All About Me Craft | First Day of School Activities | Back to School Craft

Make the first day of school fun, meaningful, and memorable with this All About Me Craft! This hands-on first day of school activity gives students a creative way to share their favorite things, family, interests, age, and personality while helping you get to know your new class.

Perfect for back to school, first day of school activities, and beginning-of-the-year writing, students create an adorable personalized craft through writing, drawing, coloring, cutting, and assembling. When they’re finished, you’ll have a colorful back to school craft that’s perfect for displaying in your classroom, hallway, or bulletin board!

Students love creating something that’s all about THEM, while teachers get a meaningful glimpse into the little people they’ll be spending the year with. ❤️

⭐ WHAT’S INCLUDED

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All About Me Craft

Students create their own personalized character and add details that tell their classmates and teacher more about who they are.

Included:

✔ Boy craft template

✔ Girl craft template

✔ Face and clothing pieces

✔ Arms, shoes, and accessories

✔ Cupcake age topper

✔ Easy-to-assemble printable templates

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Interactive All About Me Flip Book

Students complete an interactive flip book to share information about themselves while practicing beginning writing skills.

Included:

✔ Favorite things

✔ Family

✔ Age

✔ Interests

✔ Personal information and self-expression prompts

Differentiated Writing Activities

Two writing options make it easy to use this resource with students at different writing levels.

✔ Beginning writer option

✔ More independent writing option

✔ Beginning writing practice

✔ Sentence-writing opportunities

Print-and-Go Templates

Everything students need to create the completed projects shown in the preview is included. Simply print the pages you want to use and you’re ready to go!

❤️ WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS RESOURCE

This isn’t just a cute All About Me craft. It’s an easy way to begin building relationships and classroom community from the very beginning of the school year.

Students get an opportunity to talk, write, and create while sharing the things that make them special.

This activity helps you:

✔ Get to know your students from the very first day

✔ Build classroom community and connection

✔ Encourage student confidence and self-expression

✔ Practice beginning writing skills

✔ Strengthen fine motor skills through coloring, cutting, and assembling

✔ Create an adorable beginning-of-the-year classroom display

✔ Differentiate writing for multiple ability levels

✔ Combine writing, creativity, and hands-on learning in one activity

✔ Save valuable planning time during a very busy first week

🍎 PERFECT FOR

✔ First Day of School Activities

✔ Back to School Activities

✔ All About Me Activities

✔ First Week of School

✔ Getting to Know You Activities

✔ Beginning of the Year Activities

✔ All About Me Units

✔ Kindergarten Writing

✔ First Grade Writing

✔ Second Grade Writing

✔ Classroom Community Building

✔ Meet the Teacher

✔ Open House

✔ Back-to-School Night

✔ Bulletin Boards

✔ Hallway Displays

✔ Writing Centers

✔ Morning Work

✔ Independent Work

✔ Early Finishers

✏️ SKILLS STUDENTS PRACTICE

✔ Beginning Writing

✔ Sentence Writing

✔ Fine Motor Skills

✔ Cutting and Gluing

✔ Following Directions

✔ Oral Language

✔ Creativity

✔ Self-Expression

✔ Listening and Sharing

✔ Classroom Community Skills

🌈 CREATE AN ADORABLE BACK-TO-SCHOOL DISPLAY

Every finished project is unique because every student is unique!

Display the completed crafts on a back to school bulletin board, line your hallway with them, or save them for families to enjoy during Open House or Back-to-School Night.

They also make meaningful beginning-of-the-year keepsakes that students will be proud to take home.

🏫 BUILD CLASSROOM COMMUNITY FROM DAY ONE

The beginning of the school year is about more than learning names. It’s about helping every child begin to feel known, valued, and like they belong in your classroom.

This All About Me Craft gives students a fun way to celebrate what makes them special while giving you an opportunity to learn more about their personalities, families, favorites, and interests.

You can even have students share their finished projects with the class for an easy getting to know you activity that encourages conversation and connection.

🖨️ EASY TO PREP

Simply print the templates and choose the writing level that works best for your students.

Students can write, color, cut, and assemble their projects, making this an engaging addition to your back to school plans without adding complicated prep to an already busy first week.

🍎 GREAT FOR KINDERGARTEN & EARLY ELEMENTARY

This resource works especially well for:

Kindergarten • First Grade • Second Grade • Early Elementary

Use it on the first day of school, throughout the first week of school, during an All About Me unit, or anytime at the beginning of the year when you want students to learn more about one another.

Start your year with an engaging All About Me activity that combines writing, creativity, fine motor practice, and classroom community into one memorable project your students will be excited to make!