We’ve had a few different themes that work well during an “all about me” unit. Now, we’re putting them all together and adding some specific “all about me” free printables and activities!
Here, you’ll find links to free “all about me” printables used to prepare hands-on activities and a new Montessori-inspired “all about me” pack for our newsletter subscribers’ resource library!
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M0ntessori Shelves with “All About Me” Themed Activities
Montessori Shelves with All About Me Themed Activities
You’ll find Montessori-inspired all about me-themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) Note: The Montessori-inspired all about me pack isn’t designed as a complete all about me unit but as supplemental materials. I design the packs using realistic images that I’ve often looked for when preparing a unit study (such as font cards and phonogram cards featuring the letter and phonogram related to the theme and math cards with realistic images that fit the theme and can be adapted for math activities at a variety of levels.)
You could mix your all about me-themed activities among your shelves according to curriculum area. Or you could have a special all about me themed area something like the one pictured. My shelves at the beginning of our unit have a mixture of skill levels. Many of the activities can be adapted for a variety of levels. Many of these are designed for early elementary as well as preschoolers. If you’re a homeschooler, just choose the activities that work for your child’s interests and ability levels. If you don’t have room for all the activities you’d like to do, simply rotate them.
Montessori Shelves with All About Me Themed Activities and The Young Botanist Art Print
Notice the framed art print: The Young Botanist (1888-1890) by Paul Peel is a free download from Wikimedia Commons. I used this art print to emphasize individualized interests as an “all about me” concept.
For our monthly featured art print, I purchased a Li’l DAVINCI art frame that opens in the front for easily changing a free art masterpiece printable or vintage illustration to fit with the month’s theme. The frame can be switched from horizontal to vertical without changing the hanger, which is perfect!
If you’re wondering about the rugs and rug box I use, both the rugs and wooden rug holder are from Montessori Services. I love the Montessori Services rugs and rug holder! I used to use an umbrella stand something like these. I loved that for 1-3 rugs, but I needed something different when I had more grandchildren and some projects that needed more than one rug.
Favorite Shelves, Trays, Baskets, and More for Montessori Homeschoolers
I often get asked about the trays, baskets, etc., that I use, so I published a post with many of the items. You can find lots of helpful resources here. They’re not all essential, so don’t feel you need to have everything. Just choose what’s best for your budget and your unique family’s needs. You’ll find more ideas in the Living Montessori Now Amazon shop
“All About Me” Themed Books for Kids
Even though I have books on shelves, I’m now keeping many of my themed books in a forward-facing display after placing a plant where the themed book basket was before. Most of my seasonal books are now in that book basket.
For toddlers and preschoolers, about ¾ of the books I use are typically Montessori friendly (focusing on reality without smiling or talking animals or smiling or talking vehicles).
Books for an All About Me Unit
I’ll put links to the books we’re using tomorrow.
You can see lots of All About Me Books for Kids here.
I Am Me Book with Mirror and Affirmation Cards
I Am Me Book with Mirror and Affirmation Cards
Free Printable: Affirmation Cards from Cassie Smallwood
This is a simple activity where a child looks into the mirror and reads (or repeats) the affirmations on the cards.
I Am Me: A Book of Authenticity with “All About Me” Printables
I Am Me: A Book of Authenticity with All About Me Printables
Free Printable: All About Me Printable by Science and Math Doodles at TPT (the top image on this clipboard)
On TPT alone, you’ll find lots of “All About Me” printables! I put a few different options on the clipboard.
My Body Sends a Signal: Helping Kids Recognize Emotions and Express Feelings with Emotions Cards and Feelings Cards
My Body Sends a Signal: Helping Kids Recognize Emotions and Express Feelings with Emotions Cards and Feelings Cards
My Body Sends a Signal is a very helpful book for children because it teaches about both emotions and feelings. The emotions and feelings cards in the box (not visible in the back) aren’t free, but they’re included in the book. They’re different from most feelings cards because they include cards describing the bodily sensations to match with the specific feelings.
Free Printable: Feelings Nomenclature Cards from MontessoriUp
Sand Writing Tray for “All About Me” Theme
Sand Writing Tray for an All About Me Theme
Free Printable: /m/ for mirror (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber).
The sandpaper letters I use are available in print or cursive.
You’ll see a variety of simple letter writing trays in my previous unit study posts. I often used the wooden tray from the Melissa & Doug Lace and Trace Shapes. You can use whatever tray or container work best for you, though.
I typically now use this lovely spelling/alphabet tray from FamilyTreeWW on Etsy. I like it for writing more than one letter or spelling words. (Note: That sand tray is currently unavailable, but you’ll find lots of other options for Montessori sand trays on Etsy.) I found some colored sand in 12 colors on Amazon that I started to use instead of salt or colored salt. I love it because it’s so soft and feels great!
I added a small mirror that once came free with some skin care products. My 2-year-old granddaughter especially loves that mirror!
If you would like help with introducing phonetic sounds, introducing objects with sounds, or beginning phonics in general, check out my DIY Beginning Montessori Phonics with Preschoolers.
Long y Phonogram Work
Long y Phonogram Work
This activity focuses on “y” as a vowel … particularly “y” when words end with “long e” and “long i” sounds.
Free Printable: Sort the Sounds of Y by Jackie’s Little Steps Make Big Gains at TPT
Free Printable: “y” in body (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber).
Free Printable: “y” Phonogram Flashcards from All Day Primary
Letter Sounds with Mirror Print and Cursive Letters
Letter Sounds with Mirror Print and Cursive Letters
Free Printables: Mirror alphabet cards in print and cursive (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
The sandpaper letters I use are available in print or cursive.
This is a simple way for children to identify and learn to write cursive letters.
I have a new themed alphabet card set each month now, and each set is very adaptable. You can use them for activities such as matching the letters with sandpaper letters to matching print to cursive letters to spelling words with the alphabet cards used as a themed movable alphabet.
Parts of the Body Math Activity
Parts of the Body Math Activity
Free Printable: My Body Parts Mini Book from Preschool Play and Learn
There are so many different activities you can prepare using the math cards! You’ll find many ideas in our previous units.
All About Me Sorting Neighborhood Activity
Having Fun with Color Houses and Families Work
Free Printable: I Love Colors Color Wheel from Mr Printables
The activity uses the Learning Resources All About Me Sorting Neighborhood.
2-year-old Arabella loves this work! After being introduced to the work, she placed the houses on the matching spaces on the printable. Then she sorted the families by color into their houses. When she had placed all the families into their houses, she did a happy dance! Then she put the roofs on the houses and did another dance! Now she often gets the activity from the shelf.
More Free “All About Me” Printables
Just a few more fun printables for an “all about me” theme:
- Free Printable: Body Parts Printables from Bright Sprouts
- Free Printable: Paper Doll Body Parts and Dressing Activity by All4Education at TPT
- Free Printable: Body Parts Flash Cards from The Simple Homeschooler
- Free Printable: Life-Size Human Body Project for Kids – Skeleton Bones & Organ Printables from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
“All About Me” Activities on Another Shelf
These are from our previous emotions and feelings unit. They’re two of the most popular activities with my grandkids. They repeated them many times and loved to do the activities according to their feelings for the day.
The Color Monster Book along with Today, I Feel Activity
This is the same tray as we used in our emotions and feeling unit, although I added interest by switching the book to The Color Monster.
A Little Spot of Feelings with How are you feeling today? sign and Little Spot of Feelings Plush Toys
Free Montessori-Inspired All About Me Packs
Montessori-Inspired All About Me Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
Montessori-Inspired Me on the Map Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my newsletter to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
Montessori-Inspired Feelings Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my newsletter to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
“All About Me” Activities – Geography
Me on the Map Children’s Books
Free Me on the Map Printables and Montessori-Inspired Me on the Map Activities
DIY Cosmic Nesting Boxes, Map Towers, and “Me on the Map” Activities (my roundup post)
“All About Me” Name Recognition Activities
Montessori-Inspired Name Recognition Activities for Preschoolers (my roundup post)
“All About Me” Activities – Feelings
All About My Feelings: Identifying Emotions from Still Playing School
Free Feelings Printables for a Montessori-Inspired Emotions and Feelings Unit
Favorite Books for an Emotions and Feelings Theme
“All about Me” Free Printables and Activities for Back to School
First Day of School Children’s Books
“All About Me” Free Printables and Activities for Back to School
All of my back-to-school posts:
- Montessori-Inspired Kindergarten Readiness Activities
- Starting a Montessori Playgroup or Montessori Homeschool Co-op
- Start the School Year with a Celebration
- 30+ Free Printables for First Day of School Photos
- Grace and Courtesy for a New School Year
- How to Manage Interruptions in Your Montessori Classroom or Homeschool
- Montessori-Inspired Name Recognition Activities for Preschoolers
- 100+ Back-to-School Celebration Ideas
- Back-to-School Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- “All About Me” Free Printables and Activities for Back to School
- Free Kissing Hand Songs, Poems, and Videos to Ease Separation Anxiety
- Sweet Kissing Hand Craft with Handprint and Poem
- Free Raccoon Printables and Montessori-Inspired Raccoon Activities {Kissing Hand Unit}
- First Day of Montessori Photos {Free Printables – Instant Downloads}
- How to Have a Healthy and Courteous First-Day-of-School Tea Party
- Fun Shoe and Coat Tricks for Toddler and Preschooler Independence
- Fabulous First-Day-of-School and Back-to-School Free Printables and Activities
- How to Have a Healthy and Courteous Back-to-School Tea Party
Follow Deb @ Living Montessori Now’s board Back to School on Pinterest.
If you’d like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout July and August, see my July Themed Activities for Kids. and my August Themed Activities for Kids.
I hope you have a great rest of the summer!
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