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A cut-and-paste craft activity for young students to build their own school bus, for back-to-school/first-week-of-school use.
Includes: 'School Bus Photo' page · cut-and-glue school bus craft pieces
Provide a printable craft template for students to make a personalized candy-bar gift wrapper as a back-to-school welcome activity.
Engaging and Creative! Help students introduce themselves in a fun and memorable way with this All About Me Science Flask Craft. This hands-on back-to-school activity encourages students to share information about themselves while combining writing, creativity, and classroom community building. Students will complete an engaging science…
A back-to-school craft activity where students color and cut out paper crowns to wear and celebrate the first day of school.
a wearable paper-glasses craft for the first day of school, used as an icebreaker/classroom-community activity and coloring page
Includes: instructions page
A first-day-of-school 'All About Me' backpack craft in which students choose picture cards representing personal details to build a personalized backpack display.
Includes: backpack craft template · birthday month choice cards · grade choice cards
Celebrate the first day of school with this engaging Back to School Crown Craft ! Perfect for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and early elementary grades, this hands-on activity helps students feel excited, special, and welcomed. Ways to Use: Use on the first day as a fun icebreaker. Pair with “ All About Me ” introductions or circle time. Include…
A Canva-editable handprint craft template with an accompanying 'My First Day of School' poem, used as a first-day-of-school keepsake craft.
Includes: Canva template access-link PDF · 3-page 'Canva guide for beginners' instructional PDF
Build Classroom Community During the First Week of School Help first grade students feel confident, welcomed, and excited about learning with this engaging Back to School All About Me Craft and Activity Workbook. Designed specifically for the first days and first week of school, this resource combines creativity, writing,…
Forever June Digital Design Introducing my owl themed 1st Day of School Handprint Art and Coloring Activity! This fun and easy to create activity is perfect for children from toddlers in a daycare, early childhood education or childcare center to preschool aged children, to pre-k and Kindergarten students, Special Education Classes or…
A back-to-school writing and craft activity where students write about the contents of their school bag and then color and assemble a backpack craft template.
Includes: instructions page · writing prompt pages · backpack craft template to color and cut out
Capture the excitement of the First Day of School with this First Day of School Handprint keepsake! Whether you are a teacher looking for first day of school art activities for kindergarten or a parent wanting a milestone memory this first day of school handprint template transforms a child's painted handprint into a one of a kind…
Includes: Canva Template Link PDF · 2 short PDF template title-cards with minimal text and no further confirmable content · 3-page 'Canva guide for beginners' PDF
Back-to-school craft/writing activity where students write about the upcoming school year, summer vacation, and themselves, assembled into a 3D paper pencil.
DIY Back to School Greeting Card Paper Craft Project Students will have fun creating their own personalized greeting cards with this easy Back to School paper craft. The black and white template prints a 5" x 7" card ready for coloring , writing, and designing. Learners can write an encouraging note inside and give their cards to…
A back-to-school icebreaker craft/writing activity in which students create a 6-panel poster about themselves using construction paper.
Includes: instructions/example page describing the 6-cell activity · printable student template with Name/Date/Period fields and the same 6 labeled cells
A back-to-school craft activity that helps students practice letter recognition, fine motor skills, and name writing while making a keepsake tree craft.
Includes: 'My name tree photo' page with example · 'My name is: ___' fill-in page
A pencil-themed handprint craft template used as a low-prep first-week-of-school icebreaker and keepsake, where a child's painted handprint forms the top of a pencil design.
Includes: Canva editing guide for beginners · Canva Template Link page
Back-to-school craft/writing activity where students create a personal bucket list for the school year, assembled into a 3D paper bucket.
A back-to-school activity packet for 1st and 2nd grade combining a decorate-your-own bookmark craft, guided writing prompts about summer/school, a numbers/addition worksheet with answer key, and a back-to-school word search.
Includes: decorate-your-own bookmark craft page · two guided writing-prompt pages · 'I can write my numbers!' page with an addition worksheet
A back-to-school craft project where students assemble a paper dodecahedron ('"Know" One Like ME!') decorated with personal facts, for classroom/hallway display.
Includes: assembly guide with step-by-step directions
A back-to-school craft/reflection activity where students record personal facts and preferences at the start of the year, fold them into a paper time capsule, and open it later.
Includes: Instructions with 6 numbered steps for cutting, folding, decorating, and taping the pattern into a 3D time capsule
A set of printable, colorable/color paper crowns for first-day-of-school and grade-level celebrations, letting students wear a crown marking their grade or 'first day' milestone.
Cut-out crown templates for celebrating the first day of school, labeled by grade level.