First Day of School 2026 Activities Teaching Resources for 3rd Grade
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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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Interactive Icebreaker Game
Looking for a fun interactive way for your students to get to know each other at the beginning of the school year? This is it!
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Back to School Bookmarks
Celebrate the new school year with these back-to-school bookmarks.
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Add It In - Listen and Draw Activity
Practice following directions to color and draw pictures with a listen and draw activity pack.
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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 Scatter - Categories Game
Start the school year with a collaborative Back to School Categories game to initiate student introductions.
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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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School Procedures Rewrite
Practice writing stories of characters who demonstrate a proper understanding of classroom procedures with this rewrite activity.
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Back to School Coloring Pages
Use these back-to-school coloring pages as a first day of school activity with your students.
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Back to School - Plan a Field Trip Project
Integrate STEM activities into your beginning-of-year math and economics lessons by inviting your students to plan a field trip, calculate costs, and follow a budget.
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Let's Be Sharp! Goal Setting Craftivity
Set a positive tone and start the school year with a Let’s Be Sharp! Goal Setting Craftivity.
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What's the Problem? Classroom Procedure Task Cards
Teach, review, and assess student knowledge of classroom rules and procedures with quick and easy task cards.
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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.
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School Supply Shopping - Upper Grades
Calculate the cost of school supplies and answer questions with this back-to-school math activity.
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Procedures Do's and Don'ts
Identify proper school and classroom procedures with this sorting activity.
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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.
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Playdough STEM Challenge – Task Cards
Use this set of STEM challenge cards to foster critical thinking and problem-solving by building various items with playdough.
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Back to School Problem Solving Task Cards
Use this set of 20 task cards when teaching behavior expectations during your back-to-school lessons.
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