Print our Free First day of School worksheets for fun ice-breakers in the classroom. We’ve created many fun individual first day of school activities you can print including acrostic name poems, my favorites, my goals, and even time capsule printables. Additionally, you find group games such as Classmate BINGO, I Have-Who Has, and Would You Rather games, that will have your students out of their seats and socializing with their peers. These fun and free PDF downloads are designed to help your students interact and make first-day connections in the classroom.
First Day of School Worksheets
Free printable First-day worksheets including ice-breakers, classmate bingo, fun facts, peer connections and more. Below you’ll find low-stress way to spark conversation and build classroom community. Here are some simple first-day activity pages you can use to break the ice in your classroom. Find more All About Me Printables to make your first day a success!
First Day of School Acrostic Name Poem
We love to write acrostic poems! This name poem allows students to write about themselves through a fun name poem activity page! For each letter of their name, students can write a quality about themselves, or even something that are interested in or proud of. When complete ask students to read their poems aloud and explain why they chose each word. Find more Personalized Name Activities Here.
First Day of School Goal Worksheet
Help your students write goals at the beginning of the year. This first day (first week) of the school goal-setting page asks your students to create goals for personal and academic growth. Students can track what they want to improve, how they plan to reach their goal, and how they will feel when they accomplish it.
1st Day of School Time Capsule
Create a time capsule on the first day of school with this printable! This page can be used with any grade level! Students keep track of their name, date, age, hopes, goals, current news stories, their favorite foods, places, animals, and predictions! Have students open on the last day of school and reminisce about the first day! If you are in a small school setting you might even mail these to your students once they graduate to their next school. If you’re looking for a fun time tracking activity, try our first 100 days of school printables.
First Day of School Group Activities
Group activities for the first day of school can be a simple and fun way to break the ice! We’ve created fun first day of school group activities like scavenger hunts, BINGO, I Have Who Has, Would You Rather, Two Truths and Lie, and so much more! There is something for everyone with these fun Classroom Activities for the first day of school.
First Day of School Scavenger Hunt
We love a good scavenger hunt! This back-to-school classroom hunt gets students up and learning about the classroom setting. Find a desk, clock, paper clips, and more!
First Day of School Classmate Bingo
Love playing BINGO? Then you’ll love this Classmate BINGO card! Students will need to find other students who fall into the categories listed on the card. This activity will have your students busily asking their peers questions about their lives, and is sure to be a fun and engaging first day of school activity. The first student to get 5 in a row wins! To make this activity more difficult, require that a student can only sign another classmate’s board one time each.
First Day of School I Have, Who Has Game
This is our free, editable I have who has printable game. The PDF version is editable below but this version comes in multiple colors. Pair with our First Day of School Signs and our free template printables (including back to school, first day, and all about me) to really get the school year started off right!
First Day of School I Have, Who Has Game
This is our free, editable I have who has printable game. Download and type in your answers. This can be paired with our First Day of School Signs and our free template printables (including back to school, first day, and all about me) to really get the school year started off right!
First Day of School Worksheets PDF Free
These printable activities are designed to be flexible and adaptable for any K-5 classroom or homeschool environment. The worksheets can be used independently or in small groups, making them perfect for both traditional and homeschool classroom settings. Want more holiday and seasonal worksheets? Check out our holiday worksheets!
First Day of School Two Truths & a Lie Game
This is a super fun icebreaker activity! Two truths and a lie work well in elementary school. Students will write three facts about themselves (2 truths and 1 lie). Then, classmates have to determine which are the truths and which are lies.
First Day of School Worksheets Free Printable
These engaging activities are valuable tools for building classroom community through the initial 1st-day excitement. Integrate these getting-to-know-you activities into morning meetings, transition times, or dedicated community-building sessions. Remember, there’s no time like the present to build community and plan for the 100th day of school!
1st Day of School Would You Rather
Download these fun Would You Rather question cards for an instant, no-prep activity that sparks critical thinking in children. The printable sheet features 12 engaging prompts perfect for elementary and preschool students. Fine more Would You Rather Questions for Kids here.
First Day of School STEM Challenge
Grab this free STEM challenge activity for your first day! There are eight different STEM challenges for you and your students to choose from. From Marshmallow towers, to a floating boat challenge pair up your students and assist them in team-building activities right from the very first-day.
1st Day of School Dice Breaker
Our printable dice breaker activity page features the die numbers 1-6. Perfect for use in partners or small group settings, this activity helps classmates get to know each other!
1st Day of School Ice Breaker Find Someone Activity
It is a fun “find someone who” game that brings your students closer together. Learning about each other on the first day (or in the first week) of school is super easy with this free printable. Students are asked to fine someone who likes to play video games, or someone who has gone camping. This is a great, quick activity you can use to help students find a friend.
1st Day of School Ice Breaker Challenge
Who likes to draw and paint? Who has baked something by themselves?Students will search the room for classmates who have experienced specific things. From seeing a rainbow to favorite pizza toppings, your students will learn all sorts of things about one another.
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