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Create a nameplate for your desk!

Here's a quick and easy way to help your teacher and your classmates remember your name and, of course, for you to remember theirs! 

Nameplate

Example of a Nameplate. Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA

Follow these steps:

Step 1

Take an A4 sheet and fold it down.

Step1

 Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA

Step 2

Open the document up, and fold both of the sides of the document to the middle fold.

Step2

 Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA

Step 3

Pick up the document, by pinching the middle fold.

Step3

 Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA

Step 4

Straighten out the bottom edges, so they can allow the nameplate to stand up by it's own. Write your name on the nameplate.

Step4

 Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA

Step 5

Staple the bottom two sides (optional), to create better stability.

Step5

 Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA

Step 6

Put it on your desk. Feel free to customize it!

Step6

 Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA

Doblar

to bend (cloth, paper, etc.) over upon itself (doblar)

to squeeze between the finger and thumb (Pellizcar).

to fasten by a staple or staples (Grapar).