Self Portrait Class Book Objectives Students will learn each others names. Students will create a class book. Each child stands, tells her name, and what she likes to do in her spare time.
Teacher shares the importance of meeting new friends and the pleasure of creating a class book.
Date this picture. Share the book when time permits during the day. Place the new book in the class library. Hang the portraits on the classroom walls, at least for a couple of weeks before adding them to a book. This activity can open up a very rich discussion on race and differences that can be extremely valuable in an early childhood classroom.