Today I want to share links to something I wish would have been available when my kids were school-aged … free printables for the first-day-of-school photos. So much fun! I love that the printables work well for back to school and back to homeschool (or NOT back to school, as many homeschoolers say).
Celebrations were an important part of my family’s homeschooling … all the way through homeschool high school. A fun celebration was at the beginning of each homeschool year.
Note: If you’d like to use calendar observances as celebrations to add life to your homeschool or family schedules, I have a post with August Themed Activities for Kids … part of my Monthly Themed Activities series.
You can read about our yearly tradition here: Start the Year with a Celebration. Photos were always an essential part of our back-to-homeschool celebrations.
Check out all these ideas: 100+ Back-to-School Celebration Ideas.
Free Printables for First Day of School Photo Shoots
First Day of Montessori Photos {Free Printables – Instant Downloads} – available for many levels and different types of Montessori programs
First and Last Day of School Pictures (“First Day of Preschool” – “Last Day of 12th Grade”) from 3 Dinosaurs
Free Back to School Printables (“It’s My First Day of Preschool” – “It’s My Last First Day of School”) from Designs by Nicolina
First Day of School Signs (Pre-K through 12th Grade) from Nest of Posies
DIY School Days Printables (including Kindergarten-6th Grade Photo Cards) from The Sweetest Occasion
First Day of School Free Printables (“First Day of Preschool” – “First Day of Twelfth Grade”) from I Should Be Mopping the Floor
First Day of School Photo Ideas {Free Printable} (Preschool-12th Grade) from Living Locurto
Back to School Printables (“I am a Preschooler” to “I am a 12th Grader”) from Sugar Tot Designs (Note: The download link doesn’t work, but there’s an email address in the blog post comments at Sugar Tot Designs for you to request the file.)
First Day of School Sign and Photo Ideas from The Suburban Mom
Back to School Free Printable (and Packet) by following Amanda’s Parties to Go on Facebook
First Day of School Chalkboard Printables (“First Day of Preschool” – “First Day of 12th Grade”) from Yellow Bliss Road
Free Chalkboard First Day of School Signs (“First Day of Preschool” – “First Day of Twelfth Grade” or “First Day of Senior Year”) from That’s What Che Said
Free “First Day of School Printables” (“First Day of Preschool” – “First Day of 8th Grade”) from I Can Teach My Child
First Day of School Free Printable (First Day of Preschool – “First Day of 12th Grade”) from Frog Prince Paperie
First Day Printables (“First Day of Preschool” – “First Day of High School”) from All for the Boys
First Day of School Signs (“First Day of Kindergarten” – “First Day of Grade 12”) from Botanical Paperworks
First Day of School Printables (“First Day of Preschool” – “First Day of Twelfth Grade”) from Love Bakes Good Cake
First Day of School Signs (“First Day of Preschool” – “First Day of Twelfth Grade”) from Who Arted
First Day of School – Free Printable (“First Day of Kindergarten” – “First Day of 8th Grade”) from Believing Boldly
First and Last Day of School Faux Chalkboard Signs (no grade listed) from The DIY Mommy
First Day of School Sign (Write in) from Armelle
First Day of School Sign (Write in) from Hellobee
First Day of School Speech Bubble Template from Skip to My Lou
First Day of School Printables (“First Day of Pre-K” – “First Day of Twelfth Grade” Free by signing up for HowDoesShe newsletter)
DIY “First Day of School” Frame + Free Printable from Go Graham Go!
Free Printables for First Day of School Scrapbook Pages Using a Photo
First and Final Day of School Interviews (Preschool – Twelfth Grade) from Positively Splendid
First Day of School Photos from Alpha Mom
Back to School Interviews (Preschool-12th Grade) from Who Arted
Back to School Survey from Poofy Cheecks
First Day of School Certificate (Preschool or Kindergarten) from Creative Certificates
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Be sure to check out my Back to School Pinterest Board for many more ideas for taking back-to-school photos (with or without printables) along with tons of other back-to-school ideas for teachers, homeschoolers, and families of all kinds.
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Debbie says
Love all the ideas! Thanks for sharing at TGIF!
Deb says
Thanks, Debbie! This was fun to put together! 🙂
Felicia says
Thank you for the shout out!
Deb says
My pleasure, Felicia! Great idea! 🙂
Kristi says
I love this post Deb! Pinned it!
Deb says
Thanks so much, Kristi! I really appreciate your pinning my post. 🙂
Melissa says
Great resource for printables! Thank you for sharing!
Deb says
Thanks, Melissa! I love that there are so many great printables available online. 🙂
Erica says
Thanks so much for this post! I’m big on photos in my house and I couldn’t go without having “1st Day” pictures. I even found some interviews that I’ll be doing with my LO. Great post!
Deb says
Thanks so much, Erica! I’m so glad you’re able to use some of the printables. 🙂
Beth says
What a great round-up Deb!! Love all the choices =)
I featured this at TGIF this week here: http://www.123homeschool4me.com/2013/08/tgif-linky-party-90.html
Thanks for linking up and sharing your creativity with the rest of us =) Hope to see you linked up again later day,
Beth
Deb says
Thanks so much for featuring my post, Beth! I’m definitely linked up.:)
Carrie says
I so do not want to think about school yet. We still have two and a half weeks to wait though. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!
Deb says
Thanks, Carrie! It’s nice that you still have some time to enjoy the summer. 🙂
Kim says
Thank you so much Deb for hosting the Back to School Linky with me! I’m featuring this post today on the After School Party!
Deb says
Thanks so much for featuring my post, Kim! And thanks for all the work you did in organizing the Back to School Link Up … it’s awesome! 🙂
Amie M says
I love this idea, I wasn’t aware of these when my eldest first went to school but so glad I will be able to use them with the little ones. I am featuring this post on my Kid’s Co-Op post this week at Triple T Mum!
Deb says
Thanks so much for featuring my post, Amie! I really appreciate it. 🙂
Megan says
Each set is adorable!!!! Great resource!
Ana says
Thanks for joining “A Teachable August Linky Party” Deb!! I missed this linky party!
Carolyn Wilhelm says
This is so nice for families, schools, and homeschools alike. Thank you so much! Pinned!
Caitlin says
What a wealth of useful resources!! Thank you so much for sharing!! 🙂 Caitlin from LettersInTheSand #visiting from TGIF