Just Like Me
Just Like Me
This is a transition activity that is also a good community-building activity to use in your classroom.
- During this activity, the teacher will read the following list of “Just Like Me” statements. Direct students to stand if the statement made by the teacher is true for them. Students who stand should look around the room to identify which of their classmates are standing. People standing have a shared experience.
- After students who are standing have had an opportunity to identify classmates with similar experiences, direct all students to sit.
- The teacher continues the same process for the remaining list of “Just Like Me” statements.
“Just Like Me” statements (you can add/change statements to match your classroom profile):
- Lived only in this state
- Lived in other states
- Lived in other countries
- Gets up in the morning before 6 a.m.
- Goes to bed at night after 11 p.m.
- Favorite food is pizza
- Does not like green beans
- Considers self a visual learner
- Considers self an auditory learner
- Considers self a kinesthetic learner
- Is a dog person
- Is a cat person
- Is a bird person
- Watch the following dancer video.
- Stand if the dancer moved counter-clockwise.
- Stand if the dancer moved clockwise.
- Stand if the dancer changed direction.
- What do you feel about the message in the video? Stand if you feel it accurately portrays your preferences.