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

All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity

Student Interest Survey Pack

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

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 Word Search Worksheets

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

Back to School - Get to Know You Dice Game

Play a Get to Know You dice game for students to get to know their classmates.

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.

Procedures Scoot!

Review classroom procedures and expectations with with this back to school SCOOT activity.

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!

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!

This or That? Icebreaker Game

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

Search and Find – Back to School

Start the school year with a fun Back to School math activity for first graders.

All About Me Name Tag Template

Use this All About Me Name Tag Template to have your students design a name tag for their desk on the first day of school.

Editable All About Me - Getting to Know Me Worksheet

Use this printable Grade Level Getting to Know Me Worksheet to engage your students on the first day of school.

First Day of School Signs

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

Our Class is a Family Activity Flipbook

Start building a classroom community from day one with a printable ‘Our Class is a Family’ flipbook.

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.

Headbands Game-Back to School Icebreakers

Print a fun forehead game for students to get to know each other on the first day of school.

Meet the Teacher Trivia Game - Interactive Activity

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

Back to School Retro Theme Coloring Sheets

Kick off a groovy new school year with fun retro coloring pages!

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.

Back to School Emoji Code Breaker Worksheets

Use this emoji code breaker worksheet as a back to school activity with your students.

Time for School! Mini Booklet

Introduce your primary students to the routines involved with getting ready for school with this mini booklet.

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.