First Day of School 2026 Activities Teaching Resources for Year 5
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Letter to the Teacher Template
Get to know your students with an all about me writing template.
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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.
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Icebreaker Games - Get to Know You Game Cards
Help your students get to know each other with this set of 20 icebreaker games.
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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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Charades-Inspired Good Behaviour Game
Explore appropriate and inappropriate behaviours at the beginning of a new school year with a Good Behaviour Game.
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First Day of School Printable Crown Template
Get crafty and celebrate the new school year with a First Day of School Printable Crown Template.
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New Year Goal Setting Selfie Template
Inspire your students to reflect and set goals for the new year with a New Year Goal Setting Selfie Template.
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New Year Goal Setting Flipbook Booklet
Inspire your students to reflect and set goals for the new school year with a Goal Setting flipbook booklet.
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All About Me Collaborative Tessellation Project
Invite your students to get to know each other by completing an All About Me Collaborative Tessellation Project.
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Investigate the Teacher Icebreaker Activity
Help your students learn all about you with an engaging Investigate the Teacher Activity.
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Find Four - Active Icebreaker Activity
Use our fun, active icebreakers to help your students ‘Find Four’ new classmates to make friends with on the first day of school.
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Star of the Week Poster Templates
Celebrate successful students with printable Star of the Week Poster Templates!
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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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All About Myself Template - Welcome to Year 1-6
Use this printable All About Myself template to engage your students on the first day of school.
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Back to School STEM Challenges – Upper Years
A selection of 3 STEM activities for upper years students that are perfect for the back-to-school period.
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What are Desk Pets? Introduction Slide Deck
Introduce your students to your Desk Pet Classroom Reward System with an engaging slide deck.
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Funky School Bus Craft Activity
Go for a ride on the Funky School Bus with a fun school bus craft for kids!
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Find a Friend - First Day of School Scavenger Hunt Grids
Play a back-to-school find-a-friend game for students to get to know their classmates.
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Interactive Icebreaker Game Display
A fun interactive way for your students to get to know each other at the beginning of a school year.
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Playdough Task Cards -Back to School Team Building
Use this set of Playdough challenge cards to foster team building in your classroom.
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Headbands Game - Team Building Activity
Play a game of school related celebrity heads to develop teamwork and collaboration skills.
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Back-to-School Countdown Mobile - Goal Setting Template
Craft colourful hanging mobiles to start the school year with a printable goal setting craft activity.
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Back-to-School Silly Story Worksheets
Engage your students in grammar with this set of of back-to-school Silly Stories worksheets.
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Back to School Colouring-In Pages
Use these back-to-school colouring pages as a first day of school activity with your students.
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Preschool/Kindergarten
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Foundation Year
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Year 1
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Year 2
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Year 3
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Year 4
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Year 5
- First Day of School 2026 Activities for Year 6