Fellow slicer Erika Victor posted a brilliant first day introduction yesterday, “Me in Numbers.” I loved it so much! Erika’s format reminded me of my first day of school activity this year where I put a picture of myself in the middle of the slide and random numbers all around my face. Students had to guess what each number represented – it was so much fun!
I’ll tell you what these mean and throw in some other ones, too! 😜
1 – I have one sibling. My sister, Tiffany, is eight years older than me.
2 – I have two sons, Elías (accent on the i; it is not pronounced “ee -lie-is”) and Gabriel (pronounced “gah-bri-ehl” not “gay-bree-uhl”) #thanksforasking
3 – I’ve owned three cars: Mustang, CR-V, mommy Minivan.
4 – Kyle and I have lived in four different housing situations: an apartment, a townhome, my mom’s house, our first house.
5 – We bought our first home five years ago.
6 – I have worked at my current school for six years.
7 – Growing up, I wanted seven kids! (This desire was inspired by the show 7th Heaven, LOL)
8 – I’ve been married eight years….and also teaching eight years.
9 – My relatively new favorite number. (This was a whole life crisis for me 🤣)
10 – I met Kyle ten years ago (at the time of presenting to my students, it was actually 10.5, so now the number should be 11).
22 – I have twenty-two first cousins…and also got married at age twenty-two.
31 – I turned thirty-one last month.
214 – My birthdate! 🎈 🎂
Thank you, Erika, for the inspiration. What a fun way to get to know somebody.
britt escribe 
What a fun structure and a great way to introduce yourself to your students. I’ll have to tuck this idea away for a slice this year.
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Yes, this is such a good idea! Nice to meet you 🙂
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Nice to meet you, too!
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This is a clever format. I noticed you skipped some numbers, which is good for geezers like me. I was afraid I’d have an extra long list if I were to write a similar slice.
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HAHAH. I’d love to read your “extra long list,” Glenda! 😜 I definitely couldn’t think of something for every number. I thought I wanted more, but couldn’t push it!
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Ii might try to write a humorous list based on weird things in our life.
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That would be awesome – I love your stories!!
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This is a novel way to introduce yourself.I think it could also be fun at a party where everyone wears a number and others have to guess what that number represents through some creative conversations.
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Ooohhhh at a party! I love that idea!!
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Oh that’s a super cute way to do introductions or liven up any day! I would have loved this back when I was in the class and we needed a brain break or shake-up. And it really plays so nicely as a slice.
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Thanks for the shout out and sharing your spin. I often have students create a “Me in Numbers” poster at the beginning of the year, but love the idea to have them guess the meanings too!
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What a wonderful way to get to know someone! You’ve inspired me and I might even try this with my high school students…which could turn into another post during the month – yes! Thanks, Britt.
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