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All About Us

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Lesson Plan

All About Us Lesson Plan

Students will complete a personalized “Getting to Know You” worksheet to share their interests, strengths, and backgrounds, enabling peers and the teacher to learn about each other and build a supportive classroom community.

Building a positive classroom culture at the start of the year helps students feel valued, promotes self‐expression, and gives the teacher insights into each learner’s strengths and experiences.

Audience

6th Grade Students

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Individual worksheet completion followed by brief share-out.

Materials

Prep

Prepare Worksheet

5 minutes

  • Print or digitally distribute one copy of the Getting to Know You Worksheet per student
  • Review all questions so you can model and support students as they work

Step 1

Introduction

5 minutes

  • Gather students and explain that today’s activity helps everyone learn about each other
  • Model filling out one section of the worksheet on the board or a document camera
  • Highlight that there are no right or wrong answers—this is about personal interests and strengths

Step 2

Worksheet Completion

20 minutes

  • Distribute the Getting to Know You Worksheet and writing utensils
  • Students work individually to complete all sections: interests, strengths, background, and favorite things
  • Encourage illustrations or color where time allows
  • Circulate to prompt deeper thinking and celebration of unique qualities

Step 3

Share-Out

5 minutes

  • Invite 2–3 volunteers to share one highlight from their worksheet
  • Emphasize respectful listening and positive comments from classmates
  • Collect worksheets for your review to inform future instruction and relationships
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Worksheet

Getting to Know You Worksheet

Welcome! Use this sheet to share a bit about yourself. There are no right or wrong answers—just be you!

1. Personal Info

Name:




Age:




Birthday (Month/Day):




Hometown:





2. Draw Yourself

Draw a picture of you! Show something you love or how you feel today.













3. Interests

My favorite book and why:







My favorite hobby or activity:







My favorite sport or game:







4. Strengths

Something I’m really good at:







An accomplishment I’m proud of:







5. Family & Background

Who lives in your household?







A family tradition I enjoy and why:







6. Favorites

Favorite food:




Favorite movie or TV show:




Favorite music or song:




Favorite color and why:







Favorite season and why:







7. Something Else

Tell us one interesting fact about yourself or share something you’d like us to know:









Great work! We can’t wait to learn more about everyone.

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Slide Deck

All About Us

A fun activity to get to know each other and build our classroom community.

Welcome students! Today’s activity helps everyone learn about each other. Explain that we’ll fill out a fun worksheet, share highlights, and build our classroom community.

Lesson Objectives

Introduce the objectives so students know the purpose of the activity and how it ties to community building.

What You Need

Show the materials and remind students to have everything ready before starting.

How We’ll Do It

  1. Introduction and Modeling (5 minutes)
  2. Individual Worksheet Completion (20 minutes)
  3. Share-Out (5 minutes)

Outline the three main parts of the lesson with timing so students know what to expect.

Modeling the Worksheet

Watch as I complete the first section together so you can see how to share your information and draw yourself.

Model filling out the 'Personal Info' section on the board. Talk through each answer and show how to draw yourself.

Your Turn: Fill It Out

Complete each section of your worksheet:

  • Personal Info
  • Draw Yourself
  • Interests
  • Strengths
  • Family & Background
  • Favorites
  • Something Else
    Feel free to add color or illustrations.

Release students to work independently. Circulate to support, prompt deeper thinking, and celebrate unique answers.

Share and Listen

Volunteers share one highlight from their worksheet.
Remember to listen respectfully and give positive feedback.

Invite a few volunteers to share. Encourage respectful listening and positive comments from classmates.

Great Work!

Thank you for sharing! I’ll review your worksheets to learn more about you and plan future activities.

Collect the worksheets to review later. Thank students for their participation and explain how you’ll use what you learned.

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