Free Printable First Day of School Hat

Hooray! It’s almost time for the first day! Today, I have a fun Free Printable First Day of School Hat for your new students to make on their first day! Keep on reading to find out more about the printable hat and about a fun read-aloud to go along!

I found the cutest book to add to our ‘Back to School’ collection this year. It is called First Day, Hooray! The book is all about the different feelings that the kids have on their first day of school. From worry, and that’s ok, to embarrassed, I have paint in my hair, to excited, playgrounds are fun! Feelings are not right or wrong. They find a spot where they belong! At the end of the book, they talk about just one feeling that is left, and it’s Hooray! So our hat says, Hooray! I had a great first day!

I thought that it would be a fun way to connect this book with making the hats. The students can then take them home and share with their families some of the different feelings that they may have had on their first day.

Make the Free Printable First Day of School Hat

The hat is an easy craft for the first day of school. You’ll just need a printed hat for each student. Have them color their 2 pages of the hat, and then cut them out. You can help them staple the hat together, and boom, you’ve got an adorable keepsake for the first day of school for them to wear home!

This easy, fun craft is the perfect icebreaker activity that helps kids settle into their new classroom while showing off their creativity. As they color, cut, and assemble their personalized hats, they’re also getting comfortable with scissors, glue, and making new friends. It’s a confidence booster, a keepsake, and a great way to snap those adorable first-day photos! 

You can download the Free Printable First Day of School Hat by clicking the green box below.

If you’re looking for some more great read-aloud for the back to school, you’ll want to check out our other suggestions here.

We’d love to see your students proudly wearing their First Day of School hats! Snap a photo of the fun and share it with us to celebrate the start of an exciting new year. Tag us so we can cheer them on, too!

See you next time!

Jenette