I was cleaning out a cabinet the other day and came across these playing card hall passes I forgot I had made :) These must have been from my first year or two of teaching. Students come to full orchestra directly from lunch, so I would have made these for students to bring to lunch and show to the lunch supervisors as their hall pass to orchestra (and as a reminder for students not to head out for recess that day). The playing cards are published by Alfred and feature a composer and bio on one side. I added the hall pass info on the back side and laminated them. Students would pick one up the morning they drop off their instrument in the band/orchestra room, and then return their card upon arriving to full band/orchestra. Now I meet students in the cafeteria, so the cards are not really needed.
- Text for back of playing cards (Word document)
- Text for back of playing cards (PDF)
Since then, one of my schools has bought badge holders (something like this) to use for hall passes, so I color-printed this document double-sided (see below) and delivered a set to each classroom. Students grab one out of their class basket as they leave for their small group for the week as their hall pass to walk to band or orchestra.
