First Day of School 2025 Activities Teaching Resources
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Back to School - Getting to Know You Dice Roll
Get your pupils up, moving, and making new friends with a quick round of Getting to Know You Dice Roll
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Back to School Word Search Worksheets
Warm up your pupils’ vocabulary skills with this set of Back to School word searches.
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Fishing To Know You
Get to know your new class at the beginning of the year with this Fishing to Know You activity.
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Classroom Rules and Expectations Cut and Paste Worksheets
Start your year off right by reviewing classroom rules with a free cut-and-paste writing and drawing activity.
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Back to School Activity Mats - All Year Groups
Use these back-to-school activity mats as your first day of school warm-up activity during morning arrival.
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Search and Find – Back to School
Start the school year with a fun Back to School maths activity for Year 1 pupils.
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All About Me Concertina - Back to School Craft
Craft a fun All About Me Pencil Craft with a printable concertina book template.
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Back to School Colouring Pages
Use these back-to-school colouring pages as a first day of school activity with your pupils.
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Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down Classroom Expectations Sort
Review appropriate classroom behaviours with this sorting activity.
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Our Class is a Family Activity Flipbook for KS1
Start building a classroom community from day one with a printable ‘Our Class is a Family’ flipbook.
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Getting to Know You – Back to School Bingo
Start your year off right with an engaging back to school bingo game designed for reception and year 1 pupils.
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What's the Problem? Classroom Rules Task Cards
Teach, review and assess your pupils' knowledge of the classroom rules with these quick and easy task cards.
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Classroom Rules Sentence Writing Pack
Teach classroom rules and practise writing skills with Classroom Rule Writing Worksheets for early years.
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Would You Rather...? Back to School Edition
Engage your pupils in thought-provoking discussions with this set of 16 back-to-school 'Would You Rather' questions.
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Let's Be Sharp! Goal Setting Craft
Set a positive tone and start the school year with a 'Let’s Be Sharp!' Goal Setting craft.
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Find Four Icebreaker Activity
A fun icebreaker activity to use at the beginning of a new school year.
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Count and Graph – In the Classroom
Practise collecting, sorting, and organising data to create a graph with this 2-page worksheet.
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Back to School Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Build a classroom community and help your students get to know each other with a fun getting to know you activity.
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Classroom Scavenger Hunt – PowerPoint Presentation
Take your primary pupils on a scavenger hunt to get to know their new classroom environment.
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Brain Break Activity Cards
Give your pupils a quick brain break with this set of 19 whole-class games.
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Would You Rather...? Question Cards
Use these Would You Rather...? question cards to get to know your pupils in a fun way.
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Beginning of Year Time Capsule Template
Use this teaching resource at the beginning of the school year to create a time capsule for each pupil.
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Good Choice or Bad Choice? Worksheet
Help your young pupils differentiate between good and bad behaviour choices with a cut-and-stick worksheet.
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Find a Friend Who…Worksheet
Encourage your KS1 pupils to engage with different classmates and learn about others with this whole-class activity.