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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Letter to the Teacher Template
Get to know your students with an all about me writing template.
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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.
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Back-to-School Silly Story Worksheets
Engage your students in grammar with this set of of back-to-school Silly Stories worksheets.
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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 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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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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Back to School Categories Game - Interactive
Start the school year with a collaborative Categories game to initiate student introductions.
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About Me Hexagonal Thinking Activity
Start the school year with an engaging Hexagonal Thinking Activity to help students see the connections between themselves and their new classmates.
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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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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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Interactive Icebreaker Game Display
A fun interactive way for your students to get to know each other at the beginning of a school year.
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Back to School - Create a Nameplate DIY Activity
Celebrate the first day of school, get to know your students and learn everyone’s names with a first day name plate craftivity project.
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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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M and M Icebreaker Game
Get to know each other with a printable M and M Icebreaker game board activity.
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Back to School Bookmarks - Colour In
Hand out Back to School Bookmarks Colour In templates as a first day warm up activity.
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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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Investigate the Teacher Icebreaker Activity
Help your students learn all about you with an engaging Investigate the Teacher Activity.
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First Day of School Sign Resource Pack
Smile big and use our Printable First Day of School Sign pack to brighten up your first day photo ops!
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Find Four - Active Icebreaker Activity
Use our fun, active icebreakers to help your students ‘Find Four’ new classmates to make friends with on the first day of school.
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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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First Day of School Colouring Activity Sheets
Kick off a groovy new school year with fun rFirst Day of School Colouring Activity Sheets!
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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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What are Desk Pets? Introduction Slide Deck
Introduce your students to your Desk Pet Classroom Reward System with an engaging slide deck.
- 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