Kindergarten First Day/Week Slides | Rules, Routines, Classroom Community

Hi there! After many requests, I’ve finally created slides to go with my updated First Day/Week Plans and blog post!

For more details on how I plan to use these slides in my own first day/week of school—and to download the free editable day plans, visual centre plans, and writing printables—click here: https://apinchofkinder.com/2025/08/first-day-of-kindergarten-activities/

Because every classroom and school is unique, I’ve made as many slides (and their components) as editable as possible. You can find the editable slides at the end so you can adjust wording or customize them to fit your needs. For most slides all text except the heading is editable.

To give you flexibility, I’ve also included multiple versions of some slides.

Simply keep the ones you like best and delete the rest!

My hope is that these slides help make your first day and week of school a little less stressful and a lot more smooth.

Wishing you a wonderful start to the school year!

– Yukari

Books you will need to go along with the read aloud lessons/slides are:

• Pete the Cat: Rocking in my School Shoes by Eric Litwin
• Tiny T.Rex and the First Day Oopsies by Jonathan Stutzman
• Chu’s First Day of School by Neil Gaiman
• A Letter From Your Teacher On the First Day of School by Shannon Olsen
• Clark the Shark by Bruce Hale
• Let’s Play – A Book About Making Friends by Amanda McCardie
• David Goes to School by David Shannon
• The Pout Pout Fish Goes to School by Deborah Diesen