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All About Me Map

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Lesson Plan

All About Me Map

Students will complete an All About Me Map by identifying and illustrating their personal preferences, strengths, and interests—using visual supports to follow each step independently.

Building self-awareness and communication skills helps students trust the learning process and practice following multi-step directions. Visual supports reduce anxiety and increase engagement for learners on the spectrum.

Audience

Individual student on the autism spectrum

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Step-by-step visual mapping

Materials

All About Me Map Worksheet, Preference Icon Cards, Visual Direction Cards, and Colored Markers

Prep

Prepare Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction and Warm-Up

5 minutes

  • Show the student the Visual Direction Cards to outline today’s flow: Start → Work → Finish.
  • Explain: “We’ll create a map all about you—your favorites, what you’re good at, and more.”
  • Present the All About Me Map Worksheet and point to the first section.

Step 2

Identifying Preferences

10 minutes

  • Lay out the Preference Icon Cards face-up. Ask the student to choose their favorite food, hobby, and color icons one at a time.
  • For each choice, have them color or draw that icon on the matching section of the worksheet.
  • Use a timer (2–3 minutes per section) and show the Next card when moving forward.
  • Offer praise and concrete feedback: “Great choice of pizza! Let’s color it red.”

Step 3

Exploring Strengths and Interests

10 minutes

  • Prompt the student: “What are you good at or enjoy doing most?”
  • Guide them to draw or write one strength/interest in the designated area of the worksheet.
  • Use keyword prompts (e.g., “math,” “drawing,” “building”) and the Next card to scaffold each response.
  • Encourage use of colors and simple sentences: “I like building blocks.”

Step 4

Wrap-Up and Reflection

5 minutes

  • Show the Finish card and invite the student to look over their completed map.
  • Ask one or two reflection questions: “Which part of your map do you like best?” “How did you feel making this?”
  • Offer enthusiastic praise and display the finished map in a safe, visible spot.
  • Remind the student of today’s steps using the Visual Direction Cards to reinforce sequence following.
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Activity

All About Me Map Activity

Materials

Steps

1. Set Up (2 minutes)

2. Choosing Favorites (10 minutes)

  1. Place the Preference Icon Cards face-up.
  2. Ask: “Which food do you like best?”











    • Student picks one card and places it in the food section of the worksheet.
    • Next card: Prompt “Color or draw your food choice.”
  3. Repeat for favorite hobby and favorite color.
    • Use the Next card to move through each section.

3. Strengths & Interests (10 minutes)

  1. Prompt: “What is something you are good at?”











    • Student writes or draws in the strengths box.
  2. Prompt: “What do you enjoy doing most?”











    • Student adds to the interests box.
    • Use simple keywords if needed (e.g., math, drawing).

4. Reflection & Share (8 minutes)

  • Show the Finish card.
  • Ask:
    1. “Which part of your map do you like best?”





    2. “How did you feel making this map?”





  • Offer praise and encourage the student to explain their favorites.

Follow-Up & Display

  • Display the completed map in a visible, safe spot.
  • Review today’s steps using the Visual Direction Cards each morning to reinforce sequence following.
  • Celebrate progress: “You followed all the steps—great job!”
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Worksheet

Visual Direction Cards

Cut out each card along the lines below. Use these cards to guide the student through the steps of an activity. The student can hold up the card to know which step comes next.

--- cut here ---

START





--- cut here ---

NEXT





--- cut here ---

FINISH





--- cut here ---

Instructions for use:

  1. Present the START card when it’s time to begin the first task.
  2. Show the NEXT card when moving between steps.
  3. Hold up the FINISH card when the activity is complete.

You can draw or attach a small picture/icon in the blank space of each card to reinforce the meaning visually.

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