Still need a few ideas? Read on for some tips from our teacher team on what to do on the first day of school, plus some inspiring first day of school quotes to share with your students!
First Day of School 2024 Activities & Worksheets for Primary Classrooms
Dive into a curated collection of teacher-created first-day-of-school activities, printables and icebreakers to help your students settle in and feel comfortable whether they're starting their very first day in primary school or just their first day of the 2024 school year! This collection of printables and digital activities for teachers to use on the first day of the school year was created by the expert Australian teacher team at Teach Starter with an eye on providing teachers everything they need to make kids feel safe and respected from day one. Let your students know they've found a warm and welcoming classroom environment where they can thrive this school year! From activities that will help you set expectations early to printable forms you can use to collect important student information and so much more, this collection has your entire day (and first week) covered!
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Never Have I Ever... Getting-to-know-you Game
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Collaborative Icebreaker - Back to School Scatter Game
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Back-to-School Countdown Mobile - Goal Setting Template
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Mindfulness Activities for Kids - Backpack Craft and Book
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Back to School Activity Mats - All Year Levels
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Project Based Back-to-School Activity - Plan an Excursion
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First Day of School 2024 Activities & Worksheets for Primary Classrooms
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My First Week of Year 2 Grade Mini Book
Encourage your year 2 students to reflect on their first week of school by responding to prompts with this printable mini book.
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Interview Shuffle- Classroom Community Building Interactive Slides
Help your students get to know each other with a Back to School Interview Shuffle icebreaker activity.
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I Can Follow the Rules at School – Mini-Book
Use this mini-book to review or introduce school and classroom rules to your primary students.
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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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Back to School Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Build a classroom community and help your students get to know each other with a fun getting to know you activity.
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Interview a Classmate - First Day of School Activity
Help your students learn more about their new classmates with this fun speaking and listening activity!
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Find a Friend - Early Years Icebreaker
Play a back-to-school find-a-friend game for students to get to know their classmates.
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Back to School Bookmarks
Celebrate the new school year with these back-to-school bookmarks.
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Interactive Icebreaker Game Display
A fun interactive way for your students to get to know each other at the beginning of a school year.
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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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Headbands Game - Team Building Activity
Play a game of school related celebrity heads to develop teamwork and collaboration skills.
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New School Year Goal Setting Flipbook
Inspire your students to reflect and set goals for the new school year with a Goal Setting flipbook template.
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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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Our Friends in the Pond - Getting to Know You Activity
A cute interactive getting to know you activity for your class.
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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.
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Back-to-School Silly Story Worksheets
Engage your students in grammar with this set of of back-to-school Silly Stories worksheets.
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Move and Share Activity
A fun icebreaker activity to use at the beginning of a new school year.
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Gumball Writing Template - 'I chews to...'
The ultimate writing template for any occasion.
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Back to School - Getting to Know You Dice Roll
Play a back-to-school dice game for students to get to know their classmates.
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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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Rock the School Year - Goal Setting Craftivity
Set goals to have a rockin’ school year with a back to school writing craftivity.
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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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Find Four Icebreaker Activity
A fun icebreaker activity to use at the beginning of a new school year.
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