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In 106 days

A new school year brings excitement and a few butterflies. These printables help with both: school-themed word searches and spelling games to warm up after the holidays, an all-about-me page so teachers get to know their class, a goals sheet for the new year, timetables, and colouring pages of backpacks, pencils and school mornings.

When is it?

  • Australiaaround January 2027In 106 days
  • US and Canadaaround August 2027In 310 days
  • UK and Irelandaround September 2027In 324 days

Ideas to try

  • Do a practice run

    Walk or ride the school route together a few days before, at the real time, so the first morning holds no surprises.

  • Fill in an all-about-me page

    Favourite food, best friend, what I want to learn this year. Teachers love them, and they make a lovely keepsake.

  • Set three small goals

    Use the goals sheet to choose one thing to learn, one habit to keep and one kind thing to do.

  • Pack the bag together

    Let your child check each item off a list. It builds independence for every school morning after.

  • Read a first-day story

    Mateo’s First Day is about a nervous start that turns out fine, a good conversation opener.

Back to school printables

Word puzzles, colouring pages, stories and cards for Back to school. Print them or play on screen.

Activity books

Themed workbooks that collect many pages in one printable book.

Picture books to read together

Good to know

Start dates differ around the world: August in the US and parts of Germany, early September in most of Europe, January or February in Australia and Brazil, April in many Indian schools and July in Indonesia. Whenever yours is, a little routine practice in the last week of the holidays makes the first morning feel familiar.

Teachers will find the all-about-me pages, school word searches and timetables useful in the first week, when routines are still forming and children are getting to know each other.

How to use these

  1. Use the word games in the last holiday week to warm up reading and spelling.
  2. Teachers: send the all-about-me page home in the first week.
  3. Print a timetable for the fridge so everyone knows the week.

Coming up next

All seasonal printables

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Questions and answers

How can I help my child feel ready for school?

Talk about what will happen, practise the morning routine, read stories about starting school and keep the first week calm. If worries last, talk to the teacher.

When does the school year start?

It depends on the country: from late January (Australia) to April (many Indian schools), July (Indonesia), August (US) or September (UK, most of Europe, China).

Are these printables free?

Yes. Every sheet marked Free can be printed or played as often as you like, at home or in class. Premium activity books are marked.

Can children do them on a tablet?

Most can: press Play to answer on screen with instant marking and stars. Colouring and drawing pages can be done with a finger or stylus too.