Weve rounded up some of the best books that have come off of our publishing press including a book turned into a movie. The theme, all about me, provides children with the opportunity to answer the allimportant question who am i. Kids love talking about themselvestheir likes, their dislikes, and details about everything in between. In yesterdays blog post, lydia talked about the all about me book celebration we had with the student teachers in our literacy methods courses. Assist them in writing the title all about me and their names on the cover. Sep 03, 2015 some teachers will be new to blogging and book clubs, so the weekly question serves as springboard to guide their responses to the text. All about me printable book k1 a tenpage book for students to record facts about themselves. Ask all the children to make a cover page for their books. However, i can see the power of implementing both ideas into the room for true impact. As a product of early 1990s high school education, my own history teachers taught me to view these types of works as revisionist hit jobs on our noble nations past. This all about me flip book is the perfect back to school activity. All about me activities, ideas, and printables for an all about me theme in your preschool, prek, or kindergarten classroom.
Sample book topic ideas studentreasures publishing. A simple zigzag book to cut out and assemble with cues for learners to start wrtiting and learning about themselves. This unit compliments nicely the ideas found in month by month phonics for 1st grade, by pat cunningham. Filled with diagrams, cartoons and easytoread chunks of text, this information book is accessible and. A great addition to an all about me theme or back to school theme. All about me preschool activities theme prek pages. Enjoy it with your children and try some of our teaching ideas too. The cafe book would be a great resource for teachers looking to try a new approach to teaching literacy. Children will create individual books about themselves to encourage literacy, creative thinking, and social awareness in this readytouse teaching idea for four and fiv.
Encourage students to embrace change and develop a growth mindset by filling out an all about me printable survey on the first day of school and the last day of school. All about me printable book a to z teacher stuff printable. Add this eyecatching banner to a display board in your classroom to encourage your children to be curious about the world around them. Feel free to send me articles, comments, and pictures of what you are doing. The theme, all about me, provides children with the opportunity to answer the all important question who am i. Spark their interest in writing with a minibook about their favorite subjectthemselves. Share this delightful book with your class and try some of our suggested teaching ideas and classroom activities view. All about me book for preschool and kindergarten childcareland.
Many are cute, but unfortunately, they arent all appropriate for young kiddos. All about me books for preschool and kindergarten the. Aug 09, 2009 a great addition to an all about me theme or back to school theme. When theyre done though, make sure you check out this awesome list of all about me themed books for preschoolers. All about me theme activities for your preschool, prek, or kindergarten classroom. A tenpage book for students to record facts about themselves. All about me books for preschool and kindergarten prek. Share this delightful story by julia donaldson with your. We glue the completed pages on colored cardstock paper and laminated them. All about me mini book the twenty something teacher another tpt pack posted. All about me hand print book for preschoolers from abcs. Find out about the parasites that live in skin, hair, fur, feathers, blood, guts, livers, hearts and lungs.
I believe in our future and i also believe that children are our future. Like, your favorite food, or favorite music, your friends and your. See more ideas about my themes, all about me preschool and beginning of school. The beginning of the school year is a great time to do an all about me project. The first weeks of school are full of teaching new procedures, and it can be challenging to keep the students engaged while learning new procedures. Teaching ideas free lesson ideas, plans, activities and. Here, we take the monthly show and tell and turn it into a wonderful memory book for kindergarteners to cherish for a lifetime. Handson lesson plans, activities, and printables to make learning fun for kids. All about me book ideas using show and tell throughout the. Some teachers prefer to work on this memory type book throughout the preschool year. Childrens book week teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. In this lesson, students will identify character traits in a story and decide if they have the same traits.
All about me booklets, wordsearches, comprehension stories, graphs, and bookmarks. The teachers guide free worksheets, smartboard templates, and lesson plans for teachers. Were doing a fun all about me theme at home this month, and ill be sharing a new book list each week of september. Here at prek pages, im committed to helping teachers just like you teach better, save time, and live more by providing you with everything you need to create a fun and engaging learning environment, lesson plans, and activities for your little learners. All about me preschool theme all about me crafts all about me book all about me activities daycare themes preschool themes all about me printable star students beginning of school these free all about me printables and templates are a fun way for kids to express their creativity and make a special page that is all about them. Though loewen updated this version, his stinging indictments of american ideas on class and culture were prescient when this book first hit the shelves in the 1990s. Here are a few ideas for celebrating student birthdays in the classroom. We love this wonderful picture book by david litchfield. Not only that, the lessons and ideas are mighty powerful indeed.
We gave our 16 month old granddaughter the all about me. As i went through my academic career i looked back on the values the ideas that had been instilled in me as a kid by my elementary school teacher, and once i realized the impact that one person had had on me, everything clicked. I used this at the beginning of the new school year to help me to get to know my children, but could be used at any time when children are learning all about themselves. What better way to start an all about me theme unit than to make a book. All about me books are a great keepsake for your students. The activity pages in this book are appropriate for the beginning of the school year or during a unit about self source. Get to know your students with this adorable all about me flip book. All about me preschool and kindergarten activities, crafts, games, and lesson plans. All about me activities, lesson plans, printables, and ideas. An all about me book is exactly that all about you. Ideas are geared towards preschool prek, kindergarten, and first grades.
Students will be amazed at the huge leaps they make in a year and so will you. This could also be used with prekpreschool classrooms if the teacher does the writing portions. The all about me theme is a great way for young children to not only learn and share more about themselves, but also others as well. All about me 14 the writing prompts in this printable book focus on personal experiences, feelings, and ideas. If you would like to make your own all about the teacher book, ive created an editable template for powerpoint. All about me booklet by teacher twinkle toes all about me preschool, all. Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog. These classroom ideas, teaching strategies, and actionable tips from brilliant teachers like you will inspire you, answer your burning questions, and help you be the best teacher you can be. String a ribbon through, tie it off, and youve got yourselves a fun little book that is all about your child. These crosscurricula activities and resources can provide lessons for a six week block of classroom time. Third grade teacher shares classroom ideas, coupons, couponing tips, redecorating and repurposing things for your home and classroom.
Are you looking for all about me teaching theme ideas sponsored links. All about me hand print book for preschoolers from abcs to acts. I will also respond well to change in being open to learning from others in. I hope you will use some of these fun ideas for teaching the all about me theme with preschoolers. One idea is to send this page home on open house night or school orientation night. When the children come in september, i like to introduce an all about me unit. Teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables, and activities to go with the book, the kissing hand, by audrey penn. I print the pages out on regular paper and the children work on one page each day until the book is complete. Creating an all about me book helps children uncover deeper.
If theyre anything like mine, theyre going to want to reread their book over and over again. Invite children to each make a book titled all about me. A book list featuring the best books for an all about me theme for preschool, prek, and kindergarten. Aug 22, 2012 a great way to learn about the children at the beginning of a preschool year, as well as making each child feel comfortable and welcomed is to make a book titled. Download free lessons, thematic units, activities, learning games, printables, classroom projects, and more. Read in conjunction with the daily 5 book to get the most out of this fabulous book. Make a class book out of all the all about me pages and each week a student gets to come up to the fro. Now all i need to do is get it printed, bound, and on my bookshelf for the first day. Here are some of our favorite books to read for this theme.
Free all about me book from children love filling out their favorites and. Set the tone for an online culture that accepts all ideas and encourages teachers to elaborate on how they are using this new information to make a difference in their classroom. Before binding the book, send a sheet of drawing paper home with children to create drawings with their family members to add to their books. See more ideas about beginning of school, all about me preschool and beginning of the school year. All about me activities, crafts, and lessons plans kidssoup. This is part of a series on show and tell for the classroom. All about me printable book a to z teacher stuff printable pages. Here in australia, many teachers are heading back to school after a nice. Recently, my mom dug up my very old book to share it with me. The book is a great size for toddlers and seems to be very sturdy. This board will contain teaching ideas, printables, art projects, curriculum, lessons, and activities for teaching calendar. Free all about me page this is such a fun activity. All about me rainbows are a back to school beginning of the year activity. Give your students an opportunity to share a little about themselves with this free about me printable.
This product includes 10 different templates 5 boys and 5 girls to suit diverse children in the classroom. All about me preschool activity early learning ideas. All about your teacher back to school book little lifelong learners. Social studies unit of study in a kindergarten or first grade classroom. Teacher gifts ideas for gifts that teachers will love. This collection has over 30 different activities that are perfect for preschool. Explain that they can use both drawings and pictures from. Not my first experience with the age group as a way to get the kids to know me i made an all about me book, which i shared on the first day of school. This selfreflection booklet will allow your students to share information about themselves. I am always looking for a new idea that i can steal from one teacher and then share it with other teachers. If you havent implemented the daily 5 into your classroom, the cafe book can easily meet your needs as it provides yet another framework that can be adapted in your classroom. Many of the completed activities can be bound into books for each child when the theme comes to its conclusion.
Its a book all about me that i read to my students so that they could get to. May 2, 2016 free printable all about me book great for the first week of school. Please note that i am not an expert, but merely a passionate teacher who thinks that we all can be doing better and should be striving to do better. Teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables, and activities to go with the book, the rainbow fish board book by pfister, marcus published by northsouth night sky books 1996 boardbook. I clare want to add my commentsreflections on the activity. Scroll down towards bottom of page to download a free this is me. Ive created this all about me book to help capture the likes, loves and fun times of your stu. The assignment is unusual in that it is ungraded passfail, there is lots of choice, and the finished product is shared. This sample page comes from my fall resource and printables packet. All about the tiny creatures that live on or in human and animal bodies. Many of the prompts may inspire students to illustrate their stories, making the writing experience even more vivid. One of my most vivid memories from 1st grade was creating a marvelous me book. About me it is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. A great way to learn about the children at the beginning of a preschool year, as well as making each child feel comfortable and welcomed is to make a book titled.
This adorable craftivity will help you and the class learn about your new students and make your room lovely. This book encourages kids to like themselveswhen they make mistakes, when they are chosen last, when they make a right choice, when they are just themselves. Teachers celebrate many special days in their classrooms throughout the school year, but birthdays are a special celebration and teachers should make it special for each student. All about me book for preschool and kindergarten youtube. Oh, and the first two people to comment can have one for free if you leave me your email. All about me books for preschool and kindergarten prek pages. Students can complete at home and return to school. They can choose which topics they would like to share with the class based on ideas we talked about when creating my book. Im vanessa, a prek teacher with more than 20 years of classroom teaching experience.
All grades 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 7th grade 8th grade elementary school high school. All about me printable book templates easy peasy and fun. All about me teaching theme ideas top teaching ideas. She enjoys carrying it around then sitting down and looking at the pages and pointing to the photos. All about me mini book, practice for the kids for writing and colouring also lets myself know some information about each student. Establishing rapport with children, getting to know the teacher, providing a class book last year i did student teaching in first grade. Here is a simple all about me activity page that is perfect for kids in preschool, prek, and kindergarten. All about me back to school activities to kick off the school year and get to know your students. At the beginning of each school year we make all about me books so the children can get to know a little bit about themselves and there classmates.
The title makes it sound like it will be some weird hippie peace and love book, but actually most of the tips boil down to playing mind games with your students and being a sarcastic jerk which i am great at btw. Creating an all about me book helps children uncover deeper understandings of themselves and others. Everything you need directions, example, and blackline masters is included. I believe a part of me has always known that i was going to be a teacher. This all about me printable book templates will make it easy peasy, with many page templates to choose from your kids will make one memorable book. A book about me a printable book for students to complete. All about me a thematic unit with songs, chants, literature activities, and activity ideas for an all about me unit source. This all about me book is a great way to get to know your students, and works well with an im special or about me. A new school year can mean many changes in students lives. Students create a book about themselves as a gift for their new primary grade book buddy. It made so much sense how to incorporate this into my already planned daily 5.
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