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Happy New Year!

New Year Fractured Tales, are a delightful way to review parts of speech: nouns, verbs and adjectives.

Students roll dice to see which word they will use to fill in the blanks from the word bank list.

They can work independently or with a partner.

After children have filled in all of the blanks, students draw a before and after illustration.

Have students read their story to another person, or exchange it with their partner.

New Year Fractured Tales, makes a nice Daily 5 "Word Work" activity.

As another writing extension, challenge students to make up their own Fractured Tale using the same format.

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"We will open the book, it's pages are blank.  We are going to put words on them ourselves.  The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day." -Edith Lovejoy Pierce

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New Words For The New Year!

My newest New Year FREEBIE is an alphabet book of all the words I could think of that have to do with New Year's.

Although Q, V and Z were a bit tricky, I did think of words for all 26 letters.

It's a fun way to review the alphabet, (Common Core State Standards: RF.K1d, L.1.1a) as well as increase vocabulary.

Students trace the upper and lowercase letters as well as trace and write the new words.

Print a copy to laminate and cut up, to use for your January Word Wall.

The Happy New Year ABC Word Booklet makes a nice Daily 5 "word work" activity for students to do during the 1st week back from vacation.

Click on the link to view/download the Happy New Year ABC Word Booklet.

I've also made a Happy New Year bookmark you can leave on your students' desks as a little surprise when they come back from break.

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I hope your New Year is filled with everyone and everything that you love. 

May you be blesed with health, happiness, peace, and love.

"What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year." -Vern McLellan

I LOVE quotes, and hope you enjoy the ones I post at the end of each blog article. 

If you're looking for some New Year's quotes to use in your class, click on the link.  I've compiled all of my favorites. 

I have a feeling that a lot of teacher's are going to be looking for New Year's lessons today, so I've written 2 more articles.

Simply scroll down to read them. Enjoy.

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Hang up the posters to greet your returning students.  Choose a bookmark or mini card, print and leave on your students' desks or tuck in their backpacks as a sweet surprise when they come back from vacation.

8 pages. Common Core State Standards: RF.K1a, RF.K1c, RF.K1d, RF.K.3a, L.K1a, L.1.1a New Year-themed words from A to Z. A fun way to review the alphabet, as well as increase vocabulary.

Ringing In The New Year With Fun Lessons!

Are you looking for some New Year-themed activities to do with your students on their first day back? 

My Happy New Year Easy Reader Time Booklet, is a fun way to review telling time to the hour as well as reinforce reading and writing skills and review Common Core State Standard: 1.MD.3

Students trace and write the digital times and then draw hands on the analog clocks for that time.

There are opportunities for some writing practice as well. Students complete the sentences and explain what they did on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

I’ve also included a Telling Time To The Hour certificate of praise.

When everyone is done, read the book as a whole group, to reinforce concepts of print and other reading standards.

Click on the link to view/download the Happy New Year Easy Reader Time Booklet.

I’ve also made some Happy New Year cards.  They can be left on students’ desks, as a note from you and then later used as a bookmark.

Click on the link to view/download Happy New Year cards.

If you need some January calendar cards I’ve also made a set of those using the clipart of Laura Strickland.

These make a nice addition to your calendar or put them up on your word wall.  I’ve included some that students can color which would make a nice independent Daily 5 “word work” activity.

Click on the link to view/download the January Calendar cards.

If you’re looking for more New Year activities, click on the link and it will take you to the New Yea's section of my shopping cart.

As always everything is FREE.  Enjoy and Happy New Year to you and yours.

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“For last year's words belong to last year's language, and next year's words await another voice; to make a beginning." -T.S. Elliot

Happy New Year's Eve everyone.  May you be blessed with health, happiness, peace and love.