First Day of School 2026 Activities Teaching Resources for Year 1
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Personalised Name Colouring Bookmarks
Inspire your new students to read, read, read with their very own personalised name bookmark to colour!
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Add It In - Draw and Listen Activity
Practise following directions with a free draw and Listen Activity from Teach Starter.
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Back to School Activity Mats - All Year Levels
Use these back-to-school activity mats as your first day of school warm-up activity during morning arrival.
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Back to School Word Search Worksheets
Warm up your students’ vocabulary skills with this set of Back to School word searches.
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Brain Break Activity Cards
Give your students a quick brain break with this set of 19 whole-class brain break activity cards.
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Would You Rather Slides - Back to School Edition
Engage your new students in lively discussions with this set of 16 back-to-school “Would You Rather” Slides.
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All About Me Collaborative Tessellation Project
Invite your students to get to know each other by completing an All About Me Collaborative Tessellation Project.
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Would You Rather...? Question Cards
Would You Rather use this set of 31 question cards or eat a can of worms?
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Hopes and Wishes Jar - Goal Planning Template
Craft a hopes and wishes jar to set goals for the new school year.
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Classroom Rules Worksheet Pack
Teach classroom rules and procedures and review early writing skills with a Classroom Rules Worksheet Pack for early years.
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Gumball Machine Template - Goal Setting Craft
Encourage goal setting and creativity in your classroom with this fun, printable gumball machine template – a perfect craft for primary school students.
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Back to School Colouring-In Pages
Use these back-to-school colouring pages as a first day of school activity with your students.
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All About Me Bag Activity Template
Get to know your students a bit better by having them create ‘All About Me’ Bags!
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Back to School - Get to Know You Dice Game
Play a Back to School - Get to Know You Dice Game for students to get to know their classmates.
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Our Class is a Family Activity Flipbook
Start building a classroom community from day one with a printable ‘Our Class is a Family’ flipbook.
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Student Interest Survey Pack
Use a Student Interest Survey to get to know your new students at the beginning of the school year.
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Free Blank Face Template Pack
Use these free blank face templates to create fun back-to-school art celebrating the individuality and diversity of your new students!
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Find Someone Who Icebreaker
Build a classroom community and help your students get to know each other with a fun getting-to-know-you activity.
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Mindfulness Activities for Kids - Backpack Craft and Book
Promote mindfulness and social and emotional learning with this Mindfulness Backpack activity.
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Let's Be Sharp! Goal Setting Craft
Set a positive tone and start the school year with a Let’s Be Sharp! Goal Setting craft.
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Get to Know You Bingo Game
Start your year off right with an engaging Get to Know You bingo game designed for foundation and year 1 students.
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Find a Friend Who - Bingo Boards
Play a find-a-friend who bingo game for early years' students to get to know their classmates.
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This Is Me Game - Task Cards
Get to know your students on the first days of a new school year with this fun 'This Is Me' Game & Task Cards Activity.
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This or That? Icebreaker Game
Encourage new friendships in your classroom with an interactive This or That? Icebreaker Game.
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Preschool/Kindergarten
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- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Year 2
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- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Year 5
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