First Day of School 2025 Activities Teaching Resources for 2nd Grade

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 - Get to Know You Dice Game

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

All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity

Printable SMART Goals Template

Start the school year by having your students use a printable template to set their own S.M.A.R.T. goals.

Student Interest Survey Pack

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

This or That? Icebreaker Game

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

Have a Bright Year! Lightbulb Goal Setting Craft

Brighten up your first day of school with a fun Lightbulb-themed goal-setting craft activity.

Back To School - Listening Skill Refresh Activity

Refresh student listening skills with a Back to School Listening Skill Refresh Slides and script.

Back to School Bookmarks

Celebrate the new school year with these back-to-school bookmarks.

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!

Back to School - Personalized Name Coloring Bookmarks

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

I Wish My Teacher Knew Activity Sheet

Add an ‘I Wish My Teacher Knew’ activity to your first-day plans to learn more about your new students.

New Year Goal Setting Selfie Project

Inspire your students to reflect and set goals for the new year with a New Year Goal Setting Selfie Project.

Fishing to Know You

Get to know your new class at the beginning of the year with this Fishing to Know You activity.

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.

Find Four - Elementary Icebreaker Activity

Play a fun get to know you game for kids to help them ‘Find Four’ new classmates to make friends with on the first day of school.

A Letter to My Teacher Activity Sheets

Get to know your students a bit better using a ‘Letter to Teacher’ template.

Classroom Scavenger Hunt – Digital Icebreaker

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

Procedures Scoot!

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

First Day of School Photo Props and Display

A printable photo props pack to be used on the first day of the school year.

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.

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!

Funky Apple Craftivity

Have fun on the first day of school with a fun customizable, Funky Apple Craftivity.