The provided source material details a specific type of educational freebie: printable "Guess Who?" style icebreaker activities designed for classroom use at the start of the school year. These resources are created and shared by teachers for other educators, primarily through blogs and educational marketplaces. The sources describe a series of collaborative blog posts, individual activity modifications, and a free downloadable product available on Teachers Pay Teachers. The activities involve students filling out cards with personal information, which are then distributed anonymously for classmates to guess the owner. These freebies are intended to save teachers time and provide engaging, low-prep materials for the first weeks of school. The documentation focuses entirely on these educational printables and does not include information about consumer product samples, brand freebies, or mail-in programs in categories like beauty, baby care, pet products, health, food, or household goods.
The "Back to School with Guess Who?" series is a collaborative effort hosted on the blog "A Differentiated Kindergarten." According to the source, the series features "a ton of guest bloggers giving fantastic tips and ideas for starting off your year great!" One guest post, from Leanne Baur of Leanne Baur’s Creative Classroom, is highlighted. The post offers "super-fab resources to use in your own classrooms" and specifically mentions a free item available in her Teachers Pay Teachers store. The description of this item is a "secret," but it is hinted to be "an adorable and unique Back-to-School printable activity that your students will LOVE!!!" The link provided directs to her TpT store, where the activity is listed as free. Additionally, the post mentions that her TpT store contains 12 other classroom freebies, and she also has a graphics shop offering more freebies for adding clip art to materials. The series aims to provide daily surprises and resources for educators.
Another source describes a specific classroom implementation of a "Guess Who" activity. This activity was adapted from an idea found in the "Really Good Stuff" catalogue. The teacher, Mandy Gregory, modified the concept to create a display for a PTA/Parent Orientation event approximately six weeks into the school year. The activity is designed to be completed independently by students while the teacher conducts reading assessments. The process involves students receiving two copies of a worksheet and a large sheet of construction paper. They complete and color both sheets, then fold the construction paper in half like a large greeting card. The "Guess Who" sheet is glued to the tip of the card, and the "Surprise!" sheet is glued inside. The completed cards are intended for a hallway display. Mandy Gregory is identified as a 2007 and 2012 Teacher of the Year with over 13 years of teaching experience, and she is the creator of the website "Mandy’s Tips for Teachers."
A separate product listing on Teachers Pay Teachers, titled "Back to School Icebreaker: Guess Who?", is described as a "fun activity to do as a whole class or smaller groups!" The product details explain the core mechanic: "Each student fills out the card and the rest of the students guess which card belongs to who." The included materials are specified as "3 printable pages in PDF Format." This product is available for free, as indicated in the search results. Another source, from "Tales from Outside the Classroom," references the same "Back to School with Guess Who" series and promotes signing up for a newsletter to receive updates, though no specific freebie is detailed in that excerpt.
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The provided documentation centers on educational resources, specifically free printable "Guess Who?" icebreaker activities for elementary and middle school classrooms. These materials are distributed through teacher blogs and educational marketplaces like Teachers Pay Teachers. The primary theme is a collaborative blog series titled "Back to School with Guess Who?" hosted on "A Differentiated Kindergarten," which features guest contributors sharing classroom ideas and freebies. One featured resource is a free, printable back-to-school activity available in a teacher's TpT store, described as unique and student-friendly. Another detailed source explains a specific classroom application where students create "Guess Who" cards to be displayed for a parent orientation event. The process involves students completing and coloring worksheets, assembling them into a folded card format, and preparing them for a hallway display. A third source lists a free TpT product with the same name, outlining its use as a whole-class or small-group activity where students guess the owner of anonymous answer sheets. The information is entirely focused on classroom-based, teacher-created printables and does not cover consumer product samples, brand promotions, or any other categories mentioned in the broader task description.