First Day of School 2026 Activities Teaching Resources for Year 5
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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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'My Goal Tree' - Goal Management Worksheet
Use our Goal Management Worksheet Tree Template to grow new goals at the beginning of the year or term.
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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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Goal Setting Mountain Worksheet
Set new goals for the school year with a printable goal setting mountain worksheet.
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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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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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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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I Am Poem Template
Get to know your students and create reflective poems with a printable ‘I Am… Poem template.
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Two Truths and a Lie Icebreaker
Spark conversation and help your students get to know each other with a Two Truths and a Lie Icebreaker game.
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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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Back to School Word Scramble Worksheet
Start the first day with an engaging Back to School Word Scramble Worksheet.
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My Goal Grid - Goal Setting Template
Set goals for the new school year with a printable goal-setting template for kids.
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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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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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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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Have a Bright Year! Lightbulb Craft
Brighten up your classroom with a fun Lightbulb-themed goal-setting craft activity.
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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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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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10 - 100 Book Challenge Reading Log Bookshelf Template
Start and track progress through the 100-Book Challenge with a fun reading log bookshelf template!
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Team Building Games for Upper Grades
Encourage communication and cooperation with a set of 10 team building games.
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Oops…or Awesome? 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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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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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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- 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