The first week of school is so much easier when everyone's getting to know each other — and this activity does all the heavy lifting.
This Back to School Classmate Interview activity is a fun and engaging printable resource for Australian primary school students in Years 1–4. Students take turns interviewing each other with simple, guided questions, building classroom community and practising their speaking and listening skills right from day one. It's the perfect low-prep icebreaker that gets your students talking, laughing, and connecting.
Aligned to the Australian Curriculum, this no-prep print-and-go activity is ready the moment you download it — ideal for those busy first days of term.
Why teachers love it:
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Community builder — helps students feel connected and welcome from the very first day
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Speaking and listening focus — supports English curriculum strands in an authentic, fun context
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No prep needed — just print and hand out, no cutting or laminating required
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Works for all abilities — guided questions support emergent writers and early readers
Perfect for:
- Years 1–4 Australian primary classrooms
- First day or first week back-to-school activities
- English speaking and listening tasks
- Morning warm-ups and class community building
What's included:
A printable classmate interview worksheet with guided questions for students to ask and record answers from a peer. Designed for individual student use and ideal for paired work.
Print and go — your back-to-school lesson is sorted. 🖨️
Planning your first day back?
Our back-to-school first day guide has icebreakers, display ideas and first-day games to use alongside this resource.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.
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We want you to love every Mrs Edgar resource. If something isn't right, contact us within 30 days and we'll make it right. Because this is a digital file we can't refund a download that has already been opened, but we will always help you get it working. See our Returns Policy.
FAQS
Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.
It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.
