First Day of School 2026 Activities Teaching Resources for Key Stage 1
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Back to School - Getting to Know You Dice Roll
Get your pupils up, moving, and making new friends with a quick round of Getting to Know You Dice Roll
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Rock the School Year - Goal Setting Craftivity
Set goals to have a rockin’ school year with a back to school goal setting craftivity.
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Back to School Emoji Code Breaker Worksheets
Use this emoji code breaker worksheet as a back to school activity with your pupils.
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Getting to Know You Fortune Teller
Use this getting to know you fortune teller template and summary sheet as a first day of school activity.
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Mindfulness Activities - 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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Oink, Meow, Moo Icebreaker Game
Break the ice with your pupils on Day 1 with this silly movement game.
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Classroom Scavenger Hunt – PowerPoint Presentation
Take your primary pupils on a scavenger hunt to get to know their new classroom environment.
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Who Am I? Icebreaker Game
Make day 1 a success with this fun icebreaker game.
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Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down Classroom Expectations Sort
Review appropriate classroom behaviours with this sorting activity.
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Back to School STEM Challenge Cards for Years 1-3
Integrate STEM activities into your back-to-school plans by guiding pupils to create a picture frame, name tag and pencil cup.
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First Day of School Photo Props and Display
Celebrate going back to school with a printable photo props pack to be used in the classroom on the first day of the school year.
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Search and Find – Back to School
Start the school year with a fun Back to School maths activity for Year 1 pupils.
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Brain Break Activity Cards
Give your pupils a quick brain break with this set of 19 whole-class games.
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Back to School Chatterbox
Help make heading back to school a blast with this paper chatterbox template.
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Let's Cooperate Code Cracker – Key Stage 1
A whole class game including a collection of 6 activities which students need to solve to reveal numbers to combine for a lock combination.
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Would You Rather...? Question Cards
Use these Would You Rather...? question cards to get to know your pupils in a fun way.
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Our Friends in the Pond - Getting to Know You Activity
A cute interactive getting to know you activity for your class.
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Move and Share Activity
Start the school year movin' and sharin' with this fun icebreaker activity.
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This Is Me Task Cards
Get to know your pupils on the first days of a new school year with this fun getting-to-know-you game.
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First Week of School Activities Resource Pack
A resource pack of engaging activities to use in the first weeks of the new school year.
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17 Fun 'Get To Know You' Questions & Games for Kids to Play on the First Day of School
Check out these 12 fun icebreakers for kids! These games help kids learn about their classmates, as well as making great first week activities too!