The first day of school is a big annual milestone for the whole family. Whether your child is starting primary school, moving up into a new class, heading off to secondary school for the first time, or even finishing their school years altogether, it’s worth pausing to mark the occasion.
One of our favourite ways to do that is a simple family tradition: a first day of school interview sheet that your child fills out each year. It only takes a few minutes, but looking back over the answers year after year is a lovely way to see how much they’ve grown.
We’ve put together a free ‘First Day of School’ interview sheet that you can download and print at home.
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Family traditions like this are all about marking milestones and giving your family its own little rituals. In our busy day-to-day lives, anything that helps you capture a moment in time is a welcome plus.
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Free First Day of School Interview Download
This interview sheet is a lovely, simple way to make your child feel special on their first day back. You can download the free printable first day of school interview sheet here (PDF format).
Pair it with some first day of school photos and maybe a special breakfast, and you’ve got a first-day tradition your child will look forward to every year. The sheet is full of fun, easy questions about your child that they’ll enjoy answering — favourite things, how they’re feeling, what they’re looking forward to, and more.
Start the tradition early, and imagine one day handing your child a folder full of all their interviews from every year of school — a keepsake they’ll treasure long after they’ve left the classroom behind.
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Save This for Next Year
Even if the first day of school has already passed, it’s worth bookmarking this page or saving the printable now so it’s ready to go when the next school year rolls around.
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