First Day of School 2025 Activities Teaching Resources for 4th Grade

Hopes and Wishes Jar - Goal Planning Template

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

Goal Setting – Iceberg Template

Download a free goal setting template that helps students identify singular aspects that they need focus on to achieve a goal.

All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity

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.

This or That? Icebreaker Game

Encourage new friendships in your classroom with an interactive This or That? Icebreaker activity.

Student Interest Survey Pack

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

Find Four - Elementary Icebreaker Activity

Play a fun get to know you game for kids to help them ‘Find Four’ new classmates to make friends with on the first day of school.

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.

Student Behavior Contract Template

Create a classroom community and ensure adherence to rules and procedures with a printable Student Behavior Contract Template.

Student Behavior Discussion Cards for the Classroom

Print free student behavior discussion cards to encourage your class to think about what a positive learning environment looks like, sounds like, and feels like.

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.

Editable All About Me - Getting to Know Me Worksheet

Use this printable Grade Level Getting to Know Me Worksheet to engage your students on the first day of school.

Back to School - Personalized Name Coloring Bookmarks

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

Roll to Create - All About Me Drawing Game

Roll to create a fun About Me Artwork with a printable back-to-school drawing game.

I'm Outta This World - About Me Kids' Craft

Create an easy paper craft that is out of this world with a printable Alien-themed All About Me template.

Never Have I Ever Questions for Kids ... Getting to Know You Game

See fun "Never Have I Ever" questions for kids to break the ice in your classroom and help students get to know one another.

Learning Style Inventory Worksheet (3-5)

Learn your new students' learning styles and more with a printable Learning Styles Inventory Worksheet for upper grades.

First Day of School Signs

Smile big and use our Printable First Day of School Signs to brighten up your first day photo ops!

Meet the Teacher Trivia Game - Interactive Activity

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

Find a Friend - Intermediate Back to School Activity

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

Student Self-Assessment Template

Get to know your students on the first day and learn their thoughts on school with a printable student self assessment.

Headbands Game-Back to School Icebreakers

Print a fun forehead game for students to get to know each other on the first day of school.

Fishing to Know You

Get to know your new class at the beginning of the year with this Fishing to Know You activity.

All About Me Accordion - Pencil Craft

Craft a fun All About Me Pencil Craft with a printable accordion book template.