Any cute holiday writing can be spruced up with party favors. As you are out buying decorations or party favors for your home, throw in a few extra packs of balloons, party hats, and streamers that can help you decorate a festive New Year's bulletin board. Your students can write on just a simple lined page and then throw on a festive squawker to add depth and cute-ness to a bulletin board. Check out this pack from Oriental Trading for ideas.
A resolution can be a hard concept to understand especially for students. If at home they are hearing about resolutions, but not seeing their families go through with them, they will not understand the importance of these. It is a good idea to discuss resolutions the first day back after winter break, and also explain that it is important to strive to keep these resolutions. An anchor chart can help students visualize and remember resolutions. Click on the picture if you'd like to use this in your classroom.
Have students discuss resolutions with a partner. Then they can set their own resolutions for the New Year. Keep referring to their resolutions so that students will remember and recall the importance. Feel free to use this banner to have students draw and write about their resolutions. Students can have this as a keepsake. (*Note: I did not include the year, so that you can use this resource year after year*)
Check out January themed products from my store! Perfect for those days after winter break.
Until next time!
Love the organizer...for sure will use it with my kids.
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Kelly
www.learningintwolanguages.com
Great, Kelly! Hope your students enjoy making their resolutions :)
Delete-M&M Bilingual
Thanks for linking up with us this month! What great ideas for helping students understand what resolutions are and helping them make their own for the new year. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to start the year! Thank you for the freebie!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great activity to start the new year! Thank you!!
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