First-Day Introductions with A Letter to My Teacher Activity

As we gear up for a brand-new school year, let’s flip the script on those standard icebreakers and introductions. Instead of the usual round of name games, why not invite your students to share their stories through the art of letter writing? The Teach Starter team has been hard at work creating a series of new ‘Letter to the Teacher’ templates to help students at different year levels introduce themselves more easily.

Fill-in-the-Blank Letter To Teacher Template

This printable resource is designed to give students a scaffolded way to introduce themselves to the teacher through letter writing. We’ve included three variations of the Letter to Teacher template so that a broader range of student abilities can participate fully in the activity.

Using the Fill-in-the-blank templates, students will complete sentence stems and finish a variety of statements to help you get to know them a bit better.

Download Your Letter to Teacher Template

This resource is available in the following printable and editable formats. Click the dropdown arrow on the download button to select your preferred file.

• Black and White PDF (non-editable)
• Black and White Google Slides (Editable)

Even More First Day Icebreakers and About Me Activities!

Before you go, take advantage of even more of our first-day activities and icebreakers for kids.! Explore our related resources to enhance your teaching toolkit.

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Collaborative Icebreaker - Back to School Scatter Game

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Never Have I Ever... Getting-to-know-you Game

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