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Back to School - First Day of School - "What are they talking about?"

First-day-of-school dialogue worksheet: students imagine what the people in a school scene are saying to each other and write their lines in the blank spaces.
Grades
Grades 2–5, Elementary
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Updated Oct 13, 2026

Subject
ELA, Writing, Creative Writing
Topic
Back to school, First day of school
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
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This writing activity is an interesting way for children to record dialogues they have heard or imagined between people in school on the first day. They can then use these dialogues to write a mini play, which they can present to the whole class, with the help of their classmates.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Write plausible dialogue for characters in a school setting

Teaching tips

  • Finished dialogues could become the starting point for a short skit read aloud with classmates.

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Core concepts

  • Dialogue
  • Creative writing
  • Back to school

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