Description
Back-to-School Activities for 5th Grade:
This first-week-of-school activities pack for 5th 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 will help you get to know your new class of students fast and help students get to know each other!
These activities were designed for 5th grade, but I also offer First Week of School Activities products for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade in my shop!
PLEASE NOTE: The glyph in the printable file is DIFFERENT from the glyph in the Google Slides version due to the restrictions on using movable 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 5th Grade Teacher
- Interest Inventories
- Back to School Glyph
- 5th 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.








Emily M. –
Very great resource and engaging for my students to use.
Kalynne Bready –
The students loved this resource, they were very engaged! Thank you for the hard work in creating this product for teachers to use. 🙂
shannon R. –
I love that these are premade and ready to go. It makes lesson planning and implementation much easier.
Kathryn M. –
This is a really great resource. It really helped me learn my students at my new school.
mayra diaz –
These will be a great resource that will be used on the first week of school.
Krista F. –
This is an amazing resource and exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much!
Jeannette F. –
This product was a great resource to use with my 5th graders as a beginning-of-the-year resource.
Kayla Joplin –
This was a great way to start our year off together! The kids enjoyed all of the activities.
Kirsten Tulsian –
I’m so happy to hear this activity was helpful for you and your students, and truly appreciate the positive feedback! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review.
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Sarah M. –
Fun!
Holly Y. –
This was such a fun way to get to know my students and for them to get to know me!
Sarah M. –
This was a great resource to use with my fifth grade students!
Gayle C. –
This resource is enjoyable and engaging in helping the student learn/practice this skill.
Amanda S. –
This was a great resource to use at the beginning of the school year!
Erikalyn T. –
A great way to start off the school year with 5th graders and engage in a variety of activities.
Kristina M. –
These activities were great at the beginning of the year. They were a great way to get to know my new students. Thank you
Robyn S. –
Great resource. This was engaging for my students.
SIOBHAN L. –
Some very good activities that I used from this resource.
Everything Upper Elementary –
Thank you, this may my job easier. It was easy to understand and adapt.
Kirsten Tulsian –
I’m so happy to hear that this was a beneficial resource for you and your students, and I truly appreciate the 5-star review and feedback!
Thank you so much,
Kirsten
Mirela S. –
I used this resource with my students virtually and in person, a lot of activities to choose from. Highly recommend.
JASMINE D. –
I loveddd these! Such a great resource! so awesome! a great help!