10 Fun All About Me Ideas and Activities for Preschool - Discovery Play with Littles (2024)

Inside: Looking for the best ideas for all about me activities? Check out our favorite ways to help your little learners explore what makes them unique and special, all while learning about their friends and building strong relationships.

I looked around my classroom. There were 20 brand new faces, most of who didn’t know anyone there. How was I going to build a strong classroom community, teach them to be kind and accepting of others, and show each child how unique and special they are?

All about me activities are great to do at the beginning of the school year. These activities are an engaging way to give kids opportunities to explore who they are and what makes them unique, all while having fun. This is also a great way for kids to get to know each other and build a strong classroom community.

What Are All About Me Activities?

All about me activities help preschoolers explore traits that make them unique. These activities include physical aspects such as hair color, height, and eye color, but also how many people are in your family, what sports or activities you like to play, and your favorite foods and colors.

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Why Are All About Me Activities Important?

When used in a classroom, all about me activities can help kids get to know one another and build relationships. All about me activities are typically used at the beginning of the year, and help kids get to know others’ similarities and differences. This helps develop kindness, empathy, respect, self-esteem and helps kids discover their own uniqueness.

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I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont

This is the perfect book to teach kids to love everything about themselves, inside and out. This also leads to appreciating others who are different from you.

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Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Chrysanthemum is one of our favorite books. A little mouse, Chrysanthemum, loves her name…until she goes to school. The other kids make fun of how long her name is, but in the end, Chrysanthemum learns it’s not important how long your name is, but how kind you are to others. This book helps kids learn about self-esteem and kindness.

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Wild About Us by Karen Beaumont

This funny book celebrates the differences between all the animals and discovers what makes each animal unique. This is a great book for celebrating how we are different and what makes us special.

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It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr

This is a simple and to-the-point book- it’s ok to be different. This book lists all the ways we can be different and will help children understand that even though we are different, we are all special and important.

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Only One You by Linda Kranz

There’s only one you in the great big world. Adri’s mom and dad share their wisdom with him as he prepares to enter the great big world. Their wisdom encourages Adri to explore, be kind, and remember how special and unique you are.

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What I like About Me! A Book About Celebrating Differencesby Allia Zobel Nolan

The kids in this book are different, that’s for sure…but they love it. They celebrate their differences and that also leads to lessons in self-esteem and loving others for who they are.

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Marvelous Me by Lisa Marie Bullard

Marvelous me celebrates the things that make each person unique and teaches that everyone is one of a kind, but that’s what makes us special.

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Our Favorite, Simple All About Me Activities

Create an “All About Me” Poster

This is the most popular All About Me activity, and it’s perfect for younger kids who are just starting to learn about themselves. They can include their name, age, where they live, what their favorite color is, and anything else that they want to share. Tracing their hand, foot, and adding a fingerprint will make this a great memento for Mom and Dad. This is a great way for kids to have a physical representation of all the things that make them unique. Preschool Inspirations has our favorite All About Me Poster for free!

Make a “Selfie”

One of the easiest all about me activities is to have kids make a selfie. You will need construction paper, markers, yarn, and stickers. Start with a blank template of a body. Children can color, paint, or decorate it to make the template look like themselves. This activity will get kids to explore their physical traits as they create pictures that look like themselves.

Create Superhero Selfies!

Another all about me activity that’s super simple; have your kids turn themselves into superheroes! Have your kids decide what their superpower is. Kindness? Reading? Courage? You can either take pictures of your kids and have them cut out their heads (just above the shoulders) to glue on their paper or have them draw themselves. Next, they will decorate the picture to make it look like themselves and create their own superhero costume.

My Special Talents

Kids love to find out what they are good at! This all about me activity is perfect for this because it will give you both insight into your child’s strengths as well as their passions. Have your child do a variety of tasks (like drawing, writing, singing, etc.) and then have them choose the ones they think they are best at. You can also ask them what they love doing the most and see if there is any correlation between what they are good at and what they love to do. They can draw a picture of themselves doing those activities. This is also a great way to practice drawing people and including the necessary body parts!

Make a “What I Like to Do” Booklet

This all about me activity is perfect for introducing the idea of writing or drawing books! You can either make this into a book that you create together or have your child do it independently. Either way, all you need are small pieces of construction paper and markers, crayons, or colored pencils. Have your child write or draw all the things he likes to do on each piece of construction paper and then all you have to do is bind them together.

Make a “My Family” Book

This all about me activity is perfect for little ones who love spending time with their family. Have them make a book all about the people and pets in their family. They can include photos, drawings of all the members of their family, and you can help them label with names or write out bios about each person. This is a great way for kids to learn more about their family history and who they come from.

Picture Puzzle on Duplos

Puzzles are great for kids, and this is a simple way for them to practice putting pictures of themselves together. You can do this by building a tower of duplo blocks and printing a picture of your child. Mark on the picture where the blocks come together and cut your picture. Tape each section of the picture to the duplos. Show your child the pieces and have them put the picture of themself together again and again!

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Life-Sized Body Tracing Activity

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I made a life-size poster of me in preschool. My dad hung it up in his shop and I’m pretty sure it’s still there. The teachers had us lay down on giant pieces of poster board and they traced us. We then used old wallpaper to make our clothes, yarn to make our hair, and drew our faces, jewelry, hats, etc. with markers. Parents love life-size pictures of their kids!

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We also love to use tearing paper activities whenever we can. Tearing paper is a great fine motor activity that is fun for kids and strengthens the muscles in little fingers. We used torn paper to make a pattern on his shirt.

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All About Me Caterpillar

This is a great activity and easy to spread out over several days. On each circle have your child draw one fact about themselves. You can include favorite color, food, book, family members, how old they are, self-portrait, etc. To spread this out over several days, have each child do one circle a day. For the caterpillar’s head, you can draw a smiley face or take a picture and put the child’s face on the head. At the end, glue them together and you have an All About Me Caterpillar!

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Play-doh Sensory Self Portrait

This is the perfect activity that leads children from drawing a circle with arms and legs to a person with all the essential body parts. Before making your self-portrait, look in the mirror and review body parts. Hair, head, face, ears, neck, body, arms, legs, hands, feet. Using skin color play-doh, help your child make their body. You can use pipe-cleaners for their arms and legs. Add yarn for hair, googly eyes, buttons for ears and nose, and play-doh or pony-beads for lips. Your child will have fun creating themselves out of play-doh!

Along with All About Me, We Also Teach

Name Recognition

A big part of all about me is learning to spell and write their name. Here are our favorite name recognition activities. You can also write your child’s name on a piece of paper, put it in a page protector, and have them make the letters with play-doh. Write their name in bubble letters and have them watercolor or decorate their name. The more they see their name the more familiar they will be with it.

Emotions

Another essential part of learning all about me is learning about our emotions. When we learn about emotions, we know these big feelings we are experiencing are normal, and they aren’t so scary. Learning about emotions will equip children to better handle these feelings.

Some of our favorite books to read are:

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A Little Spot of Emotion by Diane Alber

We love the Little Spot books. They are relatable to kids and teach important life skills. This box set will teach about anger, happiness, sadness, anxiety, confidence, love, peacefulness, and a little scribble spot (teaching about all of the emotions).

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I’m Happy Sad Today by Lory Britain Ph.D.

We read this book over and over to understand how we can feel two different emotions at the same time. This book teaches that you don’t have to choose just one feeling. This is normal and ok to feel how you feel!

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MySELF Feelings and Cooperation

We enjoy these simple books that teach about feelings and emotions in a relatable way for your little learners. They learn self-control, problem-solving, and all about emotions with these easy-to-understand books.

You can also hold pictures of faces and decide how that person is feeling. Throughout our day when we are reading books, we talk about how the characters feel and why.

These all about me activities are a great way for kids to learn more about themselves, their family, and their dreams. They can be done alone or with friends and siblings, making them perfect for any preschooler who wants to explore what makes them special and unique.

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Your Turn

What is your favorite all about me activity?

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FAQs

How do you introduce all about me to preschoolers? ›

Here are ten All About Me preschool activities you can try with your class:
  1. Body tracing. For this activity, pair your preschoolers into groups of two. ...
  2. Names activity. ...
  3. Me bags. ...
  4. Self-portraits. ...
  5. Feelings wheel. ...
  6. My family activity. ...
  7. Read All About Me themed books. ...
  8. Handprint and footprint activity.

What is all about me activity? ›

All About Me is a great theme for the beginning of the school year to help students develop a positive self-image and feel confident and comfortable in the classroom. Explore these All About Me activities that encourage children to discover what is unique about them and their classmates.

What is the theme of the All About Me? ›

The theme of "All About Me" serves as an excellent platform for preschoolers to explore their individuality, learn about their families, express emotions, develop literacy skills, and present themselves confidently.

What do you say in an all about me for kids? ›

List of All about Me Questions for Kids
  • My name is _______
  • I am ________ years old.
  • My middle name is _______
  • My favorite color is __________
  • My favorite thing to eat is ________
  • I go to school at ________
  • My best friend's name is ________
  • My teacher's name is ________

Why is all about me important for preschoolers? ›

Self-Expression and Identity: An All About Me theme encourages preschoolers to explore and express their unique personalities, preferences, and characteristics. Through various activities, children learn to communicate about themselves, fostering identity and self-awareness.

How do I present all about me? ›

When creating your presentation, remember the Rules of Seven. Your favorite movies • Your favorite actors • Your favorite actresses • Your favorite places to eat • Places or cities you've visited • Favorite sports • Favorite colors • Things I like about school: favorite subjects, etc. Things I don't like about school.

What to put in all about me bag? ›

Items for a me bag for school can include anything that shows something about you. All about me bag item ideas include things you've made, things you own, and images or words that represent your personality.

What is the purpose of all about me? ›

For all the reasons your teachers found value in this activity, so will you. An “All About Me” synopsis can benefit you in creating meaningful relationships, identifying your purpose and goals, validating your own self-worth, and in exploring future opportunities.

What are the essential questions for all about me? ›

Essential Question Who am I and who are the people in my life? What makes me important and unique? What feelings do I have and why? What makes my class important and unique?

What are the creative goals of preschoolers? ›

Creative activities: why they're important for preschooler learning and development
  • develop imagination and creativity.
  • build confidence.
  • understand and express emotions.
  • learn about the world and their place in it.
  • communicate thoughts, experiences or ideas.
  • practise and improve social skills.
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What are the benefits of all about me activities? ›

In conclusion, "All About Me" activities are an excellent way to get to know your students in the first days of school. These activities have numerous benefits, such as building rapport, creating inclusive classrooms, developing self-awareness, and promoting collaboration and creativity.

How do I teach kids all about me? ›

Talk to the children about who is in their family and tape a cut out to represent each one next to their name. Bring a large piece of chart paper and a marker to circle time. This activity will get children thinking about different feelings. Talk about what feeling mad, good, sad, scared, angry, silly, etc.

What is the all about me development? ›

The All About Me domain introduces students to the human body and senses. Instruction and activities also support the development of emergent literacy skills such as phonological awareness, gross and fine motor movement, and print knowledge.

What are the main themes in stand by me? ›

Child abuse and neglect are significant themes in the film as all four boys can relate to it. Some not as much as others, but each of them have a story to tell about how they have been badly treated by their parents.

What do you write in an introduction about yourself for kids? ›

Your child can write about their name and age, where they live, family, close friends and the like. They can write about their school, and teachers, and even about their likes and dislikes, hobbies and ambition.

How do you explain me and you to a child? ›

Use Gestures:

Gestures are a great non-verbal way to highlight pronouns. Point to yourself when saying “I' or “my.” Help your child pat their chest for “me” or “my.” When watching others, point and describe their action (i.e. “he is running”).

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