First Day of School Activities Templates for Teachers
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Back to School - Procedure Exit Tickets
Assess student knowledge of classroom rules and procedures with quick and easy exit tickets.
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Rockin' School Year - First Day of School Printable Craftivity
Set goals to have a rockin’ school year with a first day of school printable writing craftivity.
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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.
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Who Lives at My Place? – Template
A 'lift the flaps' template where students display the family members that live in their home.
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To My Teacher... – Template
A letter to the teacher template to use at the beginning of a school year.
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Printable Wanted Poster Template
A 'Wanted' poster template that can be used in a variety of ways in the classroom.
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All About Me Journal – Lower Grades
Learn about your students at the beginning of the school year with this "All About Me" journal activity.
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Getting to Know You T-Shirt
Start the school year off with a bang with this getting-to-know-you activity.
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All About Me – Desk Plate
Have your students design a custom-made "all about me" desk plate for their new desk.
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All About Me Pennant Banner
Use this pennant flag template as an activity at the beginning of the year.
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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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Interview a Classmate
Help your students learn more about their new classmates with this fun speaking and listening activity!
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Summer Snapshots
Celebrate the end of summer with this fun back-to-school activity.
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Coat of Arms - Getting to Know You Back to School Activity
Celebrate the first day of school, get to know your students, and create an amazing bulletin board display with a Coat of Arms craftivity.
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Beginning of School Paper Fortune Teller
Help make heading back to school a blast with this paper fortune teller template.
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Getting to Know My Classmates – QR Code Template
Use QR codes to get to know your new classmates at the start of a new school year.
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Back-to-School Self-Assessment Template
A self-assessment tool for students to rate their enjoyment and skills in school subjects.
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Student Interest Survey - Upper Grades
A student interest survey for the upper grades.
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Getting to Know You Biography Template
A must have back to school activity for upper year students.
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Then and Now Student Survey
A survey for students to complete at the beginning and the end of the year.
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QR Code School to Library Scavenger Hunt
A fun activity where students scan QR codes to go on a scavenger hunt around the school, ending up at the library.
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All About Me Journal – Upper Grades
Learn all about your new students at the beginning of the year with this 'All About Me' journal.
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All About Me Puzzle Piece
Use this 'All About Me' puzzle piece template for the first day of school to help students get to know one another.
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Letter to My Future Self Template
A fun back-to-school activity to help students set goals for the upcoming school year.
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All About Me Lantern
A 3-D lantern template to use with students at the beginning of the year.
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Reading Preferences Survey
A survey for students to complete to gain a greater understanding of the types of texts they like to read.
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Letter to the Teacher Template
A getting-to-know you task for students to complete in the first days of a new school year.
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All About Me Numbers Accordian
A fun activity to use during the first week of school that encourages students to introduce themselves and to think about numbers.
