First Day of School 2025 Activities Teaching Resources

Back To School - Listening Skill Refresh Activity

Refresh student listening skills with a Back to School Listening Skill Refresh Slides and script.

All About Me Bag Ideas & Tag Template

Get to know your students a bit better by having them create ‘All About Me’ Bags!

Student Interest Survey Pack

Use a Student Interest Survey to get to know your new students at the beginning of the school year.

Back to School - Personalized Name Coloring Bookmarks

Inspire your new students to read, read, read with their very own personalized name bookmark to colour!

Back to School Word Search Worksheets

Warm up your students’ vocabulary skills with this set of Back to School word searches.

Back to School Today! Poem for Kids

Ease back-to-school jitters and launch your students into a love of poetry with a short poem for kids written just for the first day of school!

My Hopes and Wishes Jar Template

Encourage students to set and write their intentions for the year ahead.

Procedures Scoot!

Review classroom procedures and expectations with with this back to school SCOOT activity.

Free Blank Face Templates

Use these blank face templates to create fun back-to-school art celebrating the individuality and diversity of your new students!

Sit Down If… Back to School Movement Icebreaker

Have your students giggling on day 1 with this getting-to-know-you activity.

Meet the Teacher Trivia Game - Interactive Activity

Help your students get to know the teacher with a fun All About the Teacher Trivia Game!

Search and Find – Back to School

Start the school year with a fun Back to School math activity for first graders.

Our Class is a Family Activity Flipbook

Start building a classroom community from day one with a printable ‘Our Class is a Family’ flipbook.

All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity

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.

This Is Me Task Cards

Get to know your students on the first days of a new school year with this fun getting-to-know-you game.

Find a Friend Icebreaker Activity - Grades 1-2

Play a back-to-school find-a-friend game for students to get to know their classmates.

A Letter to My Teacher Activity Sheets

Get to know your students a bit better using a ‘Letter to Teacher’ template.

Editable Template - All About Me in Grade _____

Use this printable Grade Level Getting to Know You Form to engage your students on the first day of school.

Back to School Retro Theme Coloring Sheets

Kick off a groovy new school year with fun retro coloring pages!

Funky Apple - Back to School Craft Activity

Have fun on the first day of school with a fun customizable, Funky Apple Back to School craft activity.

Back to School Craft - First Day of School Crown Template

Get crafty and celebrate the new school year with printable first-day-of-school coloring crowns.

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.

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.