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Start the new school year with a range of 14 engaging activities designed to help KS2 students settle into their new year group. These activities focus on building relationships, setting expectations, and encouraging personal reflection, creating a positive and welcoming classroom environment.

What’s Included:
✔ 14 activities and ideas for the first day or week back
✔ Editable templates: Bingo cards, Learning Shields, Speech Bubbles, and more
✔ PowerPoint presentation for introducing activities and guiding the class
✔ Lesson plans and resources to support easy adaptation for KS2 (and KS1)

Lesson Overview / Structure:
★ Introduction and Ice Breakers – Fun activities to help students get to know each other.
★ Setting Expectations – Discussions and exercises to outline classroom rules and responsibilities.
★ All About Me – Creative activities such as speech bubble templates for students to express their personal goals and interests.
★ Team-building Activities – Group tasks that encourage collaboration and communication.
★ Reflection and Goal Setting – Activities to help students set learning goals for the year ahead.

Why It’s Useful:
✔ Activities designed to foster a positive classroom culture
✔ Easy to adapt for different KS2 year groups (Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6)
✔ Editable resources for customisation
✔ Perfect for easing transitions and building rapport among students

Suggested Use Cases:
Ideal for KS2 Transition Day, first week back after holidays, team-building exercises, ice-breakers, and setting expectations. Can be used in Y3, Y4, Y5, and Y6 classrooms.

Search Tags:
KS2 transition activities | Back to school | First day activities KS2 | Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 ice breakers | Team building KS2 | Welcome back activities | All about me