First Day of School 2026 Activities Teaching Resources for 2nd Grade

All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity

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.

Fishing to Know You

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

Back To School - Listening Skill Refresh Activity

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

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.

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.

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!

All About Me Hoodie Activity

Start the year in style and get to know your students with a fun ‘All About Me’ Hoodie Design template.

Have a Bright Year! Light Bulb Goal Setting Craft

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

This or That? Icebreaker Game

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

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.

Back to School Word Scramble

Start the first day with an engaging Back to School Word Scramble activity.

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.

Color-by-Code Grammar- Back to School Coloring Sheet

Use this color by code grammar worksheet as a back to school parts of speech review activity with your students.