First Day of School 2026 Activities Teaching Resources for 3rd Grade
- Plus Plan
About Me Hexagonal Thinking Activity
Start the school year with an engaging Hexagonal Thinking Activity to help students see the connections between themselves and their new classmates.
- Plus Plan
It's Me! Puzzle Collage Templates
Create an It’s Me! Puzzle Collage with our printable about me puzzle piece art templates.
- Plus Plan
All About Me Jersey Design Template
Kick off the year and get to know your new team of students with an exciting All About Me Jersey Design Template.
- Plus Plan
Best Friend Wanted Poster Template
Use our Best Friend Wanted Poster Template to spark new friendships at the beginning of the year.
- Plus Plan
Interview Shuffle — Classroom Community Building Interactive Slides
Help your students get to know each other with a Back to School Interview Shuffle icebreaker activity.
- Plus Plan
Add It In - Listen and Draw Activity
Practice following directions to color and draw pictures with a listen and draw activity pack.
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
Back to School Scatter - Categories Game
Start the school year with a collaborative Back to School Categories game to initiate student introductions.
- Plus Plan
Getting to Know You Fortune Teller
Use this getting to know you paper fortune teller and summary sheet as a first day of school activity.
- Plus Plan
Procedures Do's and Don'ts
Identify proper school and classroom procedures with this sorting activity.
- Plus Plan
Never Have I Ever... Getting to Know You Interactive Game
Get to know your new class with this child-friendly version of "Never Have I Ever...".
- Plus Plan
Can You Save Fred? Activity
Can You Save Fred? Encourage teamwork and resilience with a fun, hands-on problem-solving and team-building STEM activity.
- Plus Plan
Back to School Retro Theme Coloring Sheets
Kick off a groovy new school year with fun retro coloring pages!
- Plus Plan
Back to School - Procedure Exit Tickets
Assess student knowledge of classroom rules and procedures with quick and easy exit tickets.
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
School Procedures Rewrite
Practice writing stories of characters who demonstrate a proper understanding of classroom procedures with this rewrite activity.
- Plus Plan
First Day of School Photo Props and Display
A printable photo props pack to be used on the first day of the school year.
- Plus Plan
Meet the Teacher Trivia Game - Interactive Activity
Help your students get to know the teacher with a fun All About the Teacher Trivia Game!
- Plus Plan
Printable Escape Room - Rescue the Reef
Use this printable escape room, Rescue the Reef, with your middle grade students to encourage team work to solve puzzles and crack the code!
- Plus Plan
Learning Style Inventory Worksheet (3-5)
Learn your new students' learning styles and more with a printable Learning Styles Inventory Worksheet for upper grades.
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
3D All About Me Template - Craftivity
Create a three-dimensional All About Me display for hanging in the classroom with this 3D All About Me template.
- Plus Plan
All About Me Book - One Pager Template
Save paper and get to know your students with a Back-to-School About Me One-Pager Mini Book.
- Plus Plan
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.
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Pre-K
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Kindergarten
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for 1st Grade
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for 2nd Grade
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for 3rd Grade
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for 4th Grade
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for 5th Grade
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for 6th Grade
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for 7th Grade