Celebrating the New Year in the Classroom

When do you go back to school after the New Year? We always seem to go back to school on the 2nd.

I am here with a freebie and some resources to help you celebrate the New Year in your classroom and to make your transition back after break a smooth one.

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When we have a short week of school, I take a break from doing Fundations and fill that time with craftivities following a read aloud.

The above and below image is an easy New Year craftivity and hallway display. It actually was one of the first products I posted on TpT, so if you already own it, redownload to get the update for free. I like to read Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution and then discuss resolutions. I also discuss what it means to “start on the right foot.” We chart our resolutions on the Smartboard and the students write and illustrate their resolutions inside the card. After that, we trace our feet and add it to the outside of the card. I write the names on the feet in a fancy handwriting. Included in the packet is a banner for you to print out and add above your display. I like to print the banners on bright colored card-stock and string with twine or ribbon.

Print and go activities require little prep; just what you need after holiday break. I utilize the printables below from my New Year Blackline Printables packet. Just click to check out the packet.

These banners are an easy no prep hallway display. Just print, copy, have students complete and cut, and you hang them up! They are updated for 2020, 2021, & 2022. They also include free updates for life.