All About Me Printable Ideas for Older Kids

The beginning of school is a great time for ice breakers and learning about the other kids in class, but doing the same old activities can get pretty boring as you get older. Here are some ideas for older elementary and beyond that kids might actually enjoy as they learn more about their new classmates.

Twinkl has a ton of back to school about me printables, but a couple of my favorites for older kids include the hoodie and the shoe. These printables have a key for what is supposed to go in each space, but you could also just give them the blank version and some ides for what to fill the spaces with.

The Imagination Box has some similar ideas for all about me printables including a T-shirt, backpack, soccer ball and Instagram style grid. The Instagram one in particular would be great for an art class since they’ll be drawing the images that go with each thing.

I also love this one from Create in the Middle by Katie P from Teachers Pay Teachers, which has the kids tell about themselves through the charms on a Croc. (As an aside, it’s astonishing to me how many kids wear Crocs these days!) Kids answer a few questions, which tells them which charms to add to their shoes. They can cut and color in the Croc itself as well as the charms, or you can use a digital version to have kids design their own Crocs on the computer.

And this one from Cassie Dahl is more of an icebreaker than an about me printable, but it’s a fun one that gets kids moving a little bit. The printable cards have instructions like “stand up if you like to read” or “step back if you own a pet that’s smaller than your hand.” These prompts are sure to get kids talking and help them learn a little bit about each other, too.

All About Me Printable Mini Book

Decorate the Classroom with About Me Buntings

Leif Erikson Day is celebrated on Oct. 9, and it’s a great time to learn more about the Vikings and why we still remember Erikson all these years later.

If you don’t know about Leif Erikson (sometimes spelled Eriksson), he’s believed to have been born in Iceland, and is considered the first European to set foot on continental America, more than 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

123 Homeschool 4 Me has a printable mini book about Leif Erikson and the Vikings for kids to read and color. It talks about who the Vikings were, what kind of ships they used, how they got to America and more. It’s a good overview for younger kids to use.

A good unit study is available from Simple Living Creative Learning, which includes a page where kids can write what they know, what they want to learn and what they learned through the unit, as well as information on the Vikings, longships, helmets, clothing and more.

Get a printable Viking unit study with reading passages, comprehension questions and other activities aimed at grades 4-8 from Creative Classroom Core at Teachers Pay Teachers. (And see more Vikings content from TPT here.)

Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus has some great unit study ideas, too, including suggested books and videos. The post includes information about the Viking voyages, society, mythology and ships, as well as some vocabulary and a list of famous Vikings. While you’re over there also check out her free printable lapbook, which includes mini books on ships, a timeline, a Viking women coloring page, draw your own Vikings, geography, ancient runes and more.

Piqolo Kids has a lesson on Viking women with (available for purchase) worksheets about a day in the life of Viking women. Even if you don’t grab the printables there’s some good resources on that page and a link to a video on Viking women.

Learn how to draw a Viking ship with instructions from Drawing How to Draw, or grab Vikings coloring and labeling worksheets from Kids Puzzles and Games.

There’s a Leif Erikson Festival annually in Norway, Michigan, which you can learn more about here.

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