First Day of School 2024 Activities Teaching Resources for 1st Grade

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!

All About Me Bag Ideas & Tag Template

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

My Hopes and Wishes Jar Template

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

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 - Listening Skill Refresh Activity

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

A Letter to My Teacher Activity Sheets

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

Rockin' School Year - First Day of School Printable Craftivity

Set goals to have a rockin’ school year with a first day of school printable writing craftivity.

Let's Be Sharp! Goal Setting Craftivity

Set a positive tone and start the school year with a Let’s Be Sharp! Goal Setting Craftivity.

What's the Problem? Classroom Procedure Task Cards

Teach, review, and assess student knowledge of classroom rules and procedures with quick and easy task cards.

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.

Back to School - Personalized Name Coloring Bookmarks

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

Get to Know Me Collaborative Tessellation Art Activity

Invite your students to get to know each other by creating a collaborative About Me Tessellation Art Project.

Back to School - Getting to Know You Dice Roll

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

Sit Down If… Back to School Movement Icebreaker

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

Our Class is a Family Activity Flipbook

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

Star of the Week Poster Templates

Celebrate successful students with printable Star of the Week Poster Templates!

How Do I Get Home? Backpack Tags & Forms

Use printable backpack tags to organize student transportation at the end of the school day.

Meet the Teacher Trivia Game - Interactive Activity

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

Lettuce Get To Know You Craft Activity

‘Lettuce’ Get to Know You with a fun back-to-school Hamburger All About Me activity.

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.

All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity

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.

Back to School Retro Theme Coloring Sheets

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

All About Me Template - Soccer Ball

Kick off a new year with a fun soccer-themed all-about-me activity.