Encourage your students to think about the person they are and the person they want to become with this reflective craft activity ideal for the first day or week of the school year.

Students will follow the instructions to create an artwork of a bottle floating in the ocean, filled with objects that reflect themselves, their passions and their personality. Next, using the provided templates, they will write a letter addressed to themselves on the last day of the incoming school year. This letter will be bound and attached to the bottle craft, ready to be opened at the end of the year.

Detailed instructions including multiple craft alteration options and letter templates are included.

Enlarge your prints to A3 paper to increase the size of the finished product.

You might also enjoy the Get to Know You Acrostic Poem Templates .