Celebrate the uniqueness of your learners with this character building lesson series. In order to learn about and appreciate diversity and individuality, children create All About Me books by cutting out and drawing pictures that represent their personal interests, family members, home environment, and local community before making a pledge to be respectful and responsible citizens.  

Concepts

respect, responsibility, diversity

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Additional Tags

respect, diversity, Community, family, responsibility, social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the All About Me book as a back-to-school activity, allowing children to share about themselves and get to know their classmates
• Share students' All About Me Books with their parents at Back-to-School Night

Classroom Considerations

• Send a letter home asking parents to donate any old newspapers or magazines for use in creating the All About Me Books

Pros

• Includes a Venn diagram for students to use when comparing themselves with other members of the community
• The process for creating the All About Me books can easily be adapted to meet the abilities of students across a range of grade levels

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.K.4 SL.K.5 SL.1.4 SL.1.5