All About Me

Yes, you are going to want to encourage the use of the words “I,” “me,” and “my” as much as possible in this project. But I promise, this is one time you WILL be happy with the results!


Stored lovingly in a closet at my parents' house is a turquoise 3-ring binder. It's my treasured All About Me book, crayoned at the tender age of 5.


I vaguely remember working on it over the course of several months...Mom would have me add a page or two a week. And the enjoyment in looking through it now certainly was worth every painstakingly printed letter in that awkwardly-gripped, fat-pencil scrawl of long ago.



My 6-year old son and 3-year old daughter started their own All About Me books this week. I grabbed a handful of white printer paper, my 3-hole punch, and a couple of 3-ring binders I had around. Each page has a sentence or two about one part of their life. My son printed his own sentences...sometimes copied from my writing. I took dictation from my daughter. Then we pulled out the markers and crayons and they illustrated their own works. As they colored, I remembered my own book...and the all-important belly button detail!



These are some pages we'll try to include:

My name is... I am ___ years old.
This is my family...
Here is our house...
When I grow up, I want to be...
My favorite vacation was....
I have the most fun when I am...
My favorite animal is...
My favorite food is.../My least favorite food is..!
My favorite Bible story is...
I am thankful to God for...
My best friend is... What I like about him/her is...
My Mom/Dad is a...(occupation).
Our family enjoys....together.
The place I would most like to visit is....
I like to pretend that I am...
If I had a million dollars I would...
My favorite book/toy is...
A chore I can do is...
I would like to learn how to...

My plan is to add pages once or twice a week over the summer.


I can't wait to see how these stories develop! I know they will be two of my all-time favorite reads.