All About Me
Preschool Activities and Crafts
I am Special - Peace Education

Come and have fun with the educational theme All About Me preschool and kindergarten.  This theme will address skills and concepts that are important in growing up such as:  recognizing and learning our name, learning about emotions, personal hygiene (e.g. brushing our teeth), peace education and most of all knowing that every one is unique and special.  There will be many activities that address the All About Me and I Am Special themes so children can appreciate and discover their talents and skills. 

Visit a a topic to find activities that include easy instructions and a list of materials needed related these topics.  You will find crafts, printable activities, and related Internet links. 

This is a labor of love in progress.  I would love to hear your kind comments and ideas to make this a better site.  More activities will be added regularly!

ALL ABOUT ME and I AM SPECIAL 

My Body:
Hygiene:  Bath Time, Washing Hands
Feature: Bath Time Online Activity, Bath Time Activities, Learning Parts of the Body, Craft: Blue's Clues Slippery Soap

N is for Nose > One of My Five Senses:  Smell


Y is Yawn > Why do I Yawn?

My Emotions: 
Fun with Clowns
Emotions, Anticipation, Numbers 1-4, Colors, Matching, Crafts: Easy Shapes Clown & Easy Clown Hat, and Online Activity: Fun with Clowns, Face Painting Activity
 Coloring Pages, Online ABC Clown Puzzles, Fun Clown Alphabet Posters & Flash Cards
Separation Anxiety & Learning Days of the Week
Online Story time: Paper Chain for Edgar an Andrew, Craft: A Week Paper Chain, Learn Days of the Week

My Family:
Family Hands Flower (Handprints)
 
My Family: Autumn Family Landscape 
Art Appreciation:  The Landscape, Craft:  Autumn/Fall Family Landscape, Shapes, Colors, Seasons, Holidays, All About Me:  My Family, Online Visit to see  North American Landscapes

My Home Theme
Various activities and crafts related to homes and houses

My Name: My Name is Special
Learning to recognize, trace and write name

My Name: My Telephone Number and Emergency 911
Learning to recognize, trace and write telephone number and learning the proper use of 911 Emergency services

Choose activities in this section to address the following Holidays and Events related to Peace Education:

January > Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Jan. 15, 1929)
June > Race Unity Day (second Sunday)
September 21st > International Day of Peace (info.)
September 4th Sunday > Good Neighbor Day (info.)
October 24th > United Nations Day

Fables for Character Education

President's Folktales and Legends:
Why was Lincoln called "Honest Abe" > Honesty 
The Cherry Tree and George Washington > Honesty and Integrity

Friendship and Good Neighbor Theme Activities
(Helping Each Other/ Friendship)
Clyde's Smile
The Lion and the Mouse
Spot's Windy Day  
Little Star (Dora the Explorer):  Little Star's Wish (story time) 

Peace Education:  Kid's Olympic Games 
Features: Focus-Friendship & Peace, What are the Olympic Games?  Arts & Crafts: Making an Olympic Flag (Circles & Colors), Olympic Medal (Circle), Picture Frame Activity, Activity Page: Olympic Torch Maze, Online:  Visit the Official Olympic Games Site, Music: The More we Get Together & It's a Small World, Outdoor Olympic Games  

Family | Unity | Peace Hand Flower Craft
This is a simple craft that can be incorporated into a unity and peace theme.

Peace Education: Reading for Peace  
Features: What is peace?, Craft: My Peace Reading Wreath or Peace Reading Tree, Suggested Literature for: 
Martin Luther King, Jr.:  I Have a Dream. 
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

Links: All About Me, Peace Education and Character Education External Resources

The PeaceKidz Story Center
Wonderful online picture book stories for peace education.