Create a meaningful Orange Shirt Day bulletin board with this large Truth and Reconciliation collaborative puzzle activity. Students each complete their own puzzle piece, then work together to assemble all 25 pieces into one oversized orange T-shirt display.
This hands-on Orange Shirt Day activity is perfect for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September classroom displays, collaborative art projects, Indigenous education, and school-wide learning.
Designed to encourage reflection, community, and shared responsibility, this resource includes three collaborative puzzle options so you can choose the version that works best for your students.
3 Collaborative Puzzle Options Included
WORD PUZZLE
Students colour and decorate puzzle pieces featuring meaningful words connected to Orange Shirt Day, reflection, learning, community, and reconciliation.
NAME PUZZLE
Students add their own name to their puzzle piece to create a personalized collaborative classroom display. When the pieces are assembled, students can see how each individual contributes to the larger picture.
BLANK PUZZLE
Give students even more creative freedom. Students can personalize their puzzle piece with their own words, drawings, reflections, patterns, or designs.
Create a Large Collaborative Classroom Display
Each puzzle contains 25 large interlocking pieces that come together to form one oversized T-shirt.
Students can colour their pieces using shades of orange, pencil crayons, markers, crayons, or other classroom art materials. Each finished piece becomes part of a larger Orange Shirt Day collaborative art project that can be displayed in your classroom, hallway, library, or school.
Orange Shirt Day Bulletin Board Included
Turn the completed puzzle into a full Truth and Reconciliation bulletin board with the included display wording:
“We All Have a Piece in Reconciliation”
The bulletin board lettering is included in 2 colour options, making it easy to coordinate the finished display with your classroom décor or student artwork.
Make Your Display Even Bigger
Want an extra-large display? Teachers can print the puzzle pieces on larger paper, such as 11 × 17 inch paper, using the same print settings for every page. This creates an even larger collaborative puzzle for hallways, libraries, school entrances, or school-wide displays.
This Orange Shirt Day Activity Is Great For:
- Orange Shirt Day classroom activities
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation activities
- Truth and Reconciliation bulletin boards
- Orange Shirt Day collaborative art
- September classroom displays
- Indigenous education
- Collaborative classroom projects
- School hallway displays
- Classroom community activities
- Reflection and reconciliation learning
Students will each create one small piece while working together to build one meaningful finished display — making this Orange Shirt Day bulletin board and collaborative puzzle a powerful visual reminder
