It's that time of year again! The kids are heading back to school and I have some free first day of school chalkboard printables for you.
These back to school printable chalkboard signs are completely updated for the 2025-2026 school year.
These free printable signs are perfect for taking cute back to school photos on the porch so you can compare how much the kids grow from year to year.
I have chalkboard printables to download for all grades from preschool to high school senior year.
I also have matching last day of school chalkboard signs that you can download too.
Simple scroll down to download and print your back to school printables immediately.
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First Day Of School Chalkboard Printables For 2025
If you love back to school printables, make sure to check out this list of Free Printable First Day Of School Signs For All Grades.
It has 12 different designs you can choose from if you don't want the chalkboard versions below.
Canadians can also check out these First day of Kindergarten and beyond signs.
To make the first day of school even more fun, make sure to check out our first day of school all about me printable interview.
To grab the back to school chalkboard printables, just click on the link below and you can save them to your Google Drive or print instantly.
I've created the following first day of school chalkboard printables from you to choose from:
First Day of School (basic)
First Day of Preschool
First Day of Kindergarten
First Day of First Grade – all the way to Eighth Grade
Download the Back To School Printables Here
If you are homeschooling, I have a free printable first day of homeschool sign you can download too (same for US and Canada).
Important note about downloading the back to school signs
If you get a note saying you need permission to download the file, it means your email server is not letting you download it (typically if you are using your work email).
If that's the case, just try again using your personal gmail account and you should have no trouble!
Free Printable Chalkboard Signs For High School
Do you have a child in high school and another in elementary school and you want them to have matching signs?
No problem – I have the same signs in a set for high school students from Freshman year all the way to senior year.
The contains the following sign options
First Day Of School
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
First Day of Ninth – Twelfth Grade
You can download the high school chalkboard signs with the elementary school signs:
Back To School Signs Download
Bonus – Canadian First Day Of School Printable Signs
Did you know that Canada says the grades differently?
In Canada we say Grade 1 instead of First Grade so I've created some first day of school chalkboard printables for Canadian kids too.
Your options include:
First Day of School (basic)
First Day of Preschool
First Day of Kindergarten
First Day of Grade One – all the way to Grade Eight
Download the Canadian First Day Of School Signs Here
Want chalkboard back to school signs for your Canadian high schooler?
I've created matching high school signs for grades 9-13 (just in case) included with the elementary school download.
How To Print Off the First Day Of School Chalkboard Signs
You can use your home printer to print these in letter size and then put them in a frame. Alternatively you can print them off somewhere like Staples.
Planning for the last day of school already?
I have matching last day of school chalkboard printables available right here.
If you need some last day of school signs right now, you can download the options I have right now: Last Day of School Free Printables.
The Fine Print
These back to school chalkboard printables are for personal use only and may not be sold or redistributed.
