Students may create their own "B" bus by tracing one large capital B onto a piece of yellow construction paper and cutting it out using a pair of safety scissors. Turn the cutout so that the straight edge is closest to the body of the student. Black construction paper can be used to make circle wheels glued to the straight edge of the letter B and the two open curves of the capital B may resemble school bus windows. Place a photo of the student behind one of the B windows, or encourage students to draw pictures of other students riding in the B bus. As an alternate activity, photocopy a coloring sheet of a school bus and encourage preschoolers to stick foam letter Bs on it.
Assemble preschool students in a seated circle. Ask one student to start the game by using an adjective beginning with the same letter as his name, such as silly Sam or tiny Theresa. The student to his left will begin his turn by repeating the first person's descriptive name and adding his own. Any student that may not remember the previous names in the group may be assisted by other students or the teacher. The game ends when every child has had a turn.
Sing a back-to-school song with your preschoolers that recognizes each child by name. To the tune of "London Bridge," sing lyrics that give direction to each child, such ask, "Emma Brown is here today, here today, here today. Stand up, sit down, hey, hey, hey. Emma Brown is here." When integrating name songs, be sure to make time for each student to have a turn.
Assign classroom jobs to preschool students. Jobs may include bookshelf librarian, line leader, chalkboard eraser and material handler. On a large piece of paper, write and draw pictures of specific jobs to be completed by the students. Each week, draw names to see which student is assigned each job. Help students learn names by using name cards that you attach to the chart.