First Day of School 2026 Activities Teaching Resources for 2nd Grade

All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity

Hopes and Wishes Jar - Goal Planning Template

Have your students craft a hopes and wishes jar to set goals for the school year.

Printable SMART Goals Template

Start the school year by having your students use a printable template to set their own S.M.A.R.T. goals.

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!

Color Me Carefully – Geometric Animals

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

Student Interest Survey Pack

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

Funky School Bus Craft

Go for a ride on the Funky Bus with a fun Back to School School Bus Craft for Kids!

I Wish My Teacher Knew Activity Sheet

Add an ‘I Wish My Teacher Knew’ activity to your first-day plans to learn more about your new students.

Back to School Supply Shopping Task - Primary Grades

Calculate the cost of school supplies and answer questions with this back-to-school math activity.

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!

Stand Up, Sit Down Game - 'Sit Down If' Icebreaker

Have your students giggling on day 1 with this Stand Up, Sit Down Game as a classroom icebreaker.

Printable All About Me Poster Template - Ocean Theme

Dive into a new school year and learn about your new students with an ocean-themed Printable All About Me Poster Template.

Goal Grid - Goal Setting Template

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

Back To School - Listening Skill Refresh Activity

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

Color-by-Code Grammar- Back to School Coloring Sheet

Use this color by code grammar worksheet as a back to school parts of speech review activity with your students.

Back to School Word Scramble

Start the first day with an engaging Back to School Word Scramble activity.

All About Me Hoodie Activity

Start the year in style and get to know your students with a fun ‘All About Me’ Hoodie Design template.

Back to School - Personalized Name Coloring Bookmarks

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

Our Class is a Family Activity Flipbook

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

Meet the Teacher Trivia Game - Interactive Activity

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

Back to School - Get to Know You Dice Game

Play a Get to Know You dice game for students to get to know their classmates.

Back to School Emoji Code Breaker Worksheets

Use this emoji code breaker worksheet as a back to school activity with your students.

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!