Back to School First Week Activities | Classroom Games, Icebreakers & Printables | Elementary Teacher Resource PDF

BACK TO SCHOOL FIRST WEEK ACTIVITIES

Make the first week of school easier with 60 printable classroom activities for Grades K–5.

This ready-to-print PDF pack includes getting-to-know-you activities, classroom icebreakers, games, writing prompts, community-building activities, early-finisher pages, reflection activities, and teacher planning pages.

Use the activities individually or follow the included five-day Quick Start Guide.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

60-page printable activity pack

All About Me

• All About Me
• My Favorites
• My Family & People I Care About
• Things I Love to Do
• My Summer
• My Personality
• Things I'm Good At
• This Year I Want To...
• My School Goals

Classroom Icebreakers

• Find Someone Who...
• Classroom Scavenger Hunt
• Partner Interview
• Interview Your Classmate
• Three Things About Me
• Two Truths and a Fib
• Would You Rather?
• This or That?
• Meet Someone New
• Classroom Conversation Cards

Classroom Games

• Back to School Bingo
• Roll & Share
• Pick a Card
• Would You Rather? Classroom Edition
• School Trivia + Answer Key
• Classroom Charades
• Act It Out
• Mystery Student
• Find Your Match
• Team Challenge

Writing Activities

• My First Day of School
• My First Week
• My Summer Memory
• My Perfect School Day
• My Dream Classroom
• What Makes a Great Classmate?
• My Goals for This School Year
• A Note to My Future Self

Classroom Community

• Our Classroom Promise
• What Makes Our Classroom Special?
• Kindness Challenge
• Compliment a Classmate
• Acts of Kindness Tracker
• Classroom Teamwork Challenge
• Our Class Goals

Early Finisher Activities

• School-Themed Word Search
• School-Themed Crossword
• Classroom Maze
• Back to School Word Scramble + Answer Key
• Secret School Code + Answer
• Draw Your Ideal Classroom

First Week Reflection

• My First Week Reflection
• My First Week Memory
• Ready for the School Year

Teacher Bonus Pages

• First Week Activity Planner
• Student Activity Checklist
• Classroom Game Rotation Planner
• Teacher Notes

GREAT FOR

• Elementary classroom teachers
• Grades K–5
• Homeschool families
• Co-op teachers
• Classroom aides and paraprofessionals
• Substitute teachers
• First day of school
• First week of school
• Morning work
• Classroom community building
• Early-finisher activities
• Getting-to-know-you activities

The teacher guide also includes a suggested five-day plan for using the activities throughout the first week.

PRINTING

• US Letter — 8.5 × 11 inches
• Portrait format
• Print at home or school
• Designed to remain readable in grayscale
• Use 20–24 lb paper for most pages
• Cardstock can be used for the cut-apart card activities
• Print at 100% / Actual Size

The included printing guide provides specific instructions for the card pages, grayscale printing, paper choice, and printer settings.

FILE FORMAT

PDF printable files.

This is a digital download.

No physical product will be shipped.

No editable Canva or PowerPoint files are included.

HOW IT WORKS
Purchase the listing.
Download the ZIP file from Etsy.
Extract the ZIP folder.
Open the PDF files.
Print the pages you need.
Use the activities with your students.
LICENSE

Your purchase includes classroom, homeschool, and tutoring use for the purchaser.

You may print multiple copies for your own students.

You may not resell, redistribute, share, upload, or repackage the files for resale.

PLEASE NOTE

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Colors may vary slightly between screens and printers.

Due to the nature of digital products, no physical item will be mailed.

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