First Day of School 2025 Activities Teaching Resources
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Icebreaker Bingo – First Day of School Game
Kick off a new school year with a Getting to Know You Icebreaker Bingo!
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Classroom Behaviour Discussion Cards
Encourage pupils to think about what a positive learning environment looks like, sounds like and feels like with this set of 10 discussion cards.
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Never Have I Ever... Getting-to-know-you Game
Get to know your new students with this child-friendly version of the popular game, 'Never Have I Ever.'
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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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Never Have I Ever... Getting-to-know-you Game – Key Stage 2
Have some back to school fun with a child-friendly version of the popular getting-to-know-you game, ‘Never Have I Ever’.
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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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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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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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One Has to Go! Game of Elimination Icebreaker for KS2
Play ‘One Has to Go!” and engage your pupils in a friendly classroom debate with this interactive icebreaker game.
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Printable SMART Goals Template for KS2
Start the school year by having your KS2 pupils use a printable template to set their own S.M.A.R.T. goals.
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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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Who’s in Your Circle? Icebreaker Activity for KS2
Help your pupils find like-minded friends on the first day of school with a ‘Who’s in Your Circle?’ icebreaker activity.
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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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Collaborative Icebreaker - Back to School Scatter Game
Start the school year with a collaborative game to initiate pupil introductions.
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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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Find Four Icebreaker Activity
A fun icebreaker activity to use at the beginning of a new school year.
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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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Summer Snapshots
Celebrate the end of summer with this fun back-to-school activity.
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'Sit Down If...' Getting-to-know-you Elimination Game
Play this interactive game with your new class to break the ice in the first week of a new school year.
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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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Let's Cooperate Code Cracker - Upper KS2
A whole class game including a collection of 6 activities which students need to solve to reveal numbers to combine for a lock combination.
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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.