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Free First Day of School Printable Signs (2024-2025 School Year)
Back to school is here! Who’s ready for the new 2024-2025 school year and some free first day of school printables? For many families, including mine, taking a cute picture of the kids with a sign on their first day of school is a wonderful family tradition.
Adding a “First Day of School” sign to your pictures for social media on the big day isn’t a requirement but it is an easy way to distinguish photos from each grade level.
You won’t end up saying, “When was that again?” Instead, you’ll love looking back through the first days of school and reveling in their growth from the first day of kindergarten all the way to 12th grade (maybe even college if they will pose for you).
This year I’ve totally revamped my free first day of school printables with fun colors and fonts for the 2024-2025 school year.
Whether you’re the kind of parent who can’t wait to get their kids on the bus at the end of summer break so you have a little quiet time, or you’re the kind that shuffles back into the house sobbing, the first day of school picture is a great way to document those fleeting moments in their sweet lives.
We homeschool, so as my kids’ teacher, summer is my reprieve. The first day of school means more work for me. I’ve joked about making a “Mom’s First Day of Homeschooling” sign with all the grades I’ll be teaching and taking a disheveled picture of myself with it. (Really not a bad idea).
However, the kids are much cuter to take a picture of.
Free 2024-2025 First Day of School Printable Signs
First day of school pictures are a fun way to start the new school year regardless of where or how your child is doing school (public school, virtual learning, homeschool, or private school). And the photos are so much fun to compare to previous years.
This colorful graph paper style, free first day of school printable bridges the gap between childish and mature, and cutesy and fun.
I’ve included all the grades from preschool (Even T-K) to Kindergarten to 12th grade for you to use with all of your kids. These cute signs are a fun, free option to go with your adorable photos.
Included signs are: First day of T-K sign, first day of Pre-K sign, first day of Preschool sign, first day of Kindergarten sign, first day of 1st grade sign, first day of 2nd grade sign, first day of 3rd grade sign, first day of 4th grade sign, first day of 5th grade sign, first day of 6th grade sign, first day of 7th grade sign, first day of 8th grade sign, first day of 9th grade sign, first day of 10th grade sign, first day of 11th grade sign, and first day of 12th grade sign.
These adorable signs are a simpler, free option to go with your adorable photos.
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More First Day of School Sign Options
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Chalkboard style signs are all the rage these days and I’ve created several different options of printable chalkboard signs available in the shop. I also wanted to design other great options that are a little different from the chalkboard background that would work well for younger kids as well as older kids.
If you wanted the signs to be a little more personalized, I have five designs in the shop (Including a blue graph paper and first day of school chalkboard designs) that include a place for your child’s name and the year. And you can use the signs for both the first day or last day of school.
That’s right! If you haven’t been taking last day of school photos I highly recommend using my last day of school signs and adding that to your school tradition at the end of the year. Seeing how much my kids have grown during the school year and adding an extra touch that makes the last day even more special is worth whatever amount of coercing it takes to get my kids to smile for the camera.
With the paid signs you’ll be able to type your children’s names and either the date or the school year. One of the chalkboard designs features a script font for the name well suited for girls. Another design uses a bit more masculine font that’s an option for the boys.
You’ll even be able to change the color of the name and date if you’d like. See the photo below. I’ll let you guess what Isabella’s favorite color is!
No need to buy a different printable each year. These will work for all the grades.
And with the notebook graph paper design in the shop, I added additional options like the first day of High School, Junior High, Middle School, sophomore year, junior year, senior year and even college.
You get all the grades, as well as the option to use them as last day of school signs. All you have to do is save the PDF file to your computer and open the document in the free version of Adobe Reader to edit.
For the best results when printing your first day of school signs, I recommend using white cardstock. It’s more durable than standard printer paper and provides a higher-quality print.
A high-quality home printer is also a great idea to ensure the colors and fonts look their best.
First Day of School Photos Activity
I also have a fun first day of school printable coloring activity great for teachers to use on the first day of school.
These fun printable coloring pages also have a spot to paste a 4×6 photo.
You’ll find all the grades individually and as a pack in the shop.
So if you’re just here for the free adorable signs go ahead and sign up below to get your first day of school printables.
Whether you go with the free or paid version, you will love how easy these are to print. Let’s face it, with all that has to get done before school starts, it’s easy to forget a detail like this. But with my printable PDF, you can print last minute, even the morning of if need be. Great for last minute moms.
Happy new school year! Enjoy capturing those special first day moments with these fun and free printable signs!
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These signs are such an adorable tradition that I look forward starting with my future kids!
These are so cute. I think I’ll have to use these for my boys and see if my daughter wants the chalkboard option. I can’t believe we start in a week!
Can’t believe it’s Back to School already! Love these free printables!
Thank you so much!
I’m not ready to think about back to school yet, but I am thankful for all the printables making it so much easier to capture first day photos!
It always comes to fast each year. That’s for sure.
Aww these are so fun!!
I love this !!! It’s so fun taking pics of the kids first day back to school and keeping them as a sweet memory and seeing how much they’ve grown.