First Day of School 2026 Activities Teaching Resources for 1st Grade
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Lettuce Get To Know You Craft Activity
‘Lettuce’ Get to Know You with a fun back-to-school Hamburger All About Me activity.
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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.
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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!
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Printable All About Me Poster Template - Ocean Theme
Dive into a new school year and learn about your new students with an ocean-themed Printable All About Me Poster Template.
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Classroom Scavenger Hunt – Digital Icebreaker
Take your students on a classroom scavenger hunt to get to know their new classroom environment.
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Oink, Meow, Moo Icebreaker Game
Break the ice with your students on Day 1 with this silly movement game.
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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.
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Back to School - Procedure Exit Tickets
Assess student knowledge of classroom rules and procedures with quick and easy exit tickets.
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Back to School Word Search Worksheets
Warm up your students’ vocabulary skills with this set of Back to School word searches.
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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.
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Search and Find – Back to School
Start the school year with a fun Back to School math activity for first graders.
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Good Choice or Bad Choice? Worksheet
Help your students differentiate between good and bad behavior choices with a cut-and-paste worksheet.
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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.
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Back to School Cootie Catcher Template
Help make heading back to school a blast with this paper fortune teller template.
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Treasure Hunt! Back to School Building Adventure
Take your class on a pirate adventure exploring the school building with a first day of school introduction activity.
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Back to School Bookmarks
Celebrate the new school year with these back-to-school bookmarks.
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Find a Friend Who…Worksheet
Encourage students to engage with different classmates and learn about others with this whole-class activity.
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Sing and Share - Musical Icebreakers Game
Use our Sing and Share Musical Icebreakers to get your music students up, sharing, and singing to learn more about their classmates.
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Playdough Tasks - Teambuilding Activities for Kids
Use this set of Playdough challenge cards to foster team building in your classroom.
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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.
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Mindfulness Activities for Kids - Backpack Craft and Book
Promote mindfulness and social and emotional learning with this Mindfulness Backpack activity.
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Rockin' School Year - First Day of School Printable Craftivity
Set goals to have a rockin’ school year with a first day of school printable writing craftivity.
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Build a Crayon Box – STEM Activity
Foster critical thinking and problem solving with this back to school STEM activity.
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Back to School Icebreaker - Put a Finger Down Classroom Introduction Activity
Kick off a new school year with a “Put a Finger Down” Getting to Know You classroom icebreaker.
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