First Day of School 2026 Activities Teaching Resources for Kindergarten
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Hopes and Wishes Jar - Goal Planning Template
Have your students craft a hopes and wishes jar to set goals for the school year.
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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.
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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.
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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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Get to Know You Bingo - Back to School Game
Start your year off right with an engaging Get to Know You bingo game designed for early elementary students.
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First Day of School Signs
Smile big and use our Printable First Day of School Signs to brighten up your first day photo ops!
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Our Class is a Family Activity Flipbook
Start building a classroom community from day one with a printable ‘Our Class is a Family’ flipbook.
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Back to School Retro Theme Coloring Sheets
Kick off a groovy new school year with fun retro coloring pages!
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Lining Up Mini-Book
Teach your students the proper way to line up with this printable mini-book.
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Morning Classroom Routine Mini-Book
Help your students develop a morning routine in the classroom by reading a printable mini-book.
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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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Using School Supplies - Kindergarten Worksheets
Help your kindergarten students learn to use materials appropriately with printable classroom supply procedure worksheets.
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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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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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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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Printable First Day of School Crowns - Free
Get crafty and celebrate the new school year with free printable first-day-of-school crowns.
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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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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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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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Back to School Supply Shopping Task - Primary Grades
Calculate the cost of school supplies and answer questions with this back-to-school math activity.
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I Can Follow the Rules at School – Mini-Book
Use this mini-book to review or introduce school and classroom rules to your primary students.
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Procedures Do's and Don'ts
Identify proper school and classroom procedures with this sorting activity.
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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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- 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
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