My Book About Me
What makes your family and your child unique? What special skills do you have? What matters most to you?
Do you speak Spanish like Dora? Cook like Butterbean? Count like Geo?
Developing a strong sense of self helps children become confident and become more open to other people. You can help your child explore their identity through play, caring, and conversation.
Parent/Caregiver Tip: Creating a handmade “Book About Me” is a simple craft project — but it can be a powerful tool to help children understand, reflect on, and talk with confidence about who they are and much more!
Age Groups: Babies, Toddlers
Skills: Comprehension, Identity
Materials
- Pictures of your child
- paper
- Clear tape or glue
- Stapler
Instructions
- Let’s make a book all about you!
- Let’s gather (or take) some pictures of you and our family. (For babies, include photos that show different parts of the body: face, feet, ears, fingers, etc. For older toddlers, include action photos and photos of favorite things!)
- I’ll fold the paper in half to make the cover and pages of our book. Let’s choose a picture for the cover and write your name across the top. On each page, let’s pick a picture and tape or glue it onto the page. (Get fancy here if you want, but it’s definitely not required. Add words, or even laminate the book so it is more durable!)
- Let’s use staples or string to bind our book together.
- Let’s read your book and talk about the pictures. Can you help turn the pages?
Vocabulary
Body: the physical shape of a person (be sure to name body parts!)
Your : belonging to you
Favorite: best-liked
Age Groups: Big Kids, Little Kids
Skills: Expression, Identity
Materials
- Pictures of your child
- paper
- Clear tape or glue
- Stapler
Instructions
- Let’s make a book all about you!
- Let’s gather (or take) some pictures of you and our family. We can take photos, or we can draw or cut out pictures that represent you, your favorite things, and our family’s culture. (Older children can include images that symbolize their values, beliefs, and personal characteristics!)
- Let’s fold the paper in half to make the front and back covers of our book. What will the title of your book be?
- On each page, let’s tape, glue, or draw pictures. Now, let’s add words! (Younger children can dictate the words, while older children can write a sentence about themselves on each page.)
- Let’s use staples or string to bind your book together.
- Let’s read the Book About YOU and talk about the part of your identity that each picture represents.
Vocabulary
Identity: all the things that make you YOU
Favorite: best-liked
Important: of great significance or value
