Build self-awareness, boost early literacy, and help young learners express who they are with this All About Me Unit. Designed for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade, this printable unit includes everything you need for a fun, developmentally appropriate start to your year.
This All About Me Unit combines literacy, social studies, and SEL (social-emotional learning) in a way that’s simple to prep and meaningful for your students. Through poems, drawings, class books, and hands-on writing activities, students learn to recognize their feelings, name their body parts, and celebrate what makes them unique.
Skills Covered in This Unit
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Identifying and describing emotions
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Recognizing and labeling body parts
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Exploring and recording the five senses
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Developing oral language and vocabulary
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Practicing labeling, sentence writing, and storytelling
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Building fluency through predictable texts and poems
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Expressing individuality through self-portraits and personal writing
What’s Included in this Unit
Thematic Literacy Routines
These anchor your literacy block while reinforcing key reading and writing skills:
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Morning Meeting Slide – Uses transition words to support sequencing and oral language
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Shared Poem: “This is Me!” – Boosts fluency with predictable text and movement
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Directed Drawings + Shared Writing – Builds confidence in drawing faces, hands, and more
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Writing Center Tools – Includes traceable vocabulary, story pages, and sentence starters
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Class Book: “What Do You Like?” – Encourages ownership, speaking, and writing
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Emergent Reader: “How Do I Feel?” – Teaches emotion words with simple, supportive text
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Interactive Poem Pieces – Great for centers or poetry notebooks
Social Studies Activities
These build identity, confidence, and classroom connection through daily themes:
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5-Day Lesson Plans – Covers My Feelings, My Body, My Senses, What I Can Do, and Me
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Mini-Me Craft – Great for hallway displays or open house
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“All By Myself” Writing Page – Helps students celebrate independence
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My Feelings Activities – Label emotions, match faces, and reflect on different situations
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My Body Diagrams – Teach body part names with visuals and diagrams
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My Senses Activities – Explore senses through popcorn + themed cut-and-paste printables
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