All About Our Names - Name Activities
Category: Education / Reading Activities
Fillable name activities for PreK to 1st grade: type your class list once and 165 pages of name cards, sign-in questions, games and class books fill in.
Nothing makes a young child light up like seeing their own name. This pack turns every name in your class into reading, writing and math practice - and you only type the names once.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 5 PDF files in one ZIP download
• Full Color edition - US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) and A4 (210 x 297 mm)
• Black and White edition - US Letter and A4 (ink-saver pages children can colour)
• 165 pages in each file
• 1 Print Guide PDF (3 pages)
TYPE YOUR CLASS LIST ONCE
• Type up to 30 names on the Class List page
• The names fill in by themselves on the pocket chart cards, desk name plates, name wall cards, bingo boards, memory cards, the Hello class book (one page per child), awards and checklist
• Fewer children? Leave lines empty and those cards stay blank to write on by hand
INSIDE THE PACK
• Getting started: welcome, contents, class list, two-week name plan, skills map
• Name cards: 30 pocket chart name cards, 30 desk name plates with alphabet strip and number line 0-20, 30 name wall cards, A-Z name wall letters
• 12 pocket chart sign-in questions (for example: Does your name have the letter ___? Does your name have 2 or more claps?), each with a teacher card, two question strips and YES / NO cards
• Letter cards A-Z, number cards 1-12 and a Sign-In Results sheet with ten frames
• 10 recording sheets: Short or Long Names, Clap and Count, Name Math (vowels + consonants = letters), Class Name Graph, Name Compare, Letter Tally, Rainbow Name, Find a Friend, Friend Portraits, Name Ten-Frame
• Name Detective center book: cover + 8 activity pages
• Flap and fold books: lift-the-flap name, name accordion book, letter tiles
• Interactive name chart: title, column headers 2 to 13+ letters, talk cards and arrow labels
• Name games: 10 quick no-prep games, 8 name bingo boards, name memory match, mystery name clue cards, roll it write it
• Class book 1: Hello, My Name Is (cover, one page per child, end page)
• Class book 2: Our ABC Name Book (cover + A to Z pages)
• Wrap-up: The Story of My Name family page, Name Expert awards, class name checklist
SKILLS
• Letters, first sounds and syllables
• Vowels and consonants
• Counting, comparing, graphing and adding
• Writing names and learning every classmate's name
PERFECT FOR
• Preschool, Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st grade teachers
• The first weeks of school, morning sign-in and literacy or math centers
• Homeschool groups and small groups
HOW TO USE
• Open the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader (free), Chrome or Edge
• Type the names on page 5 and save the file
• Print only the pages you need
HOW TO PRINT
• Choose Actual size or 100% scale
• Cards, plates, bingo and memory pages: card stock (65-110 lb / 176-300 gsm), laminate for daily use
• Worksheets and class books: plain printer paper
PLEASE NOTE
• This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped.
• Colours may look a little different on each screen and printer.
• For personal and single classroom use only. Please do not share, resell or redistribute the files.
• Typed names show in Adobe Acrobat Reader, Chrome and Edge. Mac Preview and some phone apps may not show typed text.
• The illustrations were drawn by our shop. The activity text was written with the help of AI tools and checked by us.
Questions before you buy? Send us a message - we are happy to help!