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Get to Know Your Students Worksheet for the First Day

Reflective writing prompts on one page ask about summer memories, first-week feelings, goals for the year, a favorite subject, what students expect from their teacher and what they find hardest at school.
Grades
Grades 4–10, High School, Middle School, Elementary
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Updated Oct 04, 2026

Subject
ELA, Writing
Topic
Back to School, First Day of School
Resource types
Activities, Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
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Back to School-First Day of School-Let's get to know each other!

This Back to School-First Day of School-Let's get to know each other! writing activity is an opportunity for the child to record goals and expectations for this school year from school environment.

Through using this Back to School-First Day of School-Let's get to know each other! the teacher can also be informed about the goals that each child has set and therefore plan his/her lessons accordingly.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Explain feelings and preferences with reasons
  • Set personal goals for the school year

Skills covered

  • Reflective writing — answering why-based questions in several sentences each
  • Goal setting — writing personal goals for the year ahead

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Core concepts

  • Goal setting
  • Personal reflection

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