Description
Back-to-School Activities for 4th Grade:
This first week of school activities pack for 4th grade includes everything you’ll need to establish a positive classroom climate and informally assess your students’ writing abilities and self-confidence!
The summer mini-book, back-to-school glyph, first-of-the-year flip book, STEM challenge, and interest inventory are sure to help you understand your new class of students in no time and will also help students get to know each other!
These activities were specifically designed for 4th grade, but there are also First Week of School Activities products available for 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 5th grade in my TPT store!
PLEASE NOTE: The glyph in the printable file is DIFFERENT from the glyph in the Google Slides™ version due to the restrictions on using moveable clip art in Google activities.
This back-to-school activities product includes the following activities:
- Puzzle Quilt Bulletin Board – “We Fit Right In!”
- STEM Challenge
- Back to School Flip Book
- Friendly Letter Template
- Letter to my 4th Grade Teacher
- Interest Inventories
- Back to School Glyph
- 4th Grade Bucket List Activity
All the activities in this First Week of School Activity Pack start the year on a positive note! Please see the thumbnails and preview for a sample and photos of the activities.
NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!
This product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.
This PDF file contains 48 pages + Google Slides.
Mary O –
As a new 4th grade teacher, I am very excited about this pack! It will give me some great things to do to get the school year started!
Kristen R –
Excited for the year!
Deborah Shortman –
Grateful for new ideas!
Riggy Readers –
Great ideas!
Cassie N –
Great starters for the start of school
Debra C –
Thank you:)
Jenna T –
Perfect for 1st day of 4th Grade! My kids loved these activities!
Dea’lana G –
Love this! Can’t wait to use these!
Christina C –
The first week of school is so full of rules…I’m excited to intersperse these activity into the week to break it up!
Nancie K –
Thank you for these resources, I know they will be a hit with my class.
TheLittleOlive –
I can’t wait to use this with my new 4th graders! I love that everything can be put together.
TheLittleOlive –
I can’t wait to use this with my new 4th graders! I love that everything can be put together.
Brittainy Hambelton –
Will definitely be using this for my first week back to school… starting Aug 22nd. 🙁
Elizabeth S –
Excited to use this.
Tina C –
Thank you, this is great for first week.
Mrs Day –
Amazing product. Thank you for being so flexible to the needs of my split class! I am definitely following your store!
Deven DiFalco –
I really cannot wait to use these with my kiddos! Thanks!
PositivelySarah –
Thanks for sharing with us!
Heather C –
Cant wait to use these
Jennifer Y –
can’t wait to use these! thanks 🙂
Nicole Vasquez –
THANK YOU!
Vanessa P –
Thanks so much! This will help with my combo!
Catherine J –
I am looking forward to using these in my class. So pleasing to the eye!
Kelly Smith –
New school….new students! What a great way for them to stay engaged and for me to get to know each student individually!
Kristie Summerfield –
This resource has been wonderful as we started our school year. I am a bit confused with the flip-flop picture on the glyph. I can not for the life of me see a flip-flop?
jennifer D –
Great activities for the beginning of the year!!! I can’t wait to use them! Thank you!
Holly R –
Love the pennants
Natasha P –
I taught second grade last year and I’m looking for 4th grade activities for this year. This is so helpful. Thank you!
Kimberlee Broaddus –
I can’t wait to use this resource with my 4th graders this year!
Kelli S –
love the activities 🙂
Ashley M –
The puzzle activity is currently on my classroom door!
Sarah K –
So excited to use this in my classroom!
Samira P –
Thank you! 🙂
Kelly B –
My kids loved these activities! This was such a great resource for the first week.
Christina R –
Ready to use!
iHeart Learning –
This was a life saver this past week. Between new grade level co-workers, new principal, and beginning of school craziness, this came in so handy. THANK YOU!!!
Paula B –
Great resource for the beginning of the year!
GATE Help –
I teach superior cog kids in a pull out room and appreciate the quick and easy resources like this!
Reachin’ and Teachin’ –
The first week is always so scary for me. Having these activities ready will definitely help with the nerves.
Kevin P –
As a first year teacher, this is great!
kelley atwood –
will use this year
kelley atwood –
will use this year
Michelle W –
I did use the interest inventory and all about me – they were good. There were multiple font types and borders of the same type of pages that I didn’t use. I feel that one design would’ve bee enough.
Michelle W –
I did use the interest inventory and all about me – they were good. There were multiple font types and borders of the same type of pages that I didn’t use. I feel that one design would’ve bee enough.
CYNTHIA C –
Using this for the first week of school! Thanks!
Krystal T –
Fun Resource to start the year… Building Relationships and having a good time(learning too)!
CYNTHIA C –
Using this for the first week of school! Thanks!
Lindsay B –
Great resource. Loved it!
MELANIE P –
Nice! Thanks!
Courtney DeClerck –
Such a great packet to start the year
Laura Y –
Perfect for the first week of school!
stephanie S –
Can’t wait to use it!
Amy I –
I absolutely LOVE this product! I’m so excited to use it next week.
Amanda K –
Great activities, not only for the first week, but can be used throughout the year to re-establish that community feeling when needed.
Buyer –
This was fantastic! Used it this week 🙂 Kids LOVED the STEM activity. I was so impressed listening to how they talked to their group, how excited they were, and how they problem-solved. Thanks so much!
Caitlyn R –
I am so nervous for the first day/week! This will help me get through and it goes along with my puzzle theme, that we all fit together! Thanks for the great product!
Dorothy V –
Super cute, and my kids loved doing their puzzle pieces!
Crystal P –
I love all the activities, especially the quilt! So perfect! Thanks!
Alison R –
Great resource, thanks!
Carrie B –
This really helped me get off to a good start in a new grade! The interest inventories are extensive and a perfect way to really get to know a new group of students!
Morgan White –
These have been perfect for the crazy first week of school! Thanks!
Katelyn C –
Great resource! My students loved the STEM challenge.
Elisha B –
Loved the puzzle activity!
Angie K –
Perfect for the first week. Thanks!
Naomi M –
Loved using it at the beginning of school this year!
Emily F –
This is an awesome tool and saves me getting ready for the first day! Definitely age appropriate and so fun!
Tiffany S –
Lots of cute activities!
Creating with Christina –
Love! using these activities tomorrow for our first day of school!
Amanda Dolan –
Great activies
Karen M –
These were all perfect for the first week of school in a new grade level. It was such a lifesaver! Thank you!
crystal S –
Great for first few days of school!
Samantha B –
Good resource!
Jennifer Barragan –
TIME SAVER!
Holly G –
Great set! Just what I needed to help with the first week. Thanks!
LAURA B –
This made for the best first week ever!
Mandy S –
Fun Stuff! Thanks!
JILL W –
Wonderful variety of resources!!
Rhea S –
Used several of these activities!
Erin L –
These were fun ideas for spicing up the beginning of the year!
francesca G –
great for back to school
Sandra L –
I love that these are not the same old same old first week ideas I’ve been doing since I started teaching very refreshing and innovative I LOVE DIFFERENT!!
Dori Petersen –
Awesome ideas
Carrie G –
Nice resource! Thank you!
Cathy M –
These were very useful to help us start the year
Kimberly R –
Very Helpful
Mizz Hiztory –
Great product, I recommend it!! Thanks!
Helen A –
This was just what I needed in the beginning of the year!
lisa N –
Fun activities to start the year
Leslie P –
Thank you very much for the interesting and fun beginning of school activities. Our class was able to use several of them and we made the puzzle piece bulletin board on the first day. Thank you!
Jodi O –
I can’t wait to use more of the activities next year!!
Jessica R –
Love the product!
WILMA R –
My kids loved these activities! Great resource for the first week.
Nicole F –
Students had fun with these.
Kathleen A –
This was great for the beginning of the school year. Thank you!
Jamie S –
Thanks again.
Organized Oasis –
Good activities!
4ThePassionOfTeaching –
Invaluable resource! Thanks for sharing!
Schneider S –
Loved it! Great activities for the start of the year!
LaToya M –
Very useful
Jordan A –
My students LOVED all of the activities in this bundle, and I finally felt like I was providing meaningful work and activities for those first few days of school (instead of just the classic “All About Me” busy work). I very much intend on using this in future years!
Chloe M –
These activities were a great way to start the year! Thank you!
Amanda S –
There are loads of good activities in here that I was able to use throughout the first couple of weeks.
Kelsey McClary –
Great, thanks for making my first week easier!
Clover H –
These were very helpful!
Emily Aloi –
Excellent!
Lollita S –
Thank you so helpful…
Emily Ekstrand –
Super cute activities to get to know students!
Jill League –
Great!!! Thank you!
anne N –
Awesome resource! Thanks so much!
Jennifer W –
This is great!! Thank you!!!
Ricky N –
this was great for the beginning of the year!
Margot B –
So fun! Looks great on display! Thanks!
jennifer P –
Great resource to use with the students. A must have!!
Jamie Jennings –
This made my first week so much less stressful.
Tiffany C –
Excellent way to start my school year off with science!
Jennifer J –
This made for a smooth start for the beginning of the year!
Katie K –
I love the puzzle pieces for a bulletin board!
Sheri S –
We are already building our classes and prepping for next year. I am so excited to use all of these fun activities the first few weeks of school. Thank you!!
The Garden State Teacher –
Thanks-great resource for a new 4th grade teacher!
Alissa Olivier –
This was very useful
Ashley ling –
I’m excited to use this next year. I liked the information gathered from each student but still having fun the first week.
Carly S –
Great activities! Many of them were used while I did running records.
Elaine WILLS –
Nice Resource
Heather D –
I’m so excited about using this! Thank you!
Adelia S –
Can’t wait to use, in a new grade this year!
Jennifer Gentle –
thank you
Rebecca L –
Can’t wait to use this for back to school.
Oliver’s Mama –
Great product! Thanks!
Magan S –
Can’t wait to use this my first week!
whitney capps –
Love!
Emily R –
Thank you, I can’t wait to use the puzzle quite with my students. They will love the stem activity.
Emily R –
Thank you, I can’t wait to use the puzzle quite with my students. They will love the stem activity.
Glenda C –
great worksheets
Elizabeth U –
Love this.
Angela Stubbs –
I loved your 3rd grade product so much when I moved grades I bought this packet! Thank you for the great work! I am so excited to try out the activities!
Kelli S –
Thank you! I am really excited to use these in my class this year!
Karen B –
Thanks so much!
Jean M –
I can’t wait to use this!
Karalisa D –
Love Back to School ideas
Melissa Bogaert –
Love this! Excited to use these! Thanks!
Karalisa D –
Love Back to School ideas
sarah M –
awesome
angela H –
kids loved it
The Go Fish Girl –
I jumped from first grade to fourth grade with little warning last year. This resource was perfect to help transition into working with big kids. Thank you!
Willis4Teach –
Loved the flip book!
Stephene M –
Can’t wait to use this!
Whitney C –
Used almost all of the activities! So excited to post the class puzzle 🙂
Laura M –
Lots of great activities for the first week of school! Thanks!
Karen W –
Can’t wait to use this year
Travers Desjardins –
Great! I’m so exited to use this unit!
Tara St Clair –
Can’t wait to use these!
Katherine G –
Really like the glyph activity!
Elizabeth N –
So excited to do these activities with my 4th graders this year!
Margaret S –
Great! Thank you!
Brittani Brown –
I love that this product is fun hands-on activities and not just a worksheet packet!
Karen S –
Lots of good ideas, plenty to keep everyone busy the first week.
Amanda L –
Fun activities!
Dianne A –
Students enjoyed
Roberta M –
This is wonderful!
Melinda A –
Overall great resource for the first week of school!
Sarah W –
AWESOME!
Kelly Foster –
Excellent resources for my fourth grade class!!
Dawn Johnson –
Grade appropriate, easy prep, no fuss no muss
Erica I –
Love the STEM and puzzle activities
Lori C –
Loved it!
Joan Hampson –
Look forward to using this.
Valerie Sheehan –
Great product
Heather D –
Can’t wait to try these fun activities with my kiddos 🙂
Andrea M –
These were great for back to school!
Argentina Back –
Great activities! I can’t wait to use them with my kids the first week of school.
Sarah M –
The first week is always nerve wracking for me, but even more so since I am transitioning from Kindergarten to 4th, and this will help me with a new age level! So many great activities to start off the year and get to know my new kids.
Jessica F –
Perfect!
Meaghan L –
The first day/week is always nerve-wracking for everyone. These fun, engaging activities will help everyone with their transition to back-to-school, and will also help me get to know them.
Devonna H –
Enjoyed the activities!
Gianpaolo C –
love the puzzle piece activity
Quintina C –
First time teaching Grade 4 and I can’t wait to use these resources! Thank you!!
Fabulous in Fourth –
Love these!! Have the puzzle hanging in my classroom (:
Dana H –
Looking forward to starting off the year with these!
Tamara W –
Helped ease us into the new school year!
Lynne L –
Nice variety of creative ways to start our learning community!
Amanda G –
My students and I loved these activities! A perfect way to start a new school year! Thank you!
Barb M –
Great activities. Can’t wait to put them to use next week!
Andrea Stedeford –
This will help a ton with the first week of school, thanks!
Niki W –
My students loved these!
Lisa V –
Useful
Heather Eldridge –
This was great! Thanks!
Mary S –
Great Product! My class loved the quilt an Glyph!!
Donna Larson –
Great addition to my yearly routines
Deitra B –
This was perfect for the first week of school. Awesome interest inventories and fun activities. Thank You!
Kasie P –
GREAT!!
Heidi B –
What a great resource for kids to use at the beginning of the school year!
Jennifer T –
Loved everything, but the glyph at the end became a bit boring, even for Gr. 3s in my 3/4, so I won’t use that one again. I loved the interest inventory, the STEM activity and the Task Cards. Kids had so much fun.
Jennifer T –
Loved everything, but the glyph at the end became a bit boring, even for Gr. 3s in my 3/4, so I won’t use that one again. I loved the interest inventory, the STEM activity and the Task Cards. Kids had so much fun.
Danielle F –
As a new teacher, this was a perfect activity to get through the first day! thanks so much!
Kylinn I –
Great way to start off a year!
Alexandra G –
I love all of these and so did my students! Engaging first week of school activities
SHANNON D –
🙂
Dottie H –
I love the puzzle quilt and back to school flip book! Superb!
Jessica B –
I was prepared for this year at the end of last year! Great job.
Venice Price –
great
John S –
A great resource that can be used to learn more about your students.
Elizabeth S –
Nice product!
Laura T –
Thank you for all the awesome ideas!
Jessica Loza –
A complete success! I was looking for some new activities to do with students since I switched grade levels this year. The STEM challenge was my students’ favorite and I took pictures of the final product (and measured each tower) to create a bulletin board. Parents were thrilled to see it on our Parent Preview Night!
Shelly B –
I used several of these activities during the first week of school. It was great. Thanks!
Jessica A –
Great options!
Elizabeth M –
This was very helpful.
Kristy Sherritt –
Great resource
Kristy Sherritt –
Great resource
Jaclyn G –
This was an awesome help through the first week of school! Thank you
Nina E –
This was a great resource for the beginning of school!
C C –
Great, easy use to activities
Dianna S –
Lots of great fun ideas!
Emi Clark –
Great, thanks!
Catherine E –
Great pack for first days of school!
Rita C –
Excellent Resource!
Ashanti W –
My students loved these activities!
Rami C –
This was another great resource. I love the ideas that were in here! When i bought it, I had a few things in mind that I would use. I have used more than I thought! Thank You!
Forever In Fourth –
Awesome! This is a great collection and I like that each grade is a little bit different!
Dawn B –
This was perfect for our first week. My kids loved the STEM activity. It was a great entry project in our STEM lab to start off our year.
Ms Persun’s Room –
LOVED the puzzle pieces! Currently a display in my room. Thanks!
Karey RobbRandrianasolo –
This was so helpful for the beginning of school year.
Danielle O –
Awesome resource to start the school year!
Lori F –
Perfect for back to school! Thank you!
Katie M –
Great product! I just moved back to fourth grade and needed a place to start. My kiddos loved all the activities!
Meera M –
These were great to use at the beginning of the year. Thanks.
Merci C –
Loved this resource. Very helpful for the first week of school.
Laura Moyer –
This was a big help! Thanks!
queenae –
These were great! Thanks!!!
Rose Cottage Learning –
Perfect thing for back to school. It makes those first few days go so well and helps us make memories together.
Thomas M –
It was great help!
Mary Beth P –
This product provided so many good choices to start the year off in a fun and meaningful way. Thank you so much!
Shafana K –
A great way to start off the year.
Stressed Yet Blessed –
thanks!
Amanda W –
Good back to school resources for upper elementary.
Lesley Rundell –
Very helpful
Marjie S –
Great resources, not just for the first week! It can keep going.
Amy K –
My students loved these back to school activities.
Karen G –
This is fun!
Karen G –
This is fun!
Erin Younkin –
great!
Andrea L –
A great way to start the year!
Judy G –
Kids had a blast with this!
Misty C –
Great resource for the beginning of school and getting to know students!
Anna Scutaru –
Students loved it! Thank you!
Barbara H –
This has so many great ideas! Thank you!
Robin M –
Good activités, not very unique or exciting for 4th grade.
Robin M –
Good activités, not very unique or exciting for 4th grade.
Patti Z –
These are TRULY the best. This was my first year teaching 4th and this bundle saved my life! I did just about every activity the first week. The students loved them, I loved them and it made that first week much easier!
Tiffany H –
So cute
Tiffany H –
So cute
Angela W –
Perfect
Kim L –
Kim L –
Tiffany R –
Perfect for fourth graders
Chelsea B –
These activities were fun and I’m planning on using them again next year!
Kaitlyn Hickman –
Loved this! Great for a first year teacher! Thank you!
Rainie M –
These were some of the best beginning of the year activities with my students! They really enjoyed these!!
Tammi Carmichael –
Loved it Want to use it next year! Bought the Year End too!
Tammi Carmichael –
Loved it Want to use it next year! Bought the Year End too!
Casey G –
Great Resource thank you 🙂
Jennifer B –
This is such a great bundle of fun activities that help students and teachers learn how they can work well together from the beginning of the year.
Dottie S –
Can’t wait to use these next year!
Savanna W –
I have had this on my wish list for forever and I finally got it! I cannot wait to use this next year! Thank you! 🙂
Linda Meckem –
Great for other grades, too! I use with my 5th graders and just adapt a bit.
Caitlin T –
Love!!!
Holly J –
These offered great first week activiites..
Lori G –
Excited to use these!
Sara Dennis –
Great Activities!
CB Original –
Great way to prepare for next year!
Caitlin Dowden –
Great activity to get to know my students!
Lauren H –
So many fun things to do with them.
nancy S –
Being new to 4th grade, this will be a huge help. I had no idea what to do with the kiddos until I found this. The puzzle even provides a simple bulletin board too!
tonya C –
This product provided so many good choices to start the year off in a fun and meaningful way. Sometimes I struggle with how to fill a few hours each day at the beginning. Thank you so much!
Megan K –
We loved the puzzle pierce quilt!
Madison C –
Great product.
Miranda B –
So much fun!!
Shyla M –
Thanks for making the first week of school fun and manageable.
Cherie L –
Great way to start out the year. Thank so much!!!
Lisa E –
Great resource for the beginning of the year! Already printed out and ready for August!
Kayla B –
Thanks!
Jennifer M –
Perfect with our school’s theme of unity! Thanks!
Cindy B –
Excellent!!
Tayler J –
Great resource, thank you! I will be using this packet this fall 🙂
Carla M –
my students enjoyed this very much!
Cecilia A –
Great activities to start of the year! Thank you.
Stephanie M –
I’m excited to use this when we return to school in a few weeks!
Nicole W –
This is a great resource! It is a huge time saver and my students loved it. Thank you!
Michaele Fonnesbeck –
I am excited to use these different activities to start the school year
Sara Gonzales –
Love this packet
Talesof4thGrade –
I can’t wait to use these!
Teacher Corner of Grace –
Thanks for the resource. It makes the beginning of school run much more smoothly.
Annette L –
Thank for creating this fun resource! Can’t wait to use it on our first week back!
Gina M –
love the activities!
Jade H –
Thank you!! Great activities.
Teaching by Accident –
Love using this each year for BTS!
Tami L –
With this amazing resource, I feel ready for the beginning of school. I know my 4th graders will love these activities. Thank you!
Shelly-Ann M –
Complete
Melissa L –
Super
Melisa B –
Fantastic resource! Thank you!
Juniper’s Own –
Looking forward to using these this year!
Stephanie M –
Love
Jennifer V –
Like the 5th grade packet, this will be great to use for the first week or two of school.
Elizabeth P –
So helpful for planning my first week of school! I love the activities!
Lisa F –
Great to start the year off.
Helena R –
Makes the first week go very smoothly
Helena R –
Makes the first week go very smoothly
Teegan R –
Bought the 3rd grade one and HAD to buy the grade 4 one as well!
Teresa McDonaldDagenais –
Going to use all of these again this year.. great resource!
Megan Renninger –
This was great for the first few days!
Sara C –
This is AWESOME! I always struggle with finding fun and meaningful beginning of year activities and this will be a huge help. Thank you!!
Amy H –
Thank you for all your hard work. This was exactly what I was looking for.
Alexis K –
Exactly what I needed for my start to the year!
Nicole VandenBos –
This looks great for the beginning of the year. Thank you!
Teaching with Flair –
Great Product!
Jaclyn D –
Thank you for these fun, back-to-school activities!
Teisha W –
Thanks for making my first week prep easy!
Ashley N –
love
Kim Giancola –
Fun first week activities
DT Teach –
My kids loved the puzzle thank you sooo much!!!
Caitlin O –
The quilt looks so cute hanging up in the hallway! Everyone that walks by comments on how cute it looks with the “We Fit Right In” banner. The flipbook is a fun activity and time filler on those first few days of school (:
Katherine K –
Great back to school activities!
ressie R –
great product
Daniela B –
Perfect thing for back to school.
Tiffani T –
Thank you for a great product!
Upstate Teacher –
I am excited to use the puzzle pieces. I did something similar a few years back but it was a pain to cut the pieces into puzzles.
Reina R –
I used many of these activities during the first week of school this year and my students loved them! The STEM challenge is great for team building and the quilt activity really helps me get to know my students. LOVE IT!
Mrs. Co –
Thank you so much!
Cassi D –
great resource!
Cynthia R –
Thank you so much, this was a lot of help.
Ashley S –
LOVE
stephanie B –
fun activities
Kelli H –
Good activities
Angela Benson –
Great start to the year, thank you!
Viki L –
Loved these activities! They were perfect for my Grade 4’s and the puzzle activity has turned out to be a great bulletin board piece for Open House. Thanks!
Love Teach Inspire –
My students loved these activities! The puzzle looks awesome on my bulletin board!
Isela S –
Great activities to get students excited about the beginning of the school year.
Valerie R –
My favorite is the puzzle, I loved seeing the different ways my student decorated their pieces and how it looked out together to show our community!!
Jennifer P –
Very fun activities!
Alision N –
Perfect thing for back to school! My students loved the STEM activity.
brittany C –
A great resource for back to school!
colleen C –
great resource, lots of choices
Angela Dasso –
Will use this for years to come!
Christina F –
love this I use it every year
Ryan P –
Thank you so much! Will be useful for everyone.
Christina F –
love this I use it every year
Erin K –
Great way to start the year
DANA K –
Great Resource
Elizabeth E –
Very helpful!
Amy W –
Excellent resource!
Jennifer S –
good resource
Sarah Keogan –
Great way to get back to school!
Brittany R –
Perfect for back to school!
Beth L –
A helpful resource!
Shannyn Brinker –
Great source!
Felisha M –
Great!!
Stephanie W –
So great!
Elizabeth G –
Oved this! As a first year teacher, I felt very prepared using your resources!!! Thank you.
VERONICA S –
GREAT RESOURCE!
Monique T –
Great resource with fun and engaging activities!
Sara M –
Great variety of activities.
Heather B –
Perfect resource for the beginning of the school year & throughout!
Lisa B –
Great
Amy J –
Neat Resource!
Dawn Roesler –
Didn’t really get to use
Dawn Roesler –
Didn’t really get to use
Kristen Benato –
We loved these activities in my 4th grade class!