First Day of School 2025 Activities Teaching Resources
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Back to School Activity Mats - All Year Levels
Use these back-to-school activity mats as your first day of school warm-up activity during morning arrival.
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Let's Be Sharp! Goal Setting Craft
Set a positive tone and start the school year with a Let’s Be Sharp! Goal Setting craft.
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Back to School STEM Challenge Cards - Lower Years
Integrate STEM activities into your back-to-school plans by guiding students to create a picture frame, name tag, and pencil cup.
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Icebreaker Bingo - First Day of School Game
Kick off a new school year with a Getting to Know You Icebreaker Bingo!
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Have a Bright Year! Lightbulb Craft
Brighten up your classroom with a fun Lightbulb-themed goal-setting craft activity.
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Funky Apple - Printable Apple Craft Template
Have some crafty fun with our Funky Apple craft activity.
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Back to School Bookmarks
Celebrate the new school year with these back-to-school bookmarks.
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My Hopes and Wishes Jar - Goal-Setting Activity
Sets goals for the new school year with a goal-setting activity.
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Back to School – Listening Skills Refresh PowerPoint
Refresh student listening skills with a Back to School Listening Skill activity and and script.
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Icebreaker Games - Get to Know You Game Cards
Help your students get to know each other with this set of 20 icebreaker games.
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Rules Around Us - Sorting Activity
Identify rules at home, in school and around the community with a sorting activity.
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All About Me Concertina - Back to School Craft
Craft a fun All About Me Pencil Craft with a printable concertina book template.
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Who’s in Your Circle? Icebreaker Activity
Help your students find like-minded friends on the first day of school with a ‘Who’s in Your Circle?’ icebreaker activity.
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Meet the Teacher - Get to Know You Game
Help your students get to know the teacher with a fun Get to Know You Game!
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Find a Friend - First Day of School Scavenger Hunt Grids
Play a back-to-school find-a-friend game for students to get to know their classmates.
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Classroom Scavenger Hunt – PowerPoint Presentation
Take your students on a scavenger hunt to get to know their new classroom environment.
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Playdough Task Cards -Back to School Team Building
Use this set of Playdough challenge cards to foster team building in your classroom.
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New Year's Goal Setting Selfie
Inspire your students to reflect and set goals for the new year with a Goal Setting Selfie New Year Craft.
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Yeti to Learn - Goal Setting Template
Get “Yeti” to learn with a fun goal-setting craft and writing prompt for back to school.
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Fishing To Know You
A getting-to-know-you activity for the beginning of the year.
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Mindfulness Activities for Kids - Backpack Craft and Book
Promote mindfulness and social and emotional learning with this Mindfulness Backpack activity.
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Getting to Know You Chatterbox
Use this getting to know you chatterbox template and summary sheet as a first day of school activity.
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Looking Forward to a New School Year – Writing Template
Encourage students to look forward to the new school year by adding this writing template to your collection of back-to-school activities.
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Soup, Salad, or Sandwich Game - Interactive Icebreaker
Play the Soup, Salad, or Sandwich? Game for an exciting icebreaker or brain-break activity!
- First Day of School 2025 Activities Templates
- First Day of School 2025 Activities Games
- First Day of School 2025 Activities Worksheets
- First Day of School 2025 Activities for For Preschool / Kindergarten
- First Day of School 2025 Activities for For Foundation Year
- First Day of School 2025 Activities for For Year 1
- First Day of School 2025 Activities for For Year 2
- First Day of School 2025 Activities for For Year 3
- First Day of School 2025 Activities for For Year 4
- First Day of School 2025 Activities for For Year 5
- First Day of School 2025 Activities for For Year 6
- First Day of School 2025 Activities for For Year 7