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 activitiesfor 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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- Free Plan Never Have I Ever... Getting-to-know-you Game
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- Free Plan Add It In Listening Activity Bundle Practise following directions to colour and draw pictures with a free printable listening activity worksheet pack.
- Free Plan Free Blank Face Template Pack Use these free blank face templates to create fun back-to-school art celebrating the individuality and diversity of your new students!
- Free Plan Never Have I Ever... Getting-to-know-you Game Have some back to school fun with a child-friendly version of the popular getting-to-know-you game, ‘Never Have I Ever’.
- Plus Plan Would You Rather...? Question Cards Would You Rather use this set of 31 question cards or eat a can of worms?
- Plus Plan Brain Break Activity Cards Give your students a quick brain break with this set of 19 whole-class games.
- Plus Plan Back to School STEM Challenges – Upper Years A selection of 3 STEM activities for upper years students that are perfect for the back-to-school period.
- Plus Plan Team Building Games for Upper Grades Encourage communication and cooperation with a set of 10 team building games.
- Plus Plan Meet the Teacher - Get to Know You Game Help your students get to know the teacher with a fun Get to Know You Game!
- Plus Plan Back to School STEM Challenge Cards - Lower Years Integrate STEM activities into your back-to-school plans by guiding students to create a picture frame, name tag, and pencil cup.
- Plus Plan Goal Setting Template (Mountain) Set new goals for the school year with a printable goal setting template.
- Plus Plan 'My Goal Tree' - Goal Setting Worksheet Grow new back to school goals with a printable goal setting tree template.
- Free Plan My Goal Grid - Goal Setting Template Set goals for the new school year with a printable goal-setting template for kids.
- Plus Plan Find a Friend Who…Worksheet Encourage students to engage with different classmates and learn about others with this whole-class activity.
- Plus Plan Rules Around Us - Sorting Activity Identify rules at home, in school and around the community with a sorting activity.
- Plus Plan A Letter to My Teacher Activity Get to know your students a bit better using a ‘Letter to Teacher’ template.
- Plus Plan All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity Scoop up some first-day fun with a printable ice cream-themed Get to Know Me Craft for kids.
- Plus Plan Count and Graph – In the Classroom Practise collecting, sorting, and organising data to create a graph with this 2-page worksheet.
- Plus Plan Classroom Scavenger Hunt – PowerPoint Presentation Take your students on a scavenger hunt to get to know their new classroom environment.
- Plus Plan Let's Be Sharp! Goal Setting Craft Set a positive tone and start the school year with a Let’s Be Sharp! Goal Setting craft.
- Plus Plan What are Desk Pets? Introduction Slide Deck Introduce your students to your Desk Pet Classroom Reward System with an engaging slide deck.
- Plus Plan Find Someone Who Icebreaker Build a classroom community and help your students get to know each other with a fun getting-to-know-you activity.
- Plus Plan Funky School Bus Craft Activity Go for a ride on the Funky School Bus with a fun school bus craft for kids!
- Free Plan Student Interest Survey Pack Use a Student Interest Survey to get to know your new students at the beginning of the school year.
- Free Plan I Wish My Teacher Knew Activity Sheet Add an ‘I Wish My Teacher Knew’ activity to your first-day plans to learn more about your new students.
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