All About Me Ideas and Activities for Preschool

One of my favorite preschool themes year after year is All About Me! It’s especially perfect at back to school time. But I will have to admit that it is kind of a tricky preschool theme to come up with ideas for! We’ve rounded up the top All About Me activities and know they’ll be a hit with you and your kids.

By incorporating these All About Me activities into your preschool back-to-school theme, you’ll help children feel valued, build connections with their peers, and foster a positive learning environment where everyone’s uniqueness is celebrated.

I usually do an All About Me theme the first month or two after school starts. Or in a year-round setting, I would do it during a month when there aren’t a lot of holidays or other seasonal themes that fit.

All About Me activities are a fun way for kids to explore different aspects of themselves: their characteristics such as their hair, skin, eyes, and well as their differences and similarities. There are a ton of fun activities to tie in — sensory, writing, art activities, and so much more! We can teach preschoolers about their feelings and emotions, help them embrace their likes and dislikes, introduce name recognition and spelling, and more.

An All About Me poster is a must-have for this theme. We offer three different versions to choose from to start recording those special memories.

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Over the years I’ve noticed that the age of the preschool class makes a lot of difference in how I teach this theme. Many three-year-olds want to focus mostly on learning and talking about themselves. We discover their favorite color, their favorite foods, what their pet is, and the things that they love. 

Many four-year-olds are ready to think a little further. So for them, we add their family, their neighborhood, their community, and more.

If you’re in need of a complete All About Me lesson plan, take a peek at ours! They are fully completed for you and make preschool planning easy. We have them in both our preschool store and toddler store.

Or check out our compilation of other great All About Me lesson plans!

All About Me Art Activities

Here are some fun and engaging All About Me activities that would be perfect for back to school time with preschoolers.

This Reggio-inspired self-portrait activity is an amazing way to kick off this preschool theme! It’s perfect for kids of all ages and results in an amazing art keepsake.

For a self portrait that’s super easy to make, use mirrors and dry-erase markers for an awesome themed activity!

I can still remember tracing my friends’ bodies on butcher paper when I was in preschool, and it was so fun! This body tracing activity, with additional coloring and decorating after the tracing, is a sure win.

Me On the Map is a simple craft that helps kids understand how they fit in with their street, town, state, continent, and even planet. This project is probably better for slightly older kids and is a huge winner!

Here are 5 easy, low-prep ways to include STEAM into your All About Me preschool unit!

Name Practice

Name recognition is such a great skill for preschoolers! This name sensory bottle is a great way to introduce the letters of a child’s name. Hair gel and alphabet beads make for a magical (and super easy!) sensory bottle. 

Create a personalized name stamp that your kids won’t be able to get enough of. Even big kids love seeing their own name!

This Letter Board Name Search is another fun way to work on name recognition. Kids will enjoy searching through the letters and putting their name on the letter board.

Learning About Our Bodies & Five Senses

Use playdough and craft materials to make a creative sensory self-portrait. This learning activity incorporates science, fine motor practice, and the senses!

Use butcher paper and body part labels to create this life-size All About Me science activity.

We also have super engaging and hands-on learning in our preschool and toddler five senses lesson plans!

Personality and Differences

Part of what makes you YOU is your family. This printable book is an exciting way to help children explore this part of themselves!

Another wonderful idea to explore the idea of family is this “my family” sensory bin. I like how personal it is for each child!

This family portrait collage art project is amazing! After exploring facial features in a mirror, kids use art supplies like paper and string to make a picture of each family member. There are so many great learning skills practiced in this activity – creativity, fine motor skills, and family member names/roles.

All About Me Songs and Books

We’ve scoured our bookshelves for the perfect All About Me books! Don’t miss our list of the best picture books for preschool and kindergarten that will be a great addition to your preschool theme during circle time.

Incorporating All About Me songs into a preschool back-to-school theme is a wonderful way to help young children express themselves, learn about their classmates, and create a sense of community.

We know that embracing differences is important, but it can be very difficult for some. These picture books about accepting differences help children start to see that everyone is different and their differences are part of what makes them special.

This adorable handprint book is a wonderful DIY book that the kids can help make!

This All About Me book is an amazing printable from Play to Learn Preschool – it’ll only take 5 minutes to prepare them for your whole class.