First Day of School 2024 Activities Teaching Resources for 2nd Grade

This Is Me Task Cards

Get to know your students on the first days of a new school year with this fun getting-to-know-you game.

Let's Cooperate Code Cracker - Primary

A whole class game including a collection of 6 activities that students need to solve to reveal numbers for a lock combination.

Back to School - Personalized Name Coloring Bookmarks

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

Have a Bright Year! Lightbulb Goal Setting Craft

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

Lettuce Get To Know You Craft Activity

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

All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity

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.

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.

Under the Sea All About Me Poster

Dive into a new school year and learn about your new students with an Under the Sea All About Me poster.

All About Me Baseball Card Template

Get to know your new team of students with our printable MVP Baseball Card All About Me template.

Classroom Scavenger Hunt – PowerPoint Presentation

Take your students on a scavenger hunt to get to know their new classroom environment.

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.

Funky School Bus Craft Activity

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

Funky Apple - Back to School Craft Activity

Have fun on the first day of school with a fun customizable, Funky Apple Back to School craft activity.

Icebreaker Bingo

Kick off a new school year with a getting-to-know-you icebreaker game!

Back to School Word Search Worksheets

Warm up your students’ vocabulary skills with this set of Back to School word searches.

Find a Friend Icebreaker Activity - Grades 1-2

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

Back to School Cootie Catcher Template

Help make heading back to school a blast with this paper fortune teller template.

Interactive Icebreaker Game

Looking for a fun interactive way for your students to get to know each other at the beginning of the school year? This is it!

Move and Share Activity - Icebreaker Activity

Start the school year movin' and sharin' with this fun icebreaker activity.