First Day of School 2025 Activities Teaching Resources

Add It In - Listen and Draw Active Listening Activity

Practice following directions to color and draw pictures with a printable listening activity worksheet pack.

Can You Save Fred? Activity

Can You Save Fred? Encourage teamwork and resilience with a fun, hands-on problem-solving and team-building STEM activity.

All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity

I'm Outta This World - About Me Kids' Craft

Create an easy paper craft that is out of this world with a printable Alien-themed All About Me template.

All About Me Book - One Pager Template

Save paper and get to know your students with a Back-to-School About Me One-Pager Mini Book.

All About Me Backpack - Get to Know You Template

Pack your Back to School bag and get to know your students with a printable All About Me Backpack Craft 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.

Getting to Know You Fortune Teller

Use this getting to know you paper fortune teller and summary sheet as a first day of school activity.

Find Someone Who Icebreaker

Build a classroom community and help your students get to know each other with a fun getting to know you activity.

Daily Writing Prompts Calendars - Upper Grades

Inspire your students and encourage them to write regularly with a set of printable Daily Writing Prompts in calendar format!

I Am Poem Template

Get to know your students and create back-to-school poems with a printable ‘I Am… Poem template.

Color Me Carefully – Geometric Animals

Hone in on your students' speaking and listening skills with this barrier activity.

Have a Bright Year! Lightbulb Goal Setting Craft

Brighten up your first day of school with a fun Lightbulb-themed goal-setting craft activity.

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!

Goal Grid - Goal Setting Template

Set goals for the new school year with a printable goal-setting template for kids.

Find a Friend - Intermediate Back to School Activity

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

Team Building Games – Upper Grades

Encourage communication and cooperation with this set of 10 team-building games.

Back to School STEM Challenges – Grades 4-6

Integrate STEM activities into your back-to-school plans by guiding students to create a name badge, cantilever, and school mascot.

Would You Rather...? Back to School Edition

Engage your students in thought-provoking discussions with this set of 16 back-to-school “Would You Rather” questions.

Interview a Classmate - First Day of School Activity

Help your students learn more about their new classmates (even if they have been together for the last 5 years) with this fun speaking and listening activity!

Roll to Create - All About Me Drawing Game

Roll to create a fun About Me Artwork with a printable back-to-school drawing game.

Get to Know Me Classroom Quilt Template

Create a Get to Know Me Quilt with a printable quilt block template to show off the fantastic new students in your new classroom.