Celebrate the first day of school with fun, no-prep first day of school crowns for preschool-2nd grade! These back to school crowns are the perfect first day of school activity! These free printable crowns for the first day of school make for a great photo op at back to school night or meet the teacher. You will also discover additional first day of school activities perfect for the first week of school, including a pencil craft, The Kissing Hand craft, and how to use school supplies activities!

5 Free First Day of School Crowns

The first day of school is always a whirlwind—between welcoming new students, managing supplies, and establishing routines, it can be…

Build classroom community, teach classroom rules & expectations, and have some fun with these first week of school activities, including back to school crafts, centers, back to school books, back to school games, name activities and more! These back to school activities will promote positive behavior, strengthen fine motor skills, and introduce students to important math skills and literacy skills. Students will work on a pencil craft, Chrysanthemum activities, a backpack craft, and more!

30+ Fun First Week of School Activities

The first week of school is an exciting time filled with new faces, routines, and opportunities to set the tone…

Name crafts are a fantastic way for students to learn the letters in their name—and this Chicka Chicka Boom Boom craft is no exception! This back to school craft for name practice is perfect for the first week of school. Your students will love building their name around the coconut tree with this Chicka Chicka Boom Boom name craft. This back to school name craft makes a cute back to school bulletin board. Add this coconut tree craft to your back to school activities and name activities!

Adorable Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Craft for Name Practice

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, will there be enough room… for all the letters in your name? This fun and engaging…

Kick off the school year with a school bus craft for The Wheels on the Bus that helps students practice sequencing the letters in their names! Along with this name craft, students will learn an interactive name poem. Use this name song on the first day of school to help students learn each others' names. Add this The Wheels on the Bus craft to your back to school activities, first week of school activities, or name activities! This back to school craft is a cute back to school bulletin board!

Simple School Bus Craft for Back to School

Nothing says “back to school” quite like a bright yellow school bus! Kick off the school year with a fun…

Reinforce recess expectations, recess rules, and recess behavior during the first week of school with these engaging The Recess Queen activities and back to school craft! After reading this back to school read aloud, complete a variety of back to school activities to establish recess routines, including The Recess Queen character traits, The Recess Queen anchor charts, and The Recess Queen centers. Your students will love The Recess Queen craft, which makes a cute back to school bulletin board!

20+ The Recess Queen Activities to Easily Establish Recess Routines & Procedures

Recess is an exciting part of the day for little learners, but without clear expectations, it can quickly turn into…

Celebrate back to school, Fire Safety Week, Halloween and Thanksgiving with these 35+ fall crafts for kindergarten! The back to school crafts for kids are great for learning classroom rules, as well as classroom routines and procedures. Use the Halloween crafts at your classroom Halloween party. The Thanksgiving crafts are perfect for math centers or literacy centers, while the fire safety crafts are a fun way to celebrate Fire Safety Week! Discover the full list of kids crafts for fall!

The Best 35+ Fall Crafts for Kindergarten

Fall is a busy season! From back to school, to Halloween, to Thanksgiving, and football games in between, there is…

Strengthen fine motor skills and name recognition with these adorable name crafts for preschool and kindergarten! These name crafts for kids are great for practicing scissor skills, hand-eye coordination and gluing skills. Plus, these name activities are perfect for your back to school activities and back to school bulletin boards. Pair these name practice activities with any books about names. Use these back to school crafts during the first week of school to sequence the letters in your name!

10 Simple Name Crafts for Preschool and Kindergarten

Name crafts provide an excellent avenue for students to identify the letters in their names, as well as sequence the…

Get to know your students while building classroom community with these all about me activities for back to school! This backpack craft for kids is a great way to incorporate writing and fine motor skills. This back to school craft is simple to assemble, making it a great craft for preschool or craft for kindergarten. Use these back to school activities for the first day of school as an adorable back to school bulletin board. Learn more about these first week of school activities!

Easy to Assemble All About Me Activities for Back to School

As we gear up for a new school year, the excitement of meeting a new group of students starts to…

Practice scissor cutting skills and strengthen fine motor skills with this simple rainbow mosaic name craft for back to school! This rainbow name craft is the perfect addition to your name practice activities and fine motor activities. Plus, this name activity is low prep and makes a great back to school bulletin board. Use this fine motor name activity for kindergarten centers to practice scissor skills. Include this back to school craft in your name activities and back to school activities!

Simple Rainbow Mosaic Name Craft

Learning how to spell one’s name in sequential order is an important developmental skill! One of my favorite name crafts…

Kick off your name unit with this simple Chrysanthemum name craft for back to school! These Chrysanthemum activities are a great way to celebrate your students’ names. These name activities not only help with name recognition but also make an adorable back to school bulletin board. Name practice activities and name crafts, like this Chrysanthemum craft, are the best back to school activities for the first week of school. Include this back to school craft in your first week of school activities!

The Best Chrysanthemum Name Craft for Back to School

Chrysanthemum…a name that is likely familiar if you are an early elementary teacher! I personally LOVE to read “Chrysanthemum” during…

Help ease those first day of school feelings, while integrating math, with this back to school The Kissing Hand craft for kindergarten! This first day of school craft and back to school read aloud are great for building classroom community and making connections! These back to school The Kissing Hand activities allow students to practice graphing and analyzing data. Plus, practice scissor cutting skills with this back to school craft. Hang the raccoon craft as a back to school bulletin board!

The Kissing Hand Craft for Kindergarten to Graph First Day Feelings

The first day of school is filled with so many emotions for both students and teachers! While many feel excited,…

Establish classroom rules and expectations with these interactive classroom rules craft, classroom rules posters, and classroom rules digital slides for back to school! Easily build classroom community during the first week of school with these 20 classroom rules for kids, featuring "I can" statements and picture cues. These back to school activities and back to school crafts are great for classroom management. Use the glue bottle craft to help make classroom routines and procedures stick!

How to Teach Classroom Rules and Expectations That Stick in 5 Easy Steps

Back to school is all about establishing classroom rules and expectations, but… getting those classroom rules to stick is no…