First Week of School Activities for First Grade

What others say

"I was able to use this at the beginning of the school year and it was easy to implement.my students enjoyed coloring and working on this project throughout the for few weeks of school."

Claudia F.

"This is a great resource for back to school. Having students share their work with others helped them open up to each other during the first week. "

Beth D.

Description

Back to school activities for the first week of school in first grade!

This unit is filled with ideas and activities to help students get to know each other and to know their new classroom during those first couple weeks! All the printables and activities are in black and white to help you save ink and to allow the students to color in the clip art.

In this unit:

• My new class mini-book

• Writing response: “One important class rule is….”

• All About Me! Brainstorming map

• Things I am good at! Brainstorming map

• Ice breaker: “Find someone…”

• Partner activity: Classroom Checklist!

• Library Exploration: My Book Hunt!

• This Year vs. Last Year Venn Diagrom

• Summer personal narrative – organizers and writing paper

• Things I love about my new class – organizer and writing paper

• “My Mouth is a Volcano!” craft and writing activity

Enjoy!

Susan Jones

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First Week of School Activities for First Grade

Name: First Week of School Activities for First Grade
Brand: Susan Jones
SKU: 269490
Price: 4.50 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.86 (1063 reviews)

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What others say

"I was able to use this at the beginning of the school year and it was easy to implement.my students enjoyed coloring and working on this project throughout the for few weeks of school."

Claudia F.

"This is a great resource for back to school. Having students share their work with others helped them open up to each other during the first week. "

Beth D.

Description

Back to school activities for the first week of school in first grade!

In this unit:

• My new class mini-book

• Writing response: “One important class rule is….”

• All About Me! Brainstorming map

• Things I am good at! Brainstorming map

• Ice breaker: “Find someone…”

• Partner activity: Classroom Checklist!

• Library Exploration: My Book Hunt!

• This Year vs. Last Year Venn Diagrom

• Summer personal narrative – organizers and writing paper

• Things I love about my new class – organizer and writing paper

• “My Mouth is a Volcano!” craft and writing activity

Enjoy!

Susan Jones

Related Products

• All About ME! A back to School unit

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Rated 4.86 out of 5, based on 1063 reviews

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Great Product

Rated 5 out of 5

December 2, 2025

Met expectations

Great value

I was able to use this at the beginning of the school year and it was easy to implement.my students enjoyed coloring and working on this project throughout the for few weeks of school.

Claudia F.

238 reviews • California

Grades taught: 1st

Student populations: Autism, Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities

These are great activities for the first week of school.

Rated 5 out of 5

August 13, 2025

Met expectations

Great value

The students were engaged and they enjoyed doing the activities.

Christina B.

830 reviews • Tennessee

Grades taught: 2nd

perfect for first week

Rated 5 out of 5

August 7, 2025

Met expectations

Great value

This is a great resource for back to school. Having students share their work with others helped them open up to each other during the first week.

Beth D.

299 reviews • California

Grades taught: 1st

Great resource!

Rated 5 out of 5

August 6, 2025

Met expectations

Great value

This resource was exactly what I needed! It's well-organized, easy to use, and saved me a lot of prep time. The instructions were clear, and my students were engaged throughout the activity. I appreciated the thoughtful design and flexibility of the materials. Highly recommend for any teacher looking for quality content!

Jenn in First

(TPT Seller)

235 reviews

Grades taught: 1st

Rated 4 out of 5

July 9, 2025

Love using these with my students. They enjoyed doing these activities.

Helen H.

214 reviews

Grades taught: 1st

Rated 5 out of 5

June 23, 2025

First week of school activities are always great for a soft start!

Bianca S.

349 reviews

Grades taught: 1st

Rated 5 out of 5

May 14, 2025

This is one of my favorite resources for my students!

SPED Tools and Tricks

(TPT Seller)

64 reviews

Grades taught: K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

Student populations: Mild to severe disabilities

Rated 5 out of 5

March 18, 2025

My students loved the volcano writing. It really helped them reflect on their behavior.

First Grade Diva Creations

(TPT Seller)

1,024 reviews

Grades taught: 1st