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A new school year is just around the corner and lots of preschool and kindergarten teachers begin the year with an All About Me theme in their classrooms. Our newly created Amazing Me theme offers lots of new lessons and activities that provide plenty of playful and hands-on opportunities for children to get to know themselves and their new friends.
We begin the week by exploring children's names. Children will be able to Identify their own name and names of some friends and develop friendships with peers.
Book: Chrysanthemum
Names: Activities, crafts, and lessons for preschool and kindergarten:
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My Name Activities | Name Cards Activities | Our Names Lesson and Activities |
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Preschool Activities: |
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Hidden Name Chrysanthemum Craft |
Initial Letter Craft | Name Train Craft |
Focus: My Body's Engine
My body and body parts are the focus of these preschool and kindergarten activities. It’s time to discover what makes our bodies special. We’ll do lots of thinking, exploring, and creating together. Children will learn to name body parts, their location, and that all parts in their body work together like an engine.
Book: Parts (Picture Puffins)
My Body: Activities, crafts, and lessons for preschool and kindergarten:
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Body Parts Painting Lesson | Colors of Us Activity | I Can See Me! Activity |
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In My Mirror I Can See... Rhyme and Activity |
Mirror Booklet and Lesson | Look at Me! Mix and Match Game |
Focus: My Feelings
Our emotions and feelings preschool and kindergarten activities and lessons help children to understand, cope with, and express their feelings and emotions, as well as develop and express an awareness of self. Children will be encouraged to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas using language and gestures.
Book: Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day
Feelings and Emotions: Activities, crafts, games, and lessons for preschool and kindergarten
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I like... Activity | Emotion Word Walls | My Many Moods Emergent Reader and Activity |
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In My Mirror I Can See... Rhyme and Activity |
Emotion Cards |
Focus: I Can...
Today the children will discover that they all are good at doing something and will gain confidence in their ability and pride in their accomplishments.
Book: From Head to Toe
I Can... : Activities, crafts, games, lessons, and printables for preschool and kindergarten
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I Can Build That! Lesson | I Can Move - Movement Activity | Monkey See, Monkey Do Emergent Reader and Activity |
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Classroom Helpers Printables | Monkey, look what I can do! Booklet and Activity |
My Home and My Family
H is for Home. Children will learn the sound of the letter H and will practice tracing and writing the letter. With our My Home lesson and activities, children will learn their home address and explore the concepts and language of geography in the classroom, home, and community.
Book: The Napping House
My Family and Home: Activities, crafts, games, and lessons for preschool and kindergarten
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My Home and My Family Rhyme and Craft |
Me and My Home Folder | My Home Address Lesson |
Focus: My Birthday
Everyone has a birthday! Children will learn that birthdays are special days that we celebrate the day we were born. With our birthday activities and lessons, children will develop an awareness of self and express their thoughts, feelings, and ideas using language.
My Birthday: Activities, crafts, games, printables, and lessons for preschool and kindergarten
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It's My Birthday Lesson | Gift Boxes and Bows Letters Matching Game |
Candles on the Birthday Cake Numbers 1-10 Writing Practice |
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Birthday Cake and Candles 1-10 | 10 Birthday Candles Decomposing Numbers |
Visual Discrimination Skills Folder Game |
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