First Day of School 2026 Activities Teaching Resources for Year 4
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Student Interest Survey - Upper Years
Learn your students' interests on Day 1 of a new school year with this student interest survey for the upper years.
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Charades-Inspired Good Behaviour Game
Explore appropriate and inappropriate behaviours at the beginning of a new school year with a Good Behaviour Game.
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New Year Goal Setting Flipbook Booklet
Inspire your students to reflect and set goals for the new school year with a Goal Setting flipbook booklet.
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Learning Modality Quiz (Upper Primary)
Use a Learning Modality Quiz to help you discover the types of learners in your upper year classroom.
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Soup, Salad, or Sandwich? Discussion Game
Play the Soup, Salad, or Sandwich? Game for an exciting icebreaker or brain-break activity!
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Star of the Week Poster Templates
Celebrate successful students with printable Star of the Week Poster Templates!
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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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Project Based Back-to-School Activity - Plan an Excursion
Integrate Project-based activities into your beginning-of-year maths and lessons by inviting your students to plan an excursion, calculate costs and follow a budget.
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Great Goals Gondola Template
A fun paper craft template for students to set personal and learning goals.
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Back to School STEM Challenges – Upper Years
A selection of 3 STEM activities for upper years students that are perfect for the back-to-school period.
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Headbands Game - Team Building Activity
Play a game of school related celebrity heads to develop teamwork and collaboration skills.
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Build a Crayon Box - STEAM Activity
Foster critical thinking and problem solving with this back to school STEM activity.
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Back to School Today — Short Poem for Kids
Use this short poem for kids when students return to school. This child-friendly poem discusses feelings that they may experience when heading back to school after an extended break.
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Digital Back to School Bundle — Paperless Games & Activities
Skip the printer and get straight to learning with this pack of digital Back to School activities!
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Classroom Icebreakers Bundle
Download all the icebreaker activities you need for back-to-school in one easy download!
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The Ultimate Teacher Back to School Booklist: 56 Books to Read on the First Day of School
Looking for a book to read on the first day of school to really engage your students? This back-to-school booklist of 55 teacher-approved books is sure to help out!
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First Day of School — 28 Easy Tips for Teachers to Make the Day Run Smoothly
Explore easy ideas for teachers to prepare for the first day of school, all tested and tried by other teachers!
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Preschool/Kindergarten
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Foundation Year
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Year 1
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Year 2
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Year 3
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Year 4
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Year 5
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Year 6