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Puzzle Pieces Bulletin Board Set for Back-to-School or New Years

$5.50

205 reviews

This community-building puzzle pieces bulletin board is perfect for any time of year but is particularly timely for New Years, back-to-school, or an All About Me unit. It can be used for any grade level!

Delivery Method: Instant Digital Download 

Pages: 32 PDF pages

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Description

Puzzle Pieces Bulletin Board Set: BUNDLE of 6 Puzzles:

This puzzle pieces bulletin board is perfect for any time of year, but is particularly timely for New Years, back-to-school, or an All About Me unit. It can be used for any grade level.

This file includes six different puzzles (4 pieces each). You will find 24 unique puzzle pieces.

Teacher Tips:

There are several ways that you can use and display this bulletin board. Over the course of the school year, students can do all 24 pieces each or you can pick and choose which puzzles you’d like your students to complete.

Design the bulletin board with one puzzle per student, OR ask students to create their puzzle using their chosen pieces!

Some puzzles pieces have a small area for students to draw a picture if they’d like. Each puzzle piece is labeled and numbered for easy assembly.

The following six puzzles are included in the set:

  • Puzzle #1: The Basics
  • Puzzle #2: Plans
  • Puzzle #3: All About Me
  • Puzzle #4: In a Nutshell
  • Puzzle #5: Goals
  • Puzzle #6: My Mistakes

This file contains bulletin board letters that spell “PIECES OF US“:

  • Use these posters on a bulletin board, classroom display, counseling office, or common area in your school.

Thank you for taking the time to check out this puzzle pieces bulletin board set. Please direct questions to me before purchasing this product.

This file contains 32 pages.

205 reviews for Puzzle Pieces Bulletin Board Set for Back-to-School or New Years

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  1. Emily E

    I cannot wait to use these with my kiddos as we start the ‘new year’; a mid-year ‘reset’ if you will. I really appreciate having multiple options of different puzzles students can put together as their choice.

  2. Rhonda Okazaki 

    This is inclusive way for everyone to contribute and set goals for themselves. Thanks

  3. Lisa E

    Love this! Makes a great display! Thank you 🙂

  4. Miss Rocky’s Resources 

    Can’t wait to use this in my classroom 🙂

  5. Lakshna S

    Great resource!!!

  6. Katha M

    Great resource ????

  7. Julia B

    My 2nd graders loved working on these after the new year!

  8. A T

    I love using this product in my classroom.

  9. Callessia C

    Love this product

  10. Kate H

    Thanks for the variety of bulletin board ideas!

  11. Jamie V

    Excited to use this as part of my welcome back bulletin board next school year. Thank you!

  12. Zoe Baxley 

    I’m really excited to use this as the first week of school activity. I love the concept of all the puzzles, but think my first graders will only really benefit from the first one.

  13. Zoe Baxley 

    I’m really excited to use this as the first week of school activity. I love the concept of all the puzzles, but think my first graders will only really benefit from the first one.

  14. Katrina B

    I love this for the beginning of the year!

  15. Seema Khan 

    This is a great beginning of the year activity!

  16. Mindset for Learning 

    This is going to be a great first week activity! Promoting a growth mindset worked wonders in my classroom last school year. The puzzle activity will be a wonderful intro to growth mindset and promote team building.

  17. Andrea W

    I am really excited to use this for my front door

  18. Kathy M

    Can’t wait to put my puzzle pieces up!

  19. Sharon D

    I like that the pieces for each puzzle seem to be interchangable, so you can use piece 1 from puzzle one with pieces from puzzle two or three. I haven’t actually tried it yet, but it seems that it would work. That gives you lots of options!

  20. Lynnette J

    Excited to use this resource the first day of school. Thank you!!

  21. Connie G

    This will be a great product to use as we get to know each other and talk about character traits.

  22. Sky Limited 

    Excited to see the finished product with all of my new students

  23. Primary Melting Pot 

    I love all the options available and can’t wait t use this. Thanks so much.

  24. Lori W

    I am excited to use this with my special needs class!

  25. Chnita H

    I used this a little different than originally sold for. I gave each student one of the four basic puzzle pieces and then they had to find the three others to make a square. It was a great back to school/team building activity.

  26. chinaron vilayvong 

    Wonderful resource. I cannot wait to use this for the beginning of the school. A great way for community building and for students to get to know each other.

  27. Alyssa Frohnhoefer 

    Love!

  28. Reilly’s Resources 

    Can’t wait to do this with my students! Thank you

  29. Rachel W

    I love this product! I didn’t realize how many different puzzles there are, so I am really excited to use them throughout the year!

  30. Melissa M

    Great resource to build sense of self. Lots of ways to creative ways to use!

  31. Haggerty’s Activities  

    Love it

  32. Angie M

    awesome

  33. Robyn H

    A fun, engaging activity, and great to make a display out of.

  34. Jessica K

    Great beginning of the year activity

  35. Michelle Martin 

    This was such a great activity! The kids enjoyed it and it was a fun thing to display on our bulletin board at the start of the year! Really emphasized the fact that we’re a classroom family.

  36. Michelle Martin 

    This was such a great activity! The kids enjoyed it and it was a fun thing to display on our bulletin board at the start of the year! Really emphasized the fact that we’re a classroom family.

  37. Jodie K

    A wonderful get to know you activity.

  38. Karen Serrano 

    This was a great activity for the first week of school. Students were engaged all the time. Thank you!

  39. Caroline H

    Thanks!

  40. Katie Cusella 

    Thank You!

  41. Rose W

    I love this idea and the kids had a lot of fun filling them out and decorating them. Thank you!

  42. Anita T

    Awesome!

  43. Jeanne G

    This was a great back to school/great to know you product.

  44. Kayla B

    Great product!

  45. Sarah Starzynski 

    My parents liked seeing the puzzles in progress.

  46. Liliana C

    love it 🙂

  47. sarah H

    Great activity to build community in the classroom

  48. Kelsey H

    Love this

  49. I Love 3rd Grade 

    This made a great open house display.

  50. Claudia D

    My scholars loved doing this activity!

  51. Kaitlyn W

    Great, easy to follow resource!

  52. Joana Schall 

    What a great way to get to know my kids and put their work on display so early off in the year!

  53. Juliette Romano 

    Perfect! Thank you!!!

  54. Kelsey M

    Wonderful activity!

  55. Katie Severson 

    So cute

  56. Megan Y

    Great resource!

  57. Jessica S

    A fun and different way to start a new year.

  58. Natasha R

    Nice way to start the year 🙂

  59. Amanda R

    Really cute way to begin the year!

  60. Julie M

    Great resource for the beginning of the school year! Makes for a great display! Highly recommend!

  61. Anna R

    Great display for the beginning of the school year!

  62. Paige H

    Excellent first week of school activity. Student loved it…very excited and engaged! Thank you!

  63. Laura P

    Our theme for this school year is Together in Jesus. Since we spent time apart last year, we wanted to find a theme that would work for being face to face as well as working remotely, should that happen again. These puzzles are helping us get to know each other. I love this!

  64. A Patient Process 

    Easy to customize–great product!

  65. Jennifer D

    My students enjoyed this activity on the first day of school and it made a great welcome back bulletin board in my classroom!

  66. John R

    Thank you for making such a comprehensive and interactive resource!

  67. Mary Beth C

    This was a great resource!

  68. Amy S

    This was a great project for back to school! We put them in the hallway and they were beautiful!

  69. Jenna Hampton 

    This works great for any time of the year. I purchased it to use for “back to school” bulletin boards.

  70. Danielle E

    Makes an adorable bulletin and my students loved this activity when we returned back to school!

  71. Rachel Renner 

    Great activity!

  72. Stickies and Sharpies 

    Growth mindset has changed the atmosphere in my classroom! I am continually using these resources to teach the kids they can do anything they set their mind too! Such a great resource!

  73. Beth K

    I love the ability to easily fit the pieces together depending on the size of my classroom! My new 5th graders will love this creative, get-to-know you activity!

  74. Jenni Yingling 

    Makes a wonderful display!! I have the heading ready to go and can’t wait for my students to finish it.

  75. Michelle J

    Not sure I’ll use this. It has occurred to me that it would be better if the students’ puzzle pieces connected with each other.

  76. Muniirah L

    I love how it really strikes a sense of community right from the beginning of the school year!

  77. Michelle T

    Can’t wait to use it.

  78. Alexandra G

    Great beginning of the year getting to know you activity.

  79. Ami S

    So excited to have these as a first week activity, then as decorations outside my classroom.

  80. Amber S

    This has to be one of my Favorite resources from your Kaboodles! There are so many different options of puzzle pieces for student to choose. I plan to keep this one up until the first Parent/Teacher conferences, so parents can see their childs unique artwork. =)

  81. Kyla D

    Great way to build classroom community by creating this bulletin board together. 5 stars!

  82. Faith Filled Fun for All 

    This will be a great way for me to get to know my new students and it will make a cute display. I would love to see black and white letters added, so I can just print them on colored paper instead of using colored ink.

  83. Pearsonville 

    I can’t wait to use this with my students on the first few days of school. This is a great “getting to know you” activity.

  84. Lauren L

    This is a great display for the beginning of the year bulletin board and getting to know students. They presented their puzzle before displaying on bulletin board.

  85. H L

    Began the puzzle pieces. Students were very engaged. Will continue to integrate the pieces with other teaching. I’m sure students will enjoy assembling the whole thing.

  86. Erica Y

    Building community is extremely important and I loved the idea behind this resource. Definitely great for back to school.

  87. Brooke R

    I love this for a beginning of the year bulletin board. I used it with both the 4th and 5th grade students that are at our end of the hall.

  88. Joanna P

    All set for this school year. I am looking forward to completing this with my class.

  89. Alyssa B

    Just what I was looking for to build my classroom community! Thank you!

  90. Sharon S

    Looks great and is fun!

  91. Amy H

    Great resource for Back to School, get to know you.

  92. Engaged in ELA 

    Love it!

  93. PATRICIA V

    This is such a great resource to start the year off to get to know my students. Thanks!

  94. MaKayla L

    This is a great way to cultivate classroom community and show they each play a part in the class.

  95. Careen S

    I can not wait to use this resource during the first week of school. My students will be super excited to share about themselves while learning about each other. This will be an amazing first week of school activity to place on my bulletin board outside my classroom.

  96. Tracy M

    My students are going to enjoy these not only as a way to tell us about themselves but also to learn about each other. It will also make cute decor for the hallway!

  97. Brittany Edwards 

    so cute and engaging

  98. Michelle B

    My students really enjoyed these.

  99. Lisa B

    This is a great back to school activity to help students get to know a little about each other and to build community.

  100. Cynthia C

    Perfect for our hallway bulletin board! Very eye-catching and super easy to print off. Thanks!

  101. Abigail D

    Has several options to choose from. I will use it several times throughout the year. Great resource!

  102. Cheryl I

    I can’t wait to use this for my bulletin board. The children will love it.

  103. Elizabeth D

    I am so excited to use this during the first week of school! Such a great way for students to share about themselves and I love that I can so easily display it in our classroom!

  104. Natalie C

    My school is small compared to the rest of the elementary schools in my area so the kids all know each other pretty well by the time they get to me in 5th grade. This is going to be such a fun beginning of the year activity for them to complete instead of the typical get to know you stuff and this will be a great way for me to learn information about them!

  105. Jennifer S

    I love this back to school resource, well actually year round. I love that the bulletin letters are easy to cut out.

  106. Tina L

    Great resource. Thanks!

  107. Tasha C

    Great activity for back to school and getting to know students.

  108. Michelle B

    My students loved this resource to get to know each other at the beginning of our school year. We completed them independently and then shared them with each other.

  109. Tammy Bollman 

    Fun back-to-school activity.

  110. Lori M

    My students enjoyed working on this the first week of school. I took pictures of them at their desk and printed them off to complete their puzzle. Thanks!

  111. Jessica G

    These will be a perfect hallway display for the beginning of the year.

  112. Heather S

    We completed this on the first day of school this week. Adorable! I love the end result!

  113. Heather S

    My students loved this activity!

  114. Beth Anne Loynachan 

    Great resource

  115. Lisa H

    I used this for the first week of school so it was displayed for the Open House. It was a big hit. Thank you!

  116. Marithza G

    I loved using this product! Has really helped me in my classroom!

  117. Lindsey R

    Great product

  118. Brooke A

    I used this as a community builder with my teachers. They loved it and it is a wonderful piece to have up in the office so everyone can see and read it.

  119. Lexy K

    This was a wonderful back to school activity and a great community building display. I love the variety of options and students can make their puzzle bigger or smaller depending on how many pieces you assign. It was fun and engaging.

  120. Priscilla Woodard – Tasked 2 Teach 

    Thank you for this resource..community building is so important.

  121. Jocelyn Smerz 

    This was a greaT ACTIVITY FOR BTS

  122. Kati R

    Perfect first week of school activity!

  123. Rebecca S

    A simple differentiated activity that promotes inclusion!!!

  124. Martha C

    Beautiful resource that was easy to implement. It afforded several opportunities for mini lessons and discussions. Great for the beginning of the school year.

  125. Katherine B

    We love these! I used the first set in the beginning of the school year and plan to use the other sets throughout the year.

  126. Carly S

    A great “getting to know you” activity for the beginning of the year. I am a speech teacher and planning to hang on the walls in the room. For students that need visuals and choices (e.g. favorites puzzle piece), I made some visuals to help them.

  127. R C

    What great getting to know you resource. I used this for open house. The kids enjoyed it. My parent’s loved it and we connected all the puzzles to make a giant quilt.

  128. Deana H

    Super cute resource to help me get to know my students at the beginning of the year, and it looks great in the hallway! I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on it!

  129. Ashley Sandberg 

    This was great and set up for the activity well. Thank you!

  130. Brett C

    Project turned out awesome!

  131. Everardo N

    Thank you!

  132. Jennifer W

    My students enjoyed creating their puzzle pieces. They make a colorful display.

  133. Kari C

    This took way longer than I anticipated. I ended up just picking some of the puzzle pieces and putting them together but in general it was a fun first week of school project.

  134. Azura L

    These are so cute! The students took their time and loved working on this. Once they were finished and put on the bulletin board, the other students loved reading about each other .

  135. LBSquared 

    Great!

  136. Cynthia S

    This was great activity to use during those first few days of school. It kept the children engaged while giving me time to individually assess students and complete other housekeeping activities we have to do at the beginning of the year. The best part was putting it all together and seeing the children’s work put together.

  137. Alisa K

    This was so fun!

  138. Callie J

    We used this resource as a get to know you activity at the beginning of the year. It was great! Thanks.

  139. Heather Braun 

    Used this on the first day of school as a get to know you activity. My students had fun creating them and appreciated that it was something new, not the same old stuff. I turned them all into a bulletin board that we were so sad to take down!

  140. Lizeth D

    This was super fun at the beginning of the years, and it was cute to see how all our pieces connected!

  141. Jessica F

    Our school theme this year is “Every Piece Matters.” This was the perfect first week of school activity!

  142. Audrey O

    I purchased this for a “new year” activity to display on the classroom wall. The students really enjoyed completing a puzzle piece and it was so special learning more about them.

  143. Jennifer H

    This was a wonderful way to start the new year with goals and a great way to showcase on a bulletin board in the hallway. Students are proud of their work, and they set some pretty awesome goals, too.

  144. StephR R

    Great resource!

  145. Desiree T

    This created a cute bulletin board for the new year, plus students love writing about themselves.

  146. Ashley M

    This looked great as a door decoration

  147. Nita M

    My students love making new puzzle pieces throughout the year to share info about themselves with peers in class and other classes. Everyone is able to participate!

  148. Jodi M

    This helped our bulletin board display! It was perfect.

  149. Meagan W

    Used this for a bulletin board for club members at my elementary school. They loved it!

  150. Favorite Teacher Friend 

    So much in this purchased loved the variety and ability to mix the puzzle pieces.

  151. Susan T

    This is an easy, fun go-to activity that aligns with our Health and Career curriculum.

  152. Jeanette Z

    Perfect way to get to know your students on the First Day of School!

  153. concetta D

    My students love using this.

  154. Jessica Wenzel 

    Amazing, thank you!

  155. Riana P

    This was a fun way t ohave everyone contribute to the bulletin board.

  156. Julie K

    I loved this bulletin board and activity. Great way to start our year!

  157. Kaitlin C

    This was such a fun way for students to introduce themselves to their classmates at the beginning of the year. It was engaging and easy to put together!

  158. Teacher Corner of Grace 

    This is a great resource. After December break, another introduction and goal setting are just what the students need.

  159. Aleshia Datschefski 

    My class loved this piece at the begining of the school year

  160. Claudia Madrigal 

    Thanks for creating !

  161. Janet O

    I love that this is a different way to give students the chance to express and share about themselves – goes together beautifully to create a reflective bulletin board.

  162. Erin K C

    My students loved using these as a get to know each other activity at the beginning of the school year.

  163. Tori S

    Adorable and matched our school theme perfectly.

  164. Shannon S

    I loved using this resource at the beginning of the year to get to know my students better!

  165. Raven M

    Wonderful and looks great!

  166. Casey’s Nook 

    Such a cute activity for team building!

  167. Inspire in 5th 

    Wonderful resource for back to school!

  168. Laura W

    Fun way to get to know you and the bulletin board was adorable!

  169. Tiffany C

    Such a great “project” for parent engagement! I used this to get to know my students families and who they are. Loved this!

  170. Krystal Burton 

    Great resource!

  171. Alexandra B

    i’ll use this every year moving forward

  172. Happy to Be Primary 

    My summer school kids had so much fun with these.

  173. Cassidy B

    My kids loved doing this the first week of school!

  174. jennifer L

    A fun little activity to get to know each other.

  175. Brittany S

    Kids loved decorating!

  176. Mary P

    My students loved this back to school project. I had them take it home during open house and work on it with family. They were so excited to show it off.

  177. Heather W

    Great back to school activitiy.

  178. Amanda R

    Great addition to my beginning of the year activities.

  179. Susan Wagner 

    My students had a great time completing these puzzles, and they enjoyed learning about each other.

  180. Cc E

    Perfect as a BTS activity. My students enjoyed this and I enjoyed getting to know them. Thank you!

  181. Alexandra N

    Students had a great time with this for a back to school activity. I hung the completed puzzles outside in the hallway. I also used a small Instax camera to print out first day pictures of each of them to put on the puzzles. Super cute!

  182. Kristie S

    Such a cute activity to use with students at the beginning of the school year!

  183. abMissC 

    I can’t wait to use this product in my classroom this year! Thank you!

  184. Jill S

    My students loved this!

  185. Marilyn M

    Fun activity

  186. Roslyn D

    Great!

  187. A Math Teacher’s Toolbox 

    Loved this!

  188. Teach with Pizazz  

    Great back to school bulletin board

  189. Jessica B

    My students have loved this resource and I cannot wait to display the completed puzzles outside of our classroom!

  190. Angela T

    Great resource to use for community building!

  191. Amie H

    I love this! I used it as a bulletin board project for the beginning of the year.

  192. Jennifer D

    Perfect back to school activity. I was able to spread the puzzle pieces throughout the week and learn something new about my students each day. I love how user friendly and easy to use this activity is! It also looks really beautiful hung up once the students are done.

  193. Melinda T

    What a great resource for Back to School and getting to know you activities!

  194. Breanne C

    Great activity for the beginning of the year. Thanks!

  195. Vanessa B

    I love this product so much!

  196. Irene P

    Fun and cute for students to do in class.

  197. Sarah R

    Cute bulletin!

  198. Autism Specialty Products 

    My students range in disabilities from being on the autism spectrum to having intellectual disabilities. They loved this resource. While I had to modify it for them, it worked very well. My kids enjoyed this activity. I wish I could post a picture here because their work is now being displayed on our bulletin board.

  199. Jeff W

    Worked great to build community in my classroom. Kids had fun.

  200. Sandra M

    Loved the idea of puzzle pieces. Students enjoyed having these displayed during Meet the Teacher. Thank you!

  201. Ginger G.

    Haven’t used yet but looks like fun for beginning of year activity.

  202. Ashton Hamilton

    Super helpful!! Needed a simple back to school something to put up!

  203. Velma G.

    Would be nice if the banner was editable.

  204. Maureen

    I loved the activity “Pieces of us! It was very inspirational and teaching at a Catholic school, it tied so well with the importance of every piece of the puzzle. Thank you!

    Image #1 from Maureen
  205. Daniela

    My year 6 students loved this activity, especially because I let them choose which puzzle pieces they wanted to complete!

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