Send your student back to school in style with cute first day of school photos when you use these free printable first day of school signs! This post includes affiliate links, which means I make make a small commission on purchases made through links at no additional cost to you.
Tips for using back to school signs
For a beautiful sign and memorable first day of school photos, use a premium option like this HP 32lb bright white paper. This paper from HP contains optical brighteners to make it extra bright for your photos. To see a comparison of the 32lb paper and presentation paper in action, see this post with the best paper for planner printables. If you have multiple children, or want to use them for a classroom, you may want to laminate the signs. An at home laminator is very affordable, especially once you consider that most copy shops charge $1-2 per page to laminate. Instead of laminating, you can also frame the signs. Framed first day of school signs look great in photos! Make sure to remove the glass before taking a photo to prevent glare. If your child is nervous about going back to school, taking photos with a fun sign can help them loosen up. You may also want to help them de-stress with a first day of school coloring page. Younger children can also benefit from reading books about the first day of school before actually starting. Introduce a book a few days, or even weeks, before the start of school to help them explore their emotions and know that it’s normal to be nervous.
Free printable first day of school signs
Because this post was getting long, I decided to break the first day of school signs out into separate posts by grade level. Please use the links below to navigate to the grade level(s) you need!
I hope you enjoy taking back to school photos with your little one! If you have any requests for themes, please let me know. I’m happy to make more signs if I have the time and know what folks are looking for!
