First Day of School Worksheets

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When students start their first day of school there are so many different emotions going through their minds. They are super excited because they are filled with hope. If it is a new school building, make sure to get out and see the building or attend an open house. There are some students that look forward to starting school and others that do not. In order to help your child be part of the former group, we would encourage you to take a very proactive approach with your children. It all starts with great snacks. Take them to the grocery store to get the ball rolling. Then we move on to wardrobe, if you have the resources helping your student pick out the perfect first day outfit is a big helper. Look good, feel good. These worksheets are perfect to be used with students very early in the new school year. It will help them bring their heads into the game.

First Day of School Worksheets To Print:

Making New Friends! - Always much easier than it sounds. Find someone you don't know and talk to them. What do you have in common? What is different about you? Complete the Venn diagram below to compare and contrast you and your new friend.

Descriptive Writing - What do you expect your experience to be like? Write a brief descriptive paragraph for each prompt.

Murphy's Law - Murphy's Law means anything that can go wrong, will. What if you showed up on the first day of school and everything went wrong? What if there were no numbers on the rooms and you couldn’t figure out where you belonged?

The First Day of School - Tell us about your day. What was your favorite part of the day? Who are your new buddies? What worries you the most?

Welcome Back! - Were you welcomed back? Do you enjoy your school days? Choose one of the writing prompts below. On the back of this page, write an essay that answers the prompt.

What Makes a Great Student? - Simple and consistent habits can always make us successful. What are they at school?

Who Do You Know, Bingo! - The dog or the game, most people ask! Talk to your classmates. Who do you meet who...

Good to Meet You! - First impressions tend to stick with people. This is a great exercise where we have you interview a new (to you) classmate.

My Goal for This School Year - What do you want to get this year? We help you define exactly what you are working towards.

Guess Who? - This is not a knock-knock joke, in case you were wondering. Have each student in the class fill out a sheet and turn it in. Shuffle the sheets and pass them out. Students try to find out which student's sheet they have.

How Do you Get to School? - Do you use a car, a bus, or just your feet? Talk to your classmates to find out how they get to school. Color one space in the bar graph below for each student. Use a different color for each column.

School Day Planner - Students are usually guided to do this at middle school and hopefully they continue with this habit.

Put Your Best Foot Forward! - A new school year is a good time to make positive changes. Always give it your best shot, you can't lose if you do.

Meeting New People - Not all people are good at this. That's why it is good to get a lot of experience with this.

This Semester I Will... - Tell us your goals and hopes for this wonderous new chapter in your life.

What Students Can Do To Kick the School Year Off Right


Here are a couple of things all students should consider doing to get their school year started off the right way. Start by working on your wardrobe. Dress for success in the sense of wear something that makes you feel comfortable. Get to know your teachers. Start by introducing yourself and share your interests with them. Always put your best foot forward with teachers.


There are many things you can do at home that can make you have a great chance for success. Start with sleep. Make sure you get 8 solid hours. The less sleep you get the less prepared you will be. Make sure you set a time for bed and have a routine that leads you to get towards that. There is no substitute. Make sure to eat a healthy breakfast full of protein and complex carbohydrates. Make sure to be very organized and establish a daily routine for yourself. Routines make our day to day situations much easier.


How Teachers Can Plan Successfully for That First Day


As your career develops, you will eventually come up with your way to go about this on a regular basis. The most common thing to do is to get into school and prepare your classroom. Decorating it in such a way to make it inviting to students. The more time you put into your room, generally students will feel more comfortable. This makes it easier to start everything off on the right foot. Make sure your name is somewhere permanent on the wall, especially if it a difficult pronunciation or spelling.


Before you buy supplies or materials, we would encourage you to plan your first month. Not every single day, just in depth for that first week and then broad strokes of the following three weeks. Once you have that first week in the books, it is time to purchase all your teaching supplies. This is a great time to get some posters that reflect your first month.


The next fundamental part of preparation is to decide on classroom rules. These rules should be logical and have direct demonstratable consequences. This will kind of set the tone for your behavior management throughout the year. I would also recommend reviewing this plan with other teachers in you grade level. It is highly desirable to have this as a universal policy across all classes. I would recommend that you send these rules home for a parent/guardian signature. This puts accountability on the students.


Once we have established rules, it is a great idea to put in a basic classroom procedure process put in place. These are things like having a sign in and sign out sheet. It is important to have a record of where your students are at all the time. This would also include homework and how assignments are handed in. At this stage I would also take a look at how the classroom is arranged. Is there a more productive way to place the seats. We would encourage you to have a flexible seating plan. Start with the alphabetic order and the make changes intermittently to reflect the best environment for your kids.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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