The first day of school (well, first week, really) is all about getting to know your students, building community, and learning where your students are, academically and socially. Our first-day-of-school worksheets bundle has everything you need to fill that first week with meaningful activities, from first-day poetry to All about Me pages.
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What’s included in the free printable first-day-of-school worksheets bundle?
This bundle has everything you need for a productive and community-building first week of school:
Classmate BINGO
A BINGO game to help students get to know each other.
All about me page
Students can fill this page out to present to the class, or create a bulletin board all about your new students.
Use this activity to help students locate everything they need to start the school year right, from the tissue box to where to store their lunchboxes. Use the pre-filled form if you want students to find everything in your classroom, or use the editable-template to create a scavenger hunt that takes students around the campus.
Writing prompts
Dive into writing with these writing prompts. These are a great way to assess where students are in their writing skills and learn a little about each of them. The bundle also includes writing pages that students can use to answer the prompts.
First-day-of-school Venn diagram
Use this Venn diagram to help students see how they connect with and are unique from their peers. It’s a great way to start discussions about inclusivity and why it’s important.
First-day-of-school poem
A poem is a great way for students to introduce themselves. Each student completes their poems and end the first day with a poetry slam.
Not all information will come out of poems or writing prompts. Use this card to encourage students to tell you things that are important, but private.
First-day-of-school flip book
This flip book, with pages for students to reflect and write or draw about what they want to learn, what they are looking forward to, and a first-day-of-school portrait creates a memorable artifact of students’ beginning-of-year selves.
Use this page to have students reflect on what the classroom should look like or what should happen during certain parts of the day, like getting a book from the book corner or morning meeting.
What our classroom looks like during…
As you introduce routines and procedures, use this chart for students to capture their understanding of how the classroom will run. And, they can use this as a reminder during the first weeks of school.
Back to school 3, 2, 1
Students can fill out the 3, 2, 1 and use it to introduce themselves to each other.
