This post has been updated for the 2024-2025 school year.
It’s crazy to think that in just a few short weeks, kids will begin going back to school. This summer is really flying by! What better way to capture your kid’s first day of school than a photo of them holding an adorable sign. And that is why I have created a set of free printable first day of school signs for pre-school all the way up to 12th grade.

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I always come back to this post, time after time and update it for the current school year.
The start of new school year is always something to remember. And what better way to remember their first day than taking a picture holding a cute sign?
I have created updated signs that you can use all the way from preschool up through 12th grade. How nice would it be for not only you, but your kids to look back at these photos throughout the years and see how much they have changed!

I think that one of the best parts about these first day of school signs is that you can print them out at the last minute. Or if you are really last minute (I’m talking the school bus is already at the end of the block kind of last minute!) just open up the pdf on your phone or tablet and snap a quick picture. You’ve got to love technology these days right?!
Free printable first day of school signs
Each first day of school sign is sized to fit on a standard 8.5×11 inch piece of paper. For the best quality I would highly recommend printing on white cardstock. These signs would also look great in a nice frame as well!
And like I mentioned earlier on, if you are short on time or out of printer ink. ( Does anyone else seem to
Feel free to download and print as many copies of the first day of school signs as you would like. However, please do not edit or redistribute the files in any way. These signs are intended for personal or classroom use only.

Download links are located at the bottom of this post.

Download links are located at the bottom of this post.
The first day of each grade only comes around once! Capture that special moment with a cute first day of school sign!
Favorite Printable Supplies:
These are a few of my favorite supplies that I use for printable games and activities:
- White Cardstock: For most projects, I recommend printing onto cardstock. It is much more durable than standard printer paper and often produces a higher quality print.
- Crayons: A staple in any crafting household. Crayola is always the top notch choice!
- Kid Friendly Safety Scissors: These are perfect for little kids learning how to use scissors. They cut paper but not fingers or hair!
- Glue Sticks: These disappearing purple glue sticks are by far my favorite! I love buying them in bulk since we use them so often!
- Lamination Machine: Laminating printables are a great way to make them last longer. If you are planning on laminating to make games reusable, be sure to get a bunch of dry erase markers as well.
- Dry Erase Pockets: Dry erase pockets are a great alternative to using a lamination machine when wanting to make printable games and activities reusable.
- Printer: A high quality printer is always recommended for the best results. If you are in need of a printer this Brother Wireless Printer is a great choice.
If you enjoyed these back to school signs, you may also enjoy some of these other free back to school printables:
All About Me” back to school questionnaire
Have your children fill out the printable questionnaire before the start of each school year. Make sure to tape a photo of them to the page, or even have them draw a self portrait! Afterwords you can then store them in a nice folder, box or binder. Think of how much fun it will be in the years to come to look back at how your child answered each question. You might be surprised how things change!
Back to School Sign Download Links:
- Download first day of pre-k sign
- Download first day of preschool sign
- Download first day of kindergarten sign
- Download first day of 1st grade sign
- Download first day of 2nd grade sign
- Download first day of 3rd grade sign
- Download first day of 4th grade sign
- Download first day of 5th grade sign
- Download first day of 6th grade sign
- Download first day of 7th grade sign
- Download first day of 8th grade sign
- Download first day of 9th grade sign
- Download first day of 10th grade sign
- Download first day of 11th grade sign
- Download first day of 12th grade sign
3Pamom
Tuesday 6th of September 2022
Thank you!!!!
Jen
Tuesday 16th of August 2022
Thank you so much for the signs!
Thao Ngo
Sunday 7th of August 2022
Thank you for sharing. These look great. Do you have the last day of school sign for 2022-2023?
Kelly
Monday 8th of August 2022
Thanks! And yes, I am currently working on them and they will definitely be up soon!
Lindsay
Tuesday 24th of August 2021
Hi! Love your signs! But question, would you be able to create one for Pre-K? I have one child starting Preschool and my other is now in Pre-K instead of Preschool. Silly I know ;-) but I was trying to have them with different signs when posing together. Thank you!!
Lindsay
Friday 27th of August 2021
@Kelly, Thank you!! I really appreciate it!
Kelly
Tuesday 24th of August 2021
Yes absolutely! The post has been updated with a pre-k sign :)
Yoshimi
Sunday 22nd of August 2021
I love these! Thank you for saving my time!!