First Day of School 2025 Activities Teaching Resources
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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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Four Squares of Learning - A Getting to Know You Worksheet
Learn your students' expectations for the new school year with this first week of school activity.
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Soup, Salad, or Sandwich Game - Interactive Icebreaker
Play the Soup, Salad, or Sandwich? Game for an exciting icebreaker or brain-break activity!
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Back to School Icebreaker – Put a Finger Down Classroom Activity
Kick off a new school year with a 'Put a Finger Down' Getting to Know You classroom icebreaker.
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Interview Shuffle – Icebreaker Activity
Help your pupils get to know each other with a Back to School icebreaker activity.
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Getting to Know You Fortune Teller
Use this getting to know you fortune teller template and summary sheet as a first day of school activity.
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Mindfulness Activities - Backpack Craft and Book
Promote mindfulness and social and emotional learning with this Mindfulness Backpack activity.
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Add It In – Active Listening Activity
Practise following directions to colour and draw pictures with a printable listening activity worksheet pack.
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Behaviour Charades for Key Stage 2
Explore appropriate and inappropriate behaviours at the beginning of a new school year with a fun charade activity.
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Reaction Charades
A fun game for students to explore positive and negative ways of reacting to situations.
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First Day of School Photo Props and Display
Celebrate going back to school with a printable photo props pack to be used in the classroom on the first day of the school year.
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Team Building Games – Key Stage 2
Encourage communication and cooperation with a set of 10 team building games.
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Let's Cooperate Code Cracker - Lower 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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Interactive Icebreaker Game Display
Looking for a fun interactive way for your pupils to get to know each other at the beginning of the school year? This is it!
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Icebreaker Games – Get to Know You Game Cards
Help your pupils get to know each other with this set of 20 icebreaker games.
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Interview a Classmate – First Day of School Activity
Help your pupils learn more about their new classmates with this fun speaking and listening activity!
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All About My Culture – Chatterbox Template
A chatterbox template for students to use when learning about the different cultures of their classmates.
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First Week of School Activities Resource Pack
A resource pack of engaging activities to use in the first weeks of the new school year.
17 Fun 'Get To Know You' Questions & Games for Kids to Play on the First Day of School
Check out these 12 fun icebreakers for kids! These games help kids learn about their classmates, as well as making great first week activities too!