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Dive into a curated collection of teacher-created first day of school activities and ice-breakers to help your students settle in and feel comfortable.
Our back-to-school resources for teachers to use on the first day of the school year includes hundreds of printables and digital options, such as:
If it's your first year as a teacher or your first first day in a brand new classroom, you may be wondering what to do on the first day of school for students. Don't worry!
Our team of expert teachers have put together dozens of first day activities! Some things you might want to add to your list:
A 'Wanted' poster template that can be used in a variety of ways in the classroom.
Encourage students to think about what a positive learning environment looks like, sounds like, and feels like with this set of 10 discussion cards.
Use this emoji code breaker worksheet as a back to school activity with your students.
Encourage communication and cooperation with this set of 10 team-building games.
Integrate STEM activities into your beginning-of-year math and economics lessons by inviting your students to plan a field trip, calculate costs, and follow a budget.
Use this set of STEM challenge cards to foster critical thinking and problem-solving by building various items with playdough.
Apply knowledge of timelines while students share and celebrate their own life journey.
Start the school year off with a bang with this getting-to-know-you activity.
Calculate the cost of school supplies and answer questions with this back-to-school math activity.
Use this set of Playdough challenge cards to foster team building in your classroom.
Display this set of 1-20 math anchor charts in the classroom to encourage knowledge and understanding of each number.
Practice collecting, sorting, and organizing data to create a graph with this 2-page worksheet.
Get your students excited about the new school year with this one-page worksheet.
Have your students giggling on day 1 with this getting-to-know-you activity.
Would You Rather use this set of 31 question cards or eat a can of worms?
A whole class game including a collection of 6 activities that students need to solve to reveal numbers for a lock combination.
Foster critical thinking and problem solving with this back to school STEM activity.
Use this teacher-created resource to end the school year the same way it began... with a good old-fashioned scavenger hunt!
Hone in on your students' speaking and listening skills with this barrier activity.
Get to know your new students with this child-friendly version of the popular game, "Never Have I Ever."
A time capsule template for your students to complete at the beginning of the school year.
Promote mindfulness and social and emotional learning with this Mindfulness Backpack activity.
Use this pennant flag template as an activity at the beginning of the year.
Celebrate the first day of school, get to know your students, and create an amazing bulletin board display with a Welcome to our “School” Fish Glyph.
Engage your students in thought-provoking discussions with this set of 16 back-to-school “Would You Rather” questions.
Integrate STEM activities into your back-to-school plans by guiding students to create a picture frame, name tag, and pencil cup.
Determine your students' interests with this survey for primary students.
A fun, getting-to-know-you game to play in the first days of a new school year.
Make getting to know your classmates a blast with this interactive bulletin board activity!
Use this color by part of speech worksheet as a back to school activity with your students.
Explore appropriate and inappropriate behaviors at the beginning of a new school year with a fun charade activity.
Calculate the cost of school supplies and answer questions with this back-to-school math activity.