Back to School

5 Free Activities for the First Week of School

Today I’m sharing 5 free activities for the first week of school. These are activities that I love to use with my students. And I know that the first day/week of school can be really overwhelming! So I wanted to share them for free with you!

1. Editable Name Play Dough Mats

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These editable play dough mats are completely free. And they’re perfect for your students to work on identifying and spelling their name. Click here to download them.

2. Our Class Book

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Are you looking for a fun activity to do the first week of school with your students to help everyone get to know each other? If so, this free ‘Our Class is a Family‘ activity is perfect to use to help your students and staff get to know each other. Plus it’s completely free! Download it here.

3. Toilet Training Visual Poster

This free visual poster is a great way for you to be able to show and walk your students through each of the steps when they go to the toilet. Download it for free here.

4. Alphabet Formation Mats

Your students will love working on their alphabet and letter formation skills with these free alphabet mats. These mats will have your students working on the correct formation of both uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet. Download them for free here.

5. Friendship Sorting Task Cards

These free friendship task cards are a great way for students to work on and understanding what makes a good friend. These will work great as part of your friendship activities. There are 13 different task includes included, providing your students with multiple opportunities to look at scenarios and decide if the scenario makes the person a good friend or not. Download them for free here.

You can find all of my favorite back to school resources here.

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Nikki

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