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Back to School Activities, Ideas and Teaching Resources

Make back to school a breeze with our printable resources and activities! Here are some of our resources you may like:

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"I Like School" writing booklet for back-to-school reflections—students write and draw their favorite school moments

Back-to-school tracing and coloring pages—20 printable activities to support fine motor skills and writing readiness.

School bus craft that students assemble, write their name, draw friends, and complete a writing prompt—fun back-to-school activity.

Bright Classroom Decor

"This Is Me" pennant banner where students write and draw themselves for back-to-school displays and digital sharing.

Back-to-School Fun Pack with six ready-to-go community-building activities like name cards and interactive games.

Lift-the-flap school bus craft where students draw themselves and write under window flaps for a back-to-school display.

Back to School Banner

Schoolhouse craftivity with doors that open to reveal student self-portrait and their name—perfect for back-to-school displays.

Schoolhouse paper craft that opens to reveal a writing or drawing surface—ideal for back-to-school creative writing.

Back-to-School spinning number game from 1 to 30 with schoolhouse board and trace worksheet.

Cut-and-paste school-themed alphabet and number puzzles (1–10) for first-day learning.

Numbers to ten math center featuring numeral, word, and dot-pattern matching with schoolhouse game boards.

Number play-dough mats (1–10) with school-themed borders for hands-on number practice.

School-themed ten-frame and twenty-frame cards (schoolhouse, bus, pencil, owl) for counting to 20 with manipulatives.

Attendance Poster

Bus Classroom Banner

Classroom Welcome Poster

Six-drawer system with flashcards, ten frames, number lines, and sight word tools to keep teaching essentials organized.

Back-to-School themed number centers for practicing skills to 30 with buses, bears, and subtraction story mats.

Themed math card games for numbers 1–30 including Apple Patterns, Make Ten Pencils, Number Bus, and more.

“All About Me – My Name” worksheet allowing students to write and share information about their name.

All About Me descriptive writing pack with PLAN-DRAFT-EDIT-PUBLISH scaffolded pages

Bucket Filler Banner

All About Me Bee

Visual direction cards on a "speedy work" desk mat for student task steps (print and giant versions).

Collaborative caterpillar craft made from word segments to build sightwords or vocabulary in a hands-on back-to-school vocabulary activity.

cvc Words Review

Editable Classroom Decor

Bee-themed pocket chart starter pack with visuals and printable activities to engage early finishers.

Printable craftivity: cut-and-paste school kid with uniform options, “crunch and sip” feature, and name writing worksheet in Australian fonts

Early Math Activities

Alphabet Activities

Bus-themed number games and centers for counting, recognizing, and playing with numbers up to 30.

Welcome Name Banner

Welcome Back Banner

Paper bee craft with optional writing for “I am happy to bee in First Grade” and customizable display sign.

Pencil-shaped craft where students decorate and write their individual writing goals as a visual reminder.

Paper school bus craft with matching writing page for student storytelling.

Classroom Labels Editable

Classroom Rules Posters

Goal Writing Worksheet

School Stickers

Our Goals Banner

Schoolhouse-shaped mini booklet with the prompt “I like…” for students to write about what they enjoy about school.

Colorful balloon-shaped pencil toppers personalized with "Happy Birthday" additions for students.

Print these Sharp and Dull Pencil Labels to help organize your classroom equipment. Helping students learn to manage their pencils will give them independence and help your class run smoothly.

Name Activities

All About Me “My Name” worksheet where students record information about their name for classroom community-building.

Back-to-school pokey pin pages featuring school-themed outlines for fine motor hole-poking display activities (apple, bus, pencil, etc.).

Name Writing Craft

Bright Happy Classroom Decor From the Pond