First Day of School 2026 Activities Teaching Resources for Year 5
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All About Me Collage Templates
Create an All About Me Collage to get to know your new students at the beginning of the school year.
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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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Meet the Teacher - Get to Know You Game
Help your students get to know the teacher with a fun Get to Know You Game!
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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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Letter to the Teacher Template
Get to know your students with an all about me writing template.
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Never Have I Ever... Getting-to-know-you Game
Have some back to school fun with a child-friendly version of the popular getting-to-know-you game, ‘Never Have I Ever’.
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All About Myself Template - Welcome to Year 1-6
Use this printable All About Myself template to engage your students on the first day of school.
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All About Me Jersey Template
Kick off the year and get to know your new team of students with an exciting ‘All About Me' Jersey Template.
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I Wish My Teacher Knew Activity Sheet
Add an ‘I Wish My Teacher Knew’ activity to your first-day plans to learn more about your new students.
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All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity
Scoop up some first-day fun with a printable ice cream-themed Get to Know Me Craft for kids.
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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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Icebreaker Bingo - First Day of School Game
Kick off a new school year with a Getting to Know You Icebreaker Bingo!
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This or That? Icebreaker Game
Encourage new friendships in your classroom with an interactive This or That? Icebreaker Game.
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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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Stand Up, Sit Down Game - 'Sit Down If' Icebreaker
Play this interactive Sit Down, Stand Up game with your new class to break the ice in the first week of a new school year.
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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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I Am Poem Template
Get to know your students and create reflective poems with a printable ‘I Am… Poem template.
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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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Fishing To Know You
A getting-to-know-you activity for the beginning of the year.
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Have a Bright Year! Lightbulb Craft
Brighten up your classroom with a fun Lightbulb-themed goal-setting craft activity.
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All About Me Concertina - Back to School Craft
Craft a fun All About Me Pencil Craft with a printable concertina book template.
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Never Have I Ever Questions for Kids ... Getting-to-Know-You Game
This printable worksheet of 'Never Have I Ever' questions for kids is perfect for a first-day-of-school activity!
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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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Icebreaker Games - Get to Know You Game Cards
Help your students get to know each other with this set of 20 icebreaker games.
- 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 6