable that is fully editable!   This item is free in my Teachers Pay Teachers store.  I give you two options – depending on if you are putting it in a 8 by 10 frame or a 8.5 by 11 frame.  After you decided, you will edit the pages to say what you want (you must have PowerPoint to do this.)  Now you are ready to fingerprint your students! I start by putting the child’s finger in some paint.  I then test the fingerprint on the paper, because it’s important to me to that the fingerprints all look fairly the same!  I will also do multiple trees at a time so that way each child is only doing this once. You might be thinking, what exactly is the rest of my class doing when I am making these?  Well, to be honest, they are doing centers!  It’s important that we take time our to recognize our volunteers so they feel want to come back!  And I can get these done in one center period so it does not bother me one bit!  {The alternative would be having a volunteer do them with the students but I just think it’s tacky to have our volunteers make their own gifts!}

Student Self-Portrait Poster

I also have one other gift that I just love!!  This was made for me by my cooperating teacher while I was in college and it has been placed above my desk at every single school I have been at!  Basically, she took a poster from the teaching store, placed a piece of paper behind it, and had the kids write their name and draw a self portrait!  Lastly, she put it in a frame. Isn’t it beautiful?

Be sure to check out our other End of Year Activities.  You will especially love our Alphabet Countdown Ideas.