First Day of School 2026 Activities Teaching Resources for 1st Grade

Free Blank Face Templates

Use these blank face templates to create fun back-to-school art celebrating the individuality and diversity of your new students!

All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity

Hopes and Wishes Jar - Goal Planning Template

Have your students craft a hopes and wishes jar to set goals for the school year.

Back to School - Personalized Name Coloring Bookmarks

Inspire your new students to read, read, read with their very own personalized name bookmark to color!

Stand Up, Sit Down Game - 'Sit Down If' Icebreaker

Have your students giggling on day 1 with this Stand Up, Sit Down Game as a classroom icebreaker.

This or That? Icebreaker Game

Encourage new friendships in your classroom with an interactive This or That? Icebreaker activity.

Oink, Meow, Moo Icebreaker Game

Break the ice with your students on Day 1 with this silly movement game.

This Is Me Game - Task Cards

Get to know your students on the first days of a new school year with this fun 'This is Me' game.

Meet the Teacher Trivia Game - Interactive Activity

Help your students get to know the teacher with a fun All About the Teacher Trivia Game!

Find Someone Who Bingo Boards - Grades 1-2

Play our Find Someone Who Bingo Game for K-2 students to get to know their classmates.

Mindfulness Activities for Kids - Backpack Craft and Book

Promote mindfulness and social and emotional learning with this Mindfulness Backpack activity.

Back to School Coloring Pages

Use these back-to-school coloring pages as a first day of school activity with your students.

Back to School Today! Poem for Kids

Ease back-to-school jitters and launch your students into a love of poetry with a short poem for kids written just for the first day of school!

Get to Know You Bingo - Back to School Game

Start your year off right with an engaging Get to Know You bingo game designed for early elementary students.

First Day of School Signs

Smile big and use our Printable First Day of School Signs to brighten up your first day photo ops!

Student Interest Survey Pack

Use a Student Interest Survey to get to know your new students at the beginning of the school year.

Get to Know Me Collaborative Tessellation Art Activity

Invite your students to get to know each other by creating a collaborative About Me Tessellation Art Project.

Get to Know Me Classroom Quilt Template

Create a Get to Know Me Quilt with a printable quilt block template to show off the fantastic new students in your new classroom.

Classroom Scavenger Hunt – Digital Icebreaker

Take your students on a classroom scavenger hunt to get to know their new classroom environment.

Back to School Activity Mats - K-5

Use these back-to-school activity mats as your first day of school warm-up activity during morning arrival.

Back to School Word Search Worksheets

Warm up your students’ vocabulary skills with this set of Back to School word searches.

Rules in the Classroom Worksheet Pack (K-1)

Teach classroom rules and procedures and review early writing skills with a free Rules in the Classroom Worksheet pack for primary grades.

Good Choice or Bad Choice? Worksheet

Help your students differentiate between good and bad behavior choices with a cut-and-paste worksheet.

Printable First Day of School Crowns - Free

Get crafty and celebrate the new school year with free printable first-day-of-school crowns.