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Back to School Activities for 1st Grade: First Week of School Activities

$7.25

245 reviews

This first week of school activities pack for 1st grade includes everything you’ll need to establish a positive classroom climate and informally assess your students’ writing abilities and self-confidence! You will find a STEM challenge, flip book, interest inventory, writing activities, and MORE!

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Delivery Method: Instant Digital Download 

Pages: 51 PDF pages + Google Slides

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Description

Back-to-School Activities for First Grade:

This first week of school activities pack for 1st grade includes everything you’ll need to establish a positive classroom climate and informally assess your students’ writing abilities and self-confidence!

This First Week of School Activity Pack Includes:

The summer mini-book, back-to-school glyph, first-of-the-year flip book, STEM challenge, and interest inventory will help you understand your new class of students quickly and help students get to know each other!

These activities are specifically designed for first grade, but I have related products available for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade listed in my shop!

PLEASE NOTE: The glyph in the printable file is DIFFERENT from the glyph in the Google Slides™ version due to the restrictions on using moveable clip art in Google activities.

This product includes the following activities:

  • Puzzle Quilt Bulletin Board – “We Fit Right In!”
  • Summer Mini-book (students trace the first two words on each page and then complete the prompt on their own)
  • STEM Challenge
  • Back to School Flip Book
  • Friendly Letter Template
  • Letter to my 1st Grade Teacher
  • Interest Inventory
  • Back to School Glyph
  • 1st Grade Bucket List Activity

All of the included activities are designed to start the year positively! Please see the thumbnails and preview for a sample and photos of the activities.

NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL OPTION!

This product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.

This PDF file contains 51 pages + Google Slides.

Do You Need Back-to-School Letters?

Would you like to send a letter home to your parents and students at the beginning and end of the year? These heartfelt letters from the teacher will indeed convey your genuine passion for teaching!

Get the bundle at a discount here:

Back to School Activity Packs for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade:

245 reviews for Back to School Activities for 1st Grade: First Week of School Activities

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  1. Cheryl P.

    I am very excited to use this with my class this year! It looks great, with lots of fun activities to keep them engaged and get them excited!

  2. Emily R

    I can’t wait to use these activities come Sept. !

  3. Laura G

    Nice!!

  4. ann I

    Just printed to use this year.

  5. Rebecca Fritzinger 

    My favorite part is the puzzle! I think it will be fun!

  6. Linda G

    Love this!

  7. Robin Grumbine 

    Great ideas to help start out the year.

  8. Deborah B

    Great resource — Thanks.

  9. Diana P.

    Love these activities and pages, will be using them all!

  10. Karen A.

    I love the different activities – especially the interest inventory with the faces to color, since most of my first graders can’t read when I get them.

  11. Carren Grieme 

    Great, thanks!

  12. Jessica Gainey 

    I love, love, love the puzzle and so did my kids!

  13. Lisa Harris 

    Can’t wait to use these!

  14. Timothy Krayer 

    It looks great. I’m planning to use the puzzle pieces right on the first day of school, and constructing the flip book in the coming days. Thanks!

  15. Jacqueline Cornett 

    Awesome resource for my babies this year!!!

  16. Allison C

    Great!

  17. Allison C

    Great!

  18. Migdalia M

    Liked it just wish I could tweak it a little.

  19. Migdalia M

    Liked it just wish I could tweak it a little.

  20. Taylor B

    I liked the puzzle pieces.

  21. Taylor B

    I liked the puzzle pieces.

  22. Allyson B

    Switched grade levels…this is great!!

  23. Digital Kept Simple 

    Thanks

  24. Digital Kept Simple 

    Thanks

  25. Sabrina C

    Looking forward to using this!

  26. lynette christensen 

    fun for my students, great get to know you

  27. Carolyn Sanchez 

    Start Wednesday! 🙂

  28. Carla B

    I love all the great ideas. Can’t wait to use them with my students!

  29. Sally O

    Awesome Product!

  30. Sandra P

    great activities!

  31. Megan S.

    This product is great! I loved doing the flipbook with my kids. I really got to know them.

  32. Alexa C

    Love the puzzle idea!

  33. Teachmode 

    Great activities! Thanks!

  34. Ann B

    Thank you!!

  35. roseanne C

    Very useful!

  36. marybeth Lundy 

    I absolutely love the STEM challenge! I can hardly wait to use this in my blended class this week.

  37. Hanh P

    Love it.

  38. Leslie R

    Love this product! I used the banner and puzzle in the classroom!

  39. Jennifer A

    Really great start of the year activities. Thankyou!

  40. Michelle B

    Thank you for this great resource and making my first week of September an easy one! The kids love looking at the puzzle collage everyday.

  41. Brooke S

    Great Activities for back to school…thanks!!

  42. Miranda N

    Great activity for the first week of school.

  43. Corrin M

    AWESOME

  44. Kimberly P

    Awesome resource! Thanks for sharing!

  45. Jessica K

    Used many of these activities for the first few days

  46. Nicole M

    Thank You 🙂

  47. Kristina Laubernds 

    I ran out of time to use this resource this year, but I’m so excited to have it to use next school year!

  48. MrsA123 

    A great way to start the year, thank you!

  49. Andrea D

    Fantastic first weeks of school stuff!

  50. Jena N

    Perfect!

  51. patricia W

    LOOKS nice.. plan to use it next year!!

  52. Hasannah A

    This bundle has fun and stimulating activities to get your students back into the groove of working without too much pressure on them because it’s fun!

  53. shannon B

    thank you!

  54. Jenalee F

    I loved the puzzle glyph for the beginning of the year. It was great for each student to personalize and then create a huge class puzzle to celebrate our diversity and collaboration.

  55. Melanie C

    Great way to kick off the new school year!

  56. lisa Jipson 

    I will add some of these activities next year.

  57. Margaret F

    These look like such fun! And I love the puzzle idea! Perfect for a back to school bulletin board! Thanks so much!

  58. lacy gilleland 

    Awesome resource!

  59. Lacie Mayes 

    Can’t wait to use it.

  60. Andrea P

    I loved creating the class puzzle! We kept it up all year.

  61. Lindsay Cagle 

    I’m so excited about this product. Can’t wait to use the puzzle quilt! Thank you

  62. Jennifer L A

    Looks like a great bundle of activities. Can’t wait to use them with my students. Thanks!

  63. Emily C

    Purchased this for the puzzle activity and was very happy with the other activities included as well!

  64. Kristin T

    This is has been such a help now that I’m going back to first grade after being out for so many years! Thanks for the destress and the help!!

  65. Bergie Bee Learning 

    Fantastic!

  66. Jamie O

    great for stressed out teachers trying to find their saving piece for the first week!

  67. Learn4ever 

    Great resource.

  68. Elizabeth M

    Can’t wait to use next week! Especially excited about the puzzle activity!

  69. henderblock H

    Excellent resource!

  70. diana F

    Good stuff!

  71. Lisa A

    My first graders loved these activities and they were easy to plan for. I will continue to use these for years to come.

  72. Kayla Cosman 

    Love the banner and puzzle! What a great bulletin board for back to school night!

  73. Kayla Cosman 

    Love the banner and puzzle! What a great bulletin board for back to school night!

  74. Molly R

    Looking forward to starting the year with these fun activities. Thanks!

  75. Katie R

    Love the puzzle bulletin board. We just finished it this week and it looks fabulous!

  76. Melissa M

    These are great!

  77. Martina R

    Great first week of school pack!

  78. lisa R

    Great product, thank you!!

  79. Casey R

    Love it!

  80. kelly G

    Awesome! Thanks!

  81. Danielle M

    These were great!

  82. Samantha S

    This is great!

  83. Chantel K

    Perfect for beginning of the year! Thanks!

  84. Carolyn F

    BEST purchase I have made since moving back to grade one!!!! Thanks!!

  85. SUPPLY ACCT C

    Good resource!

  86. First Grade Pups 

    Great resource for back to school!

  87. Shae W

    My students absolutely loved the puzzle and creating it on their transition day. Can’t wait to use the rest of this resource next year!

  88. Shae W

    My students absolutely loved the puzzle and creating it on their transition day. Can’t wait to use the rest of this resource next year!

  89. Laura L S

    Excellent resource for my first year of teaching a grade 1/2 split.

  90. Marc S

    Quite helpful

  91. Alexis B

    Loved these activities, made the first week of school less stressful.

  92. Diana L

    great help

  93. Diana L

    great help

  94. Stephanie P

    Loved this

  95. Miranda Wickam 

    Perfect for my preschool students. They really enjoyed it.

  96. Ashley Counts 

    Thank you so much for this wonderful resource!

  97. Renee S

    looking forward to using this in the fall

  98. Eunice Jang 

    Students made the quilt and they had so much fun with it! Great resource. Thanks!

  99. Meaghan D

    Excited to use this to build community within my class!

  100. Amy P

    Good

  101. Weenona B

    Good resource

  102. Jill Kruger 

    Great back to school resource! Thanks!

  103. Sirena B

    Great resource!

  104. Megan W

    Great Resource! Love all the different elements of the activities! Thank you!

  105. Caitlin H

    Great!

  106. vickie mazzocchi 

    Fabulous!! First week planned with fun activities that will provide important information to get to know my students. Thank-you

  107. Mona K

    Great fun activities for the first week of school. Thank you.

  108. Emerson A

    I only used some of the activities and they were fairly good.

  109. Emerson A

    I only used some of the activities and they were fairly good.

  110. vickie mazzocchi 

    Fabulous!! First week planned with fun activities that will provide important information to get to know my students. Thank-you

  111. Danielle S

    I love these activities and I can’t wait to use them in my first grade room this year! Wonderful actives to use for the first couples weeks of school to get to know the students better!

  112. Katie D

    great resource

  113. Hannah B

    excellent way to review old concepts after the summer

  114. caitlin D

    Excited to incorporate these activities the first week of school. 🙂

  115. Hannah B

    excellent way to review old concepts after the summer

  116. Nina P

    Lots of great ideas.

  117. Kristin F

    Several great activities for back to school. Love the interest inventory!

  118. Heather R

    The quilt is such a great idea! Non-threatening and fun to do. Thanks!

  119. Katrina B

    Thank you for the resource. Much appreciated!

  120. Katie K

    These activities have been great for the first couple weeks of school. I especially love the puzzle pieces.

  121. debbie crawford 

    Thank you.

  122. Jessica F

    Great activities

  123. Victoria L

    Thank you

  124. Abigail L

    Great product!

  125. Rebecca G

    awesome resource!

  126. Basha Beach 

    Great! Thanks!

  127. Susan Harp 

    Perfect for the first week of school!

  128. Kristin C

    This is by far my most favorite back to school bundle. It helps with determining how advanced my students are starting on day 1.

  129. K M

    Great! Thank you!

  130. Laura P

    Great Idea. perfect activities for school

  131. Alane O

    Great activities to begin school with.

  132. Shona G

    Thank you, really good resource to get me through the first week back at school!

  133. Shona G

    Thank you, really good resource to get me through the first week back at school!

  134. Rachel B

    Great activities!

  135. Virtual Class Designs  

    Very helpful for the first week of school! Thank you!

  136. Madison M

    Thank you!!!

  137. tami bighead 

    great activities

  138. Brooklyn C

    Thank you

  139. Kirsten K

    It had some great pieces to it!

  140. Unwrapping Potentials – Vanessa Petty 

    My students loved the activities in this packet! Great 1st week resource! Nice job!

  141. Melissa L

    A great way to get back into the swing of things at the beginning of the year!

  142. Cristina C

    cute bulletin board!

  143. Jamie D

    Love this resource!

  144. Heather F

    Love this! Thank you!

  145. Breanna S

    Kids loved making the books!

  146. Kimberly F

    great resource for first week of school!

  147. Stacey Finch 

    Enjoyed the activities.

  148. Nicole S

    Fun activities

  149. Nicole S

    Students loved it!

  150. Cheryl Lynn M

    Great activities to get the year started!
    My 1st grade students had so much fun with them as well!

  151. Teresa R

    It is good.

  152. Erika H

    Thanks!

  153. Kaitlin Pogue 

    I just got hired to start in January, and I can’t wait to use some of these activities to get to know my students!

  154. Jennifer L

    We used this for the puzzle bulletin board and the interest inventory. Our students loved it!

  155. Thinking in Primary 

    Just what I needed. Thanks!

  156. Claire C

    Great to have these ready for the first day of school.

  157. Shannon P

    Great resources for the beginning of the school year!

  158. Claire C

    Great to have these ready for the first day of school.

  159. Shannon P

    Great resources for the beginning of the school year!

  160. Caroline B

    great resource! Super helpful and easy to use!

  161. Amber T

    lots of fun

  162. Angela W

    Some great ideas

  163. Cara B

    Excellent resource!

  164. Cara B

    Excellent resource!

  165. Erika H

    LOVE THIS! GREAT RESOURCE

  166. Sherry M

    Great product to use with all students!

  167. Rylie S

    Can’t wait to use!!

  168. Chelsea Conaway 

    Easy to prep and easy to plan! It is an awesome resource for the first week of school!

  169. Tracy S

    Loved the different activities! Thank You.

  170. michelle C

    Thanks for some start up ideas!

  171. Rachelle M

    Great

  172. Denise L

    Great activities for the first week of school!

  173. Sarah Shurm 

    This is a great resource!

  174. Sarah Shurm 

    This is a great resource!

  175. Jennifer Poyerd 

    Great ideas for back to school week!

  176. Mrs Monica Sheard 

    Such a time saving resource for me! Thank you!

  177. Regi Wood – The Messy Little Classroom 

    Great resource!

  178. Brittany S

    thanks

  179. Vicki C

    Thanks for sharing!

  180. Ashley B

    Very easy to use and super hands on!

  181. Katherine P

    Thank you for creating this. I will use this with my autistic class

  182. Katherine P.

    Thank you for creating this. I will use this with my autistic class

  183. Karleen Fulbright 

    Awesome!

  184. Savannah D.

    Great resource

  185. Candy Tucker 

    Thank You

  186. Candy Tucker

    Thank You

  187. Victoria L.

    Very Useful!

  188. Tami C

    Made my first week of planning much easier. Great activities.

  189. Tami C.

    Made my first week of planning much easier. Great activities.

  190. Quinn G.

    Very helpful for extra practice!

  191. Hannah S.

    So many options!

  192. Marvelous Mini Minds 

    Great way to ease into the year.

  193. Valerie T.

    Loved this!

  194. Jessica Manning 

    Thanks for the amazing resource. I picked a few activities and this year I hope to try some other ones. My favorite is the puzzle pieces I have used them every year!

  195. Andrea V.

    Thanks

  196. Barbara M.

    It was very kid friendly, and parents were able to understand! Thanks!

  197. Tiffany H

    This was very engaging for my students.

  198. Tiffany H.

    This was very engaging for my students.

  199. Kathryn L

    Great activities for the first week of school. Works for in class and virtual students. Thanks

  200. Kathryn L.

    Great activities for the first week of school. Works for in class and virtual students. Thanks

  201. Valencia T

    I used this resource as a visual for students to get to know each other better.

  202. Valencia T.

    I used this resource as a visual for students to get to know each other better.

  203. Kristin R.

    Great resource for beginning of the school year with my online learners.

  204. Amy T.

    Thank you!

  205. Nicola M

    Although this resource is ready for online use, I think it would be a lot easier to use in the classroom! Still a great resource!

  206. Amy H

    Great resource, helpful for all students

  207. Amy H.

    Great resource, helpful for all students

  208. Meredith Zepf 

    Great resource! Very helpful!

  209. Meredith Zepf

    Great resource! Very helpful!

  210. kathleen waterman 

    great

  211. Megan G.

    I needed this for first grade. I was a beginning teacher for first grade and I had never had my own class before coming from special ed. These materials helped me so much.

  212. Jaime S.

    Such a great resource for the beginning of the year!

  213. Primarily Shad 

    This resource is perfect for anything you need the first week of school! It’s definitely a go-to resource for the first week!

  214. camber L

    My students loved this!

  215. camber L.

    My students loved this!

  216. Debra Deal 

    Thanks so much!

  217. lindsey B

    Perfect and easy to implement.

  218. lindsey B.

    Perfect and easy to implement.

  219. Malana Huffman 

    This was great to have for the first week of school! Made planning a breeze.

  220. Aimee G

    I absolutely love this resource! It is a must for the beginning of the year! Thanks for the great resource.

  221. Aimee G.

    I absolutely love this resource! It is a must for the beginning of the year! Thanks for the great resource.

  222. Michele L.

    This was a great resource to use in my classroom! Thank you!

  223. Sydney R

    Great beginning of the year resource!

  224. Sydney R.

    Great beginning of the year resource!

  225. Christine H.

    THank you!

  226. Maeleah M

    Love it

  227. Maeleah M.

    Love it

  228. Jana J

    Great start to the year with my students and this was a great resource for it.

  229. Ellie J.

    Great resource!

  230. Miss Winter’s Reading Tools 

    loved this resourse!! so easy to use and so fun

  231. Miss Barron 

    Great resource for the beginning of the year!

  232. Kelly W

    Very helpful resource.

  233. Kelly W.

    Very helpful resource.

  234. Kaylee W.

    Thank you for this resource!

  235. Heather S

    Fun activities to start the year off with a bang. Gets the kids back into the swing of school while having fun.

  236. Heather S.

    Fun activities to start the year off with a bang. Gets the kids back into the swing of school while having fun.

  237. Jennifer R.

    This is a great resource! It is one of my favorites to use at the beginning of the year!!!

  238. Noemi M.

    Great product. Thank you!

  239. Jessica Manning

    Thanks for the amazing resource. I picked a few activities and this year I hope to try some other ones. My favorite is the puzzle pieces I have used them every year!

  240. Jennifer M

    GREAT WAY TO START YOUR YEAR

  241. Jennifer M.

    GREAT WAY TO START YOUR YEAR

  242. Nikisha J.

    Awesome activities! Made the first week of school a breeze!

  243. Breanna W.

    My students loved using this resource together!

  244. Nicola M.

    Although this resource is ready for online use, I think it would be a lot easier to use in the classroom! Still a great resource!

  245. Jana J.

    Great start to the year with my students and this was a great resource for it.

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