First Day of School 2025 Activities Templates for Teachers

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.

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!

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.

My Hopes and Wishes Jar Template

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

Best Friend Wanted Poster Template

Use our Best Friend Wanted Poster Template to spark new friendships at the beginning of the year.

Have a Bright Year! Lightbulb Goal Setting Craft

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

I Am Poem Template

Get to know your students and create back-to-school poems with a printable ‘I Am… Poem template.

Daily Writing Prompts Calendars - Upper Grades

Inspire your students and encourage them to write regularly with a set of printable Daily Writing Prompts in calendar format!

Back to School - Personalized Name Coloring Bookmarks

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

3D All About Me Template - Craftivity

Create a three-dimensional All About Me display for hanging in the classroom with this 3D All About Me template.

All About Me Accordion - Back to School Craft

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

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!

Roll to Create - All About Me Drawing Game

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

A Letter to My Teacher Activity Sheets

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

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

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.

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.

Get to Know You Questionnaire - Mandala

Get to know your new students with a fun Mandala-style get-to-know-you questionnaire template.

All About Me Backpack - Get to Know You Template

Pack your Back to School bag and get to know your students with a printable All About Me Backpack Craft activity.

All About Me Template - Soccer Ball

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