Preschool All About Me Activities and Lesson Planning Ideas
Below you can find tons of fun and engaging All About Me Preschool Activities! Pick and choose the activities for your lesson or download a free copy of our All About Me Preschool Lesson Plan to save you time!
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Planning your All About Me Theme
Use the suggested learning objectives and vocabulary ideas found our our theme map, along with our carefully selected educational activities below to help you plan your lessons! Purchase our coordinating easy to assemble printable activities and games to save even more time planning your lessons!
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*Creating Face CollagesUse this roll & play activity as a fun way to create a face collage.
These materials are included our Healthy Me Inside & Out activity pack. |
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Skeleton CraftInvite your preschooler to create a skeleton craft after reading the fun book Dem Bones by Bob Barner. Download this free printable here.
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Cotton Swab PaintingInvite your preschoolers to use cotton swabs to create art. Painting with cotton swabs is fun and also great for fine motor development.
This is a process art invitation and simple to set up. Simply provide something to paint on, cotton swabs, and paint! Consider supplying white school glue so children can glue the cotton swabs on the paper as well! |
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Self Portrait
Have the child make a self portrait. Compare from beginning to end of the year, or try a monthly self portrait.
Musical Emotions
Play various types of music, the children can dance, sing. Take a moment to ask the children to describe the type of emotions they felt after hearing the music
Foil Mirrors
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Create a mirror. Cut out mirror shape from cardboard. Attach Oval Foil Mirror to cardboard with glue and decorate with stickers or jewels.
This process tutorial is a simple way to explore painting with new materials and letting preschoolers explore with mirrors! Find all the details on our Make Your Own Foil Mirror blog post. |
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Hand print and Fingerprint Process ArtStudents create their own personalized process art piece by stamping their hands and fingers.
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Personalized Grass HeadTake a zoomed in photo of your student (if possible avoid photographing the top of their hair-bangs are ok). Cut the top of the image flat. Laminate for extra durability. Attach the image onto a plastic cup using double sided tape, add holes for drainage. Place a second cup on the outside to protect the image, and to allow room for drainage. Fill with potting soil and grass seeds. Have your student take care of their grass by watering it, clipping the "hair". Keep it in a sunny spot, and drain often.
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More Art & Creativity Ideas
Play Dough People from Picklebums
Body Awareness Art from Growing Play
Picasso Cubism by Wendy Janelle
Fingerprint Exploration from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
X-Ray Art from Totally Tots
Sticky Easel Faces from No Time For Flashcards
Body Awareness Art from Growing Play
Picasso Cubism by Wendy Janelle
Fingerprint Exploration from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
X-Ray Art from Totally Tots
Sticky Easel Faces from No Time For Flashcards
*Doctor Dramatic PlayThis is a great week to transform your Dramatic Play Space into a Doctors Office. Add a variety of Doctor Forms, Lab Coats, Pretend Play Doctor toys. Create a waiting area with chairs, and magazines and a reception area. Our Doctor Dramatic Play pack includes all the props you'll need to easily transform your space.
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Community Member Jamie Lynn with Play to Learn Childcare contributed this photo of her Doctor Dramatic Play invitation.
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Community Member Christine Grygar created this dramatic play invitation for her group.
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Optometrist Office
Create an optometrist office by using props such as pretend glasses, clipboards for forms, printable alphabet cards in pyramid formations, a doctor kit, toy phone, magazines and books for the waiting room.
Grocery StoreSet up a grocery store with a variety of play food for students to choose from. Students can practice making healthy choices for their body.
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Play House
Set up the dramatic play area like a home with a table, kitchen, bathroom area, livingroom area. Invite children to act out their daily routines.
All About Me Show
Have children create paper bag puppets of themselves and then put on shows for their classmates so they can each learn more about each other.
Personalize Block Play
Print pictures of the children and tape to blocks (or boxes) for block play.
Including images of family members, teachers, and familiar buildings is great for added engagement.
Including images of family members, teachers, and familiar buildings is great for added engagement.
*Healthy Bodies in the block Center
Add a variety of human play figures to your construction/small world play space this week.
Encourage children to build people using blocks or a wellness center for the play figurines.
Encourage children to build people using blocks or a wellness center for the play figurines.
Body Tracing with Blocks
Challenge children to use blocks to trace one another. One child will lay on the ground, then the others build around them to create an outline of their body.
Build Your House
Encourage children to build their own houses in the block area, you can tape child's picture to the blocks.
Tower of Me
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Measure each child's height and mark it on the wall in the building center with painter's tape labeled with their name. Have them find their name and use different materials to build a tower as tall as themselves!
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*Ordering Number WordsThis puzzle incorporates math, literacy, and fine motor all in one!
This is an engaging activity for young children working on problem-solving and/or learning number sight words. This activity is included in the Healthy Me Inside & Out activity pack. |
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At the Doctor Seek & FindThere are so many fascinating things to see when visiting the doctor.
Use these cards as a flip and find activity or hide the pieces around the room for even more engagement, then mark on the doctor's office mat when they are found. This activity is included in the Healthy Me Inside & Out activity pack. |
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My Name Collage
This theme is a fun time to celebrate every child's favorite word...their name!
Set out a variety of options for cutting out letters such as magazines, card stock, stickers, sand paper...the more the better!
Children can create their name using the materials and then hang on their bedroom door or cubby.
Find more resources and ideas for name recognition on our blog post Learning Objective: Name Recognition
Set out a variety of options for cutting out letters such as magazines, card stock, stickers, sand paper...the more the better!
Children can create their name using the materials and then hang on their bedroom door or cubby.
Find more resources and ideas for name recognition on our blog post Learning Objective: Name Recognition
All About Me Book
Invite children to create a book all about themselves!
For each book you will need a piece of colored paper and several sheets of white paper, fold them all in half with the colored paper on the outside of the fold, then staple at the folded edge to hold them together. Alternatively you can purchase blank books.
For this book children can use a combination of drawings and photos.
Encourage children to write about their favorite toys, people in their family, favorite colors, foods, friends, and activities.
Include a space for children to write their name (even if they are in the scribbling stage) for reference at the end of the year. Children not yet writing can dictate to an adult to add descriptions to the images.
During group time invite children to share a few pages from their book.
For each book you will need a piece of colored paper and several sheets of white paper, fold them all in half with the colored paper on the outside of the fold, then staple at the folded edge to hold them together. Alternatively you can purchase blank books.
For this book children can use a combination of drawings and photos.
Encourage children to write about their favorite toys, people in their family, favorite colors, foods, friends, and activities.
Include a space for children to write their name (even if they are in the scribbling stage) for reference at the end of the year. Children not yet writing can dictate to an adult to add descriptions to the images.
During group time invite children to share a few pages from their book.
Build Your Name with Magnet Letters
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Have the child use magnetic letters to build their name,
you can differentiate by providing a letter name strip if needed or our Free Bubble Name Practice activity. |
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Bone Alphabet Matching
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Invite your preschoolers to practice matching uppercase and lowercase letters with bones. This activity is included in our Healthy Me Inside & Out Activity Pack
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My 5 Senses Book ActivitiesPair this My Five Senses pre-k book companion activity pack with the book My Five Senses by Aliki. This book and activity are a great addition to an All About Me Theme.
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*X-Ray Counting CardsThese counting cards are so much fun for this theme!
Pair these counting mats with your favorite math manipulatives for added engagement. You can find these mats included in the Healthy Me Inside & Out activity pack. |
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*Counting Fingers Count & Clip CardsCounting fingers is nothing new for preschoolers, they are sure to love counting up the fingers on these cards. Count up all the fingers to find the total, then identify the correct number on the bottom and clip with a clothespin.
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Characteristic Graphing
Do a graphing activity based on characteristics like hair color, eye color, color shirt you are wearing that day. This can be done at home with friends and family members too.
Measuring with My Hands
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Create a measuring tool with each child using their very own hands.
Trace their hands on a piece of paper and then cut out the tracing, repeat about 5 times. Place the hands in a row on contact paper, cover with another piece of contact paper. Invite children to use their new tool to measure things around the room. |
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Math About MeInvite preschoolers to share about themselves using math. This product can be found inside the Healthy Me Inside & Out Activity Pack.
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All About Me Patterns
Print off pictures of each child as well as pictures of family members, pets, or favorite items. Have students create patterns using pictures of themselves and what is most important to them!
*X-Ray Matching ActivityThis activity included in the Healthy Me Inside & Out activity pack is a fun way for preschoolers to learn about the bones in their bodies.
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*Healthy Food SortingYoung children are learning to make healthy food choices, support their development with this food sorting activity included in the Healthy Me Inside & Out activity pack.
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5 Senses Sensory Bin
Fill your sensory bin with a variety of items that children can explore with their senses. Provide 5 baskets for sorting items by how they explored each object. Here are some ideas for each:
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Smell
Cotton balls with essential oil dabbed on them, cinnamon sticks, scratch & sniff paper, slices of fruit, cinnamon sticks, spices, crushed cookies, candy. *Trial size liquid bottles allow for smell to come through the top opening, are see-through and cheap! Another option is to hold onto those empty spice jars, don't rinse out and you have ready made scent jars. |
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Taste
Disposable portion cups with lids (at least three and more if desired per student). Samples of items to taste that are sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. (Consider any food allergies when filling these tubs) Examples include candy, snacks, fruits, veggies and liquids from condiments (pickles and etc). |
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Touch
Filling for balloons that are distinctive in touch (marbles, dried beans or pasta, sand, cornstarch, etc) that will easily fit inside a balloon. Use a funnel to fill each balloon. |
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Sight
Transparent color blocks or paddles or plastic sheets in primary colors. Toy kaleidoscope or another toy used to see with or through Shiny paper and photographs, provide magnifying glasses for closely examining objects |
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Sound
Three or four plastic containers with lid (or as many as desired) Samples of items that provide different sounds for the sound containers (beans, bells, pasta, sand, etc.) |
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Healthcare InstrumentsProvide a variety of real instruments that health professionals may use in their practice for children to explore.
Some ideas: stethoscope, tongue depressor, thermometers, gauze/bandages, and an eye chart. Some off the materials may be suited for free exploration, others will require supervised exploration for safety depending on age & development. |
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Birthday Sensory Bin
Build a sensory bin using bright colored rice, add in birthday candles including number candles. You can add in cupcake liners and fun utensils. Invite the children to find the numbers for their age and birthdays.
Build Your Name Sensory Bin
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Fill your sensory bin with rice, sand or beans include letters and encourage the child to find the letters to build their name.
Find all the details on our Build Your Name Sensory Bin blog post. |
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Weights Shape Clip CardsLifting weights is great for building big muscles and these clip cards are great for developing smaller muscles and finger dexterity!
Work on these skills while also practicing shape recognition and matching included in our Healthy Me Inside & Out activity pack. |
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Letter Sound Yoga
Try this letter sound yoga activity this week to work on literacy and physical development.
Use this yoga idea as a weekly or daily part of your routine adding in all the letters over time.
Roll & Create EmotionsAdd this Roll & Create Emotions set to your play dough center this week to encourage children to explore emotions while working on fine motor development.
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*The Tissue Dance
Your preschoolers are going to love this music & movement activity.
Simply invite the children to balance a tissue on their head. Then play some fun music and challenge children to dance around...without dropping their tissue!
Simply invite the children to balance a tissue on their head. Then play some fun music and challenge children to dance around...without dropping their tissue!
Mr. Potato Head
Constructing Potato Heads is fun for fine motor and a fun way to explore body parts.
My Healthy Choices Collage
Provide local grocery ads, scissors, glue and 2 large sheets of paper to each child. Label one paper Healthy Choices and the other Sometimes Choices. Next, encourage your children to cut out their favorite foods. Challenge your children to sort the food into the two categories and glue on the page they think each food item belongs. Encourage your children to talk about what makes one food a healthy choice or a sometimes food.
Body Matching Game
Play this game as a group where you alternate having a child call out a body part and everyone else needs to match it by pointing to that part.
Lace Me Up
Take pictures of each child. Print them on cardstock and laminate. Punch holes around the outside of the photo. Have students pick their favorite color string and attach it to the lacing card. Have them practice lacing with pictures of themselves and their classmates!
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
Get children acquainted with their body parts by listening to and acting out Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.
That's Me Game
Lay down different shapes or draw them with chalk outside. Call out a movement, shape, and attribute. For example, "Hop to a square if you have brown hair."
Children will need to identify if they fit the criteria and then use the movement to get to the correct shape.
Children will need to identify if they fit the criteria and then use the movement to get to the correct shape.
Adaptive EquipmentTake some time to learn about adaptive equipment this week. The activities and conversation cards included in our Adaptive Equipment set gives young children a chance to talk about and learn more about why people use adaptive equipment.
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I can Help Fight GermsHelp children learn to be a good citizen by learning to fight germs!
Children easily spread germs constantly. Help children begin to understand how they can help keep themselves and others healthy using the printables in our I Can Help Fight Germs activity pack. |
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Field TripThere are so many ways to conduct a field trip!
Depending on your program structure you can go on an outing, do a virtual field trip, or invite a professional to your program! Sheena of Building Blocks Family Childcare invited the Community Health Nurse to her program to talk about the importance of hand washing. She read the children a book, did an activity, and assisted with teaching proper handwashing.
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Invite your children to engage in a virtual field trip like this one from KidVision to a Doctor's Office.
Taking Care of My Body Match-Up
People use many products to keep them healthy. Invite your preschooler to match-up the materials needed for each of the self-care scenarios in this matching game from our Healthy Me Inside & Out activity pack.
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*Explore Feelings & EmotionsLearning to identify and handle feelings & emotions is essential to having a healthy body!
Explore feelings and emotions with this set of Feelings & Emotions Conversation Cards & Posters |
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Healthcare Displays
Hang a variety of posters and photographs in your learning space that highlight healthcare professionals. Include a variety of professionals such as doctors, nurses, therapists, ophthalmologists, dentists, paramedics, and school nurses.
Include books in the classroom that highlight these important community workers.
Include books in the classroom that highlight these important community workers.
Resources for Mental HealthLearning and engaging with peers that are also learning how to play and engage with one another can bring up big feelings for preschoolers. Take some time this week to talk about self-care and the resources available in your learning environment for calming down. Quiet activities such as drawing materials, sensory bottles, sand timers (also a great visual aid for preschoolers to focus on as they take needed time out of group play), sensory cards and activities like those featured in our Calm Down Binder are all great options!
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Family Book
Invite children to bring in family pictures and you can create a family book for each student to keep in the classroom library. This can even be done at home with pictures of different family members.
Healthy Food Choices
Talk with your students about food choices. Invite your students to cook snack or lunch with you this week!
Offer a few options children can make for snack on their own or with little support. Mini pizza faces are a fun way for children to get creative while trying some new toppings and get the health discussion going! |
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More Social Studies Ideas
My Five Senses-Playful Learning
Face Magnets-The Iowa Farmer's Wife
Boy or Girl Sorting-Sorting Sprinkles
Feeling Board-Megan Crary
Self-CareLearning self-care is important for both educators and the children they teach. Download a free copy of our Self-Care Journal Forms designed for all ages from Pre-K Printable Fun. Share this link with your families as well to encourage self-care at home.
For Educators we have our Health Binder available to our club members to promote self care. |
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Avoid BurnoutTeaching and taking care of others can quickly lead to burnout. Read the Avoiding Burnout post to hear advice from seasoned childcare providers and educators about this issue. Taking care of others first means taking care of yourself!
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My Body OutlineSplit children into pairs or small groups. Each group will need a piece of chalk and space on a sidewalk or large piece of paper and markers. Groups will work to draw an outline around the body of each child in the group. After the outline is done invite each child to fill in their outline. They might like to draw in body parts like this child from Building Blocks Family Childcare that drew a heart on their chest. They could also add in facial features, hair, or clothing.
While children are engaging in this activity and conversation be sure to visit each group and talk about what they are doing. |
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Fun Songs & Finger plays
Teacher Tip: Keep a class book of songs and fingerplays in your space so children can help choose songs each day and help remind you of the words.
- If You're Happy & You Know It
- Family Finger
- Hokey Pokey
- Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes
- My Hands
- Open Shut Them
- Shake My Sillies Out
Take a hike outside
Hiking is great exercise! Take a hike around the backyard, or around your neighborhood. Sing this song to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell"
I like to take a hike.
I like to take a hike
(up he hills and down the hills)
I like to take a hike
variations:
Hiking here and there
Stepping in the mud
tromping through grass
I like to take a hike.
I like to take a hike
(up he hills and down the hills)
I like to take a hike
variations:
Hiking here and there
Stepping in the mud
tromping through grass
Circle Time Props: Feelings
Create, or invite your children to help create, feelings puppets for circle time activities or your calm down space.
One simple idea is to use paper plates attached to craft sticks or use paper bags.
You can create simple faces that portray emotions or make them fancy with added hair and features.
Another method is to print out stock photos or the emotion cards included in the All About Me Inside & Out activity pack. and attach to craft sticks.
use these puppets during circle time activities or in your calm down center for children to explore emotions.
One simple idea is to use paper plates attached to craft sticks or use paper bags.
You can create simple faces that portray emotions or make them fancy with added hair and features.
Another method is to print out stock photos or the emotion cards included in the All About Me Inside & Out activity pack. and attach to craft sticks.
use these puppets during circle time activities or in your calm down center for children to explore emotions.
*All About Me Poster-Family Engagement Idea
Ask families to work with their children to create and All About Me poster.
This can be a large poster or something small. Encourage families to make the poster however they like! They can include family photos, each family can contribute an illustration about the child and/or a favorite memory. Display the posters around the classroom all month, give each child an opportunity to share about their poster. When sharing encourage children to talk about the experience of creating of the poster.
This can be a large poster or something small. Encourage families to make the poster however they like! They can include family photos, each family can contribute an illustration about the child and/or a favorite memory. Display the posters around the classroom all month, give each child an opportunity to share about their poster. When sharing encourage children to talk about the experience of creating of the poster.
Share a Favorite Book-Family Engagement Idea
Consider inviting parents and family members to be guest readers in the classroom!
This can be done all throughout the year to encourage as many guest readers as possible.
Children can ask their parents, grandparents, or older siblings to come in and read their favorite book with the class.
This can be done all throughout the year to encourage as many guest readers as possible.
Children can ask their parents, grandparents, or older siblings to come in and read their favorite book with the class.
Bike RodeoHost a Bike Safety Rodeo!
This is a time for children to be able to practice their riding skills with their parents and learn about safety. If your program does not have space for this consider hosting on a community lot such as a school or church (be sure to ask ahead of time). Ask parents to supply bikes and safety equipment, but be prepared with extras if possible. Set up cones for riding paths. Ask a local police or safety officer to attend the event to help teach about safety. Local bike shops may also be willing to help out. |
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Family Memory Book-Family Engagement Idea
Creating resiliency in children is important for their mental health.
One way to help children develop resiliency is by showing them how loved they are by family and sharing special memories with them.
Reach out to family members that have known your children at different stages in their lives from birth to present day. Ask for them to share photographs and special memories that can be added to a book for each child. Encourage family members to write out these memories and communicate them with your children either by phone, in-person, or a video call.
One way to help children develop resiliency is by showing them how loved they are by family and sharing special memories with them.
Reach out to family members that have known your children at different stages in their lives from birth to present day. Ask for them to share photographs and special memories that can be added to a book for each child. Encourage family members to write out these memories and communicate them with your children either by phone, in-person, or a video call.
Practice Personal InformationWork with preschoolers to practice personal information like:
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