First Day of School 2024 Activities Teaching Resources for 5th Grade

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.

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.

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.

Student Interest Survey Pack

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

Back To School - Listening Skill Refresh Activity

Refresh student listening skills with a Back to School Listening Skill Refresh Slides and script.

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!

Back to School Today! Poem for Kids

Ease back-to-school jitters and launch your students into a love of poetry with a short poem for kids written just for the first day of school!

My Hopes and Wishes Jar Template

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

Roll to Create - All About Me Drawing Game

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

Meet the Teacher Trivia Game - Interactive Activity

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

Back to School Word Search Worksheets

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

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.

Getting to Know You Worksheet for Middle School

Use our printable getting to know you worksheets to learn more about your middle schoolers on the first day of school.

Goal Grid - Goal Setting Template

Set goals for the new school year with a printable goal-setting template for kids.

Back to School - Plan a Field Trip Project

Integrate STEM activities into your beginning-of-year math and economics lessons by inviting your students to plan a field trip, calculate costs, and follow a budget.

Color Me Carefully – Geometric Animals

Hone in on your students' speaking and listening skills with this barrier activity.

Fishing to Know You

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

A Letter to My Teacher Activity Sheets

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

All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity

Funky School Bus Craft Activity

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

Team Building Games – Upper Grades

Encourage communication and cooperation with this set of 10 team-building games.

Getting to Know You Fortune Teller

Use this getting to know you paper fortune teller and summary sheet as a first day of school activity.

Back to School - Desk Nameplate Craftivity Project

Celebrate the first day of school, get to know your students, and learn everyone’s names with a first day name plate craftivity project.

Would You Rather...? Back to School Edition

Engage your students in thought-provoking discussions with this set of 16 back-to-school “Would You Rather” questions.