All About Me: My Name

Here are some ways that tots and preschoolers can learn to recognize their name, the letters in their name, trace their name, copy their name and write their name.

All About Me

Subcategory: My name
Color: green & blue (my children's favorite colors)
Shape: circle
Number:  6 (the amount of letters in their first name)
Letter: Cc & Ll (what their first names start with)
Opposite words:  first/last
Texture:  

Art:  
1. Name collage: Write name(s) in big letters on a piece of paper.  Have children glue small circles (weekly shape) on top of the letters.
2. Letter collage: magazines, scissors, glue, paper.  Help child(ren) cut out pictures that start with the first letter in their name. Glue the pictures to the paper.
3. Watercolor name: With a white crayon write child's name on paper.  Have them paint on the paper with watercolor paint and watch their name magically appear!
4. Make Valentines for friends.  Encourage or assist child to write their name on each Valentine.
5. 3D Name: Write name on paper. Have child(ren) glue dry beans, corn, pom poms, googly eyes, cereal, etc. on top of the letters.

Books:

Cooking: green & blue jello

Dramatic Play: 
1. School
2. Post office: write letters to family and friends (don't forget to write who it's from)

Fine motor:  
1. Trace name: write name on strip of paper.  Have child place paper on their magnetic drawing board and use the magnetic pencil to trace name.  Take paper off to see their name on the magnetic board.
2. Sticker name: Write name on paper in big letters.  Have child(ren) put stickers on top of their name.
3. Tactile name: Write child's name in Elmer's glue (thick) onto paper.  After it is dry have child place another paper on top of the glue name and rub a crayon on the top paper.  Watch their name magically appear!
4. Rainbow Name: Write name on paper.  Have child(ren) trace name with red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.

Gross motor:  
1. Letter hop: Using chalk write letters in the driveway. Have child jump from letter to letter.
2. Form letters using your body

Language:
1. Tracing: Fill zip-loc bag with hair gel and tape shut. Place paper with name under bag.  Have child trace with their finger on top of the bag to write their name.
2. Block name: provide letter blocks for your child to spell out their name

Math: Letter count: count how many letters are in their name 

Music:  "Willoughby walliby" by Raffi :

Willoughby walliby wee

An elephant sat on me

Willoughby walliby woo

An elephant sat on you

Willoughbly Walliby Wusten

An elephant sat on Justin

Willoughby Walliby Wangya

An elephant sat on Tanya

Willoughby Walliby Wenny

An elephant sat on Jenny

Willoughby Walliby Woal

An elephant sat on Joel

Willoughby Walliby Wong

I hope that you sing along

Willoughby Walliby Week

A singa linga longa with me!

A ratatatatat A neenaanananana

A doodaleedoodadoo

A badabadabadada!

Willoughby Walliby Wonny

An elephant sat on Bonny

Willoughby Walliby Warton

An elephant sat on Martin

Willoughby Walliby Woosen

An elephant sat on Susan

Willoughby Walliby Wennis

An elephant sat on Dennis

Willoughby Walliby Wen

An elephant sat on Ken

Willoughby Walliby Waffi

An elephant sat on Raffi

Willoughby Walliby Willoughby

Oooh, look at that elephant sitten there

Willoughby Walliby Willoughby aWallilalalalalala

*Lyrics found here


Outside time: 
1. Sand name: write/trace name in sandbox with finger or stick
2. Write/trace name with chalk 
3. Draw things that start with the letter in their name using chalk
4. Squirt letters: Write letters with chalk.  Have child(ren) find and squirt the letter with a squirt gun.

Science:  

Sensory:  
1. Play-dough name: add letter stamps to play-dough time. Stamp name in play-dough
2. Letter hunt: put foam letters, magnet letters, or block letters, etc. into sensory bin with rice, corn, or beans, etc.
3. Play-dough with letter cookie cutters
4. Make letters with play-dough "snakes"