Classroom printables, activities & worksheets
First Week of School Activities Teaching Resources
A curated collection of first week activities and ice-breakers to help your students settle in and feel comfortable.
32 of 81 teaching
resources for those 'aha' moments
teaching resource
Brain Break Activity Cards
A set of 19 games to play with your class when they need a quick brain break!
teaching resource
Back to School Tracing Skills
A set of worksheets for students to practice tracing and fine motor skills.
teaching resource
Icebreaker Game Cards
A set of 20 icebreaker games to help your students get to know each other.
teaching resource
All About Me Journal – Upper Grades
An 'All About Me' journal to use with your students at the beginning of the school year.
teaching resource
My Favorite Thing About School – Worksheet
A worksheet to get students excited about school.
teaching resource
All About Me Journal – Lower Grades
An 'All About Me' journal to use at the beginning of the school year.
teaching resource
All About Me Lantern
A 3-D lantern template to use with students at the beginning of the year.
teaching resource
All About Me Puzzle Piece
An 'All About Me' puzzle piece template for the start of a new year.
teaching resource
All About Me Display Wall – Retro Video Game
Use this activity to help your students get to know one another at the start of the year.
teaching resource
All About Me Display Wall – Beehive
A beehive display to create an all about me wall.
teaching resource
School Scavenger Hunt
A scavenger hunt where students search for specific things around the school.
teaching resource
Team Building Games – Upper Grades
A set of 10 team building games to encourage communication and cooperation.
teaching resource
Back to School Today! Poem
A poem that explores the feelings students may experience when heading back to school after an extended break.
teaching resource
Never Have I Ever... Getting to Know You PowerPoint
A child-friendly version of the popular getting-to-know-you game, ‘Never Have I Ever’.
teaching resource
Never Have I Ever... Getting to Know You Game
A child-friendly version of the popular getting-to-know-you game, 'Never Have I Ever'.
teaching resource
Beginning of Year Time Capsule Template
A time capsule template for your students to complete at the beginning of the school year.
teaching resource
Pass It On – Drawing Game
A whole class game that promotes peer communication using visual and written literacy skills.
teaching resource
Then and Now Student Survey
A survey for students to complete at the beginning and the end of the year.
teaching resource
Color Me Carefully – Geometric Animals
A set of four coloring pages to be used as speaking and listening activities.
teaching resource
Great Goals Gondola Template
Encourage your class to set their intentions for the year ahead with our goal-setting worksheet for students.
teaching resource
At-Home Scavenger Hunt
A scavenger hunt that students can complete during virtual learning.
teaching resource
Virtual Icebreaker Activities
A set of 6 icebreaker games that can be played virtually.
teaching resource
Learning Preference Sheet
A student learning preference sheet to use in the first weeks of school.
teaching resource
Student Interest Survey - Primary Grades
A student interest survey for the primary grades.
teaching resource
Student Interest Survey - Upper Grades
A student interest survey for the upper grades.
teaching resource
Behavior Charades
A fun game to play at the beginning of the year to explore appropriate and inappropriate behaviors.
teaching resource
First Week of School Reflection
An activity for students to reflect on their first week of a new school year.
