Everything great comes to an end—so does the summer break. Nobody enjoys going back to school, and you’ll need a laugh to get you through the first day back. Check out our list of first day of school memes for teachers to lighten the mood.

  1. Like your expectations, these first-day-of-school teacher memes will start off positive From We Are teachers
  1. If only the kids could eat the berries of silence From Sea Of Knowledge
  1. There’s always that one overzealous kid From America’s Best Pics And Videos
  1. Back-to-school teacher memes are not only about kids—you know exactly why From Sea Of Knowledge
  1. There’s nothing worse than an enthusiastic colleague on the first day of school FromTeach Starter
  1. The worst feeling is when you try to forget that school is starting, and reminders are everywhere FromThe Funny Beaver
  1. We’ll never forget you, fallen comrades From Buzzfeed
  1. Counselors like to keep everything organized… For a couple of days From Buzzfeed
  1. This teacher night-before-school meme couldn’t be any truer From Jimmy Joe
  1. You should cherish the small victories on your first day back From Romper
  1. This is a first-day-of-school meme for teachers and students, united against the common foe From Mommy R+r
  1. They say there are two types of teachers on the first day From Cafe Mom
  1. The first day back is always the longest From Bored Panda
  1. It’s the little things that kill you From The teacher Next door
  1. Don’t you love it when your plans go out the door on the first day From Know Your meme
  1. Here’s a great teaching-during-covid meme to joke with on the first day back in classrooms From ImgFlip
  1. This one is self-explanatory From We Are Teachers
  1. A classic teachers-the-night-before-school-starts meme From Whooo’s Reading The Blog
  1. Sometimes it’s hard to let go (sometimes meaning always) From Fairy God Boss
  1. The first week back really does hit differently From Buzzfeed
  1. Dear friend, you will not be easily forgotten From Seventeen
  1. Nine months of teaching is a loooooooooong period From Quotes Gram
  1. “Resist the devil(‘s bathroom requests), and he will flee from you!” From Buzzfeed
  1. Don’t you just love to see kids enjoying the first day? From Buzzfeed
  1. When you hear a kid saying teachers love it From Srta Spanish
  1. How it feels going to school and seeing parents packing their children From Momtastic
  1. Having a great first day doesn’t happen often, but when it does…From We Are Teachers
  1. Did you know—Welcome-back-to-school memes for teachers are made From tears of a dying vacation
  1. Just having a great time (who said anxiety?!) about tomorrow From Ah See It
  1. It can be hard to mask your feelings From Buzzfeed
  1. Ever wonder when you will end up being a back-to-school teacher meme? From Education To The Core
  1. This is a meme we can all relate to From Cheezburger
  1. COVID-teacher-memes are there to remind you it could be worse From California Casualty
  1. When you pretend someone could say “no,” and you’d be able to skip From The Soldier’s Wife
  1. It did sound great not having to go to school every day From Guide for geek moms
  1. We all give them a chance in the beginning From Sea Of Knowledge
  1. Nobody talks about the first day of school in education classes From Teaching Online
  1. Even the equipment doesn’t like going back to work From Quick Meme
  1. You can’t have a pencil, Timmy, they didn’t give me a discount From We Are Teachers
  1. We all dare to dream every now and again From Catawba County News And Weather
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