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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.
Apply knowledge of timelines while students share and celebrate their own life journey.
Use this teacher-created resource to end the school year the same way it began... with a good old-fashioned scavenger hunt!
Start the school year off with a bang with this getting-to-know-you activity.
Encourage students to think about what a positive learning environment looks like, sounds like, and feels like with this set of 10 discussion cards.
A whole class game including a collection of 6 activities that students need to solve to reveal numbers for a lock combination.
Explore appropriate and inappropriate behaviors at the beginning of a new school year with a fun charade activity.
A letter to the teacher template to use at the beginning of a school year.
Have your students giggling on day 1 with this getting-to-know-you activity.
Get moving with this engaging All About Me Active game for the beginning of a school year.
A whole class game including a collection of 6 activities that students need to solve to reveal numbers for a lock combination.
Encourage communication and cooperation with this set of 10 team-building games.
A whole class game including a collection of 6 activities that students need to solve to reveal numbers for a lock combination.
Hone in on your students' speaking and listening skills with this barrier activity.
Use this set of Playdough challenge cards to foster team building in your classroom.
Print your own hall passes for students to wear when they are moving around the school during class time.
Practice identifying and counting consonants, vowels, and syllables while writing your name with this simple worksheet.
Get to know your new class with this child-friendly version of "Never Have I Ever...".
A time capsule template for your students to complete at the beginning of the school year.
Use this 'All About Me' puzzle piece template for the first day of school to help students get to know one another.
Use this pennant flag template as an activity at the beginning of the year.
Practice writing stories of characters who demonstrate a proper understanding of classroom procedures with this rewrite activity.
A set of 24 activities for older students to do with their younger buddies.
Play the Forehead game to get to know each other on the first day of school.
Collect student contact information quickly and easily with a Student Information Google Form.
Encourage students to look forward to the new school year by adding this writing template to your collection of back-to-school activities.
Use these back-to-school activity mats as your first day of school warm-up activity during morning arrival.
A fun, getting-to-know-you game to play in the first days of a new school year.
Use this getting to know you paper fortune teller and summary sheet as a first day of school activity.
Use this color by part of speech worksheet as a back to school activity with your students.