Easy New Year Planning- Part Two



I hope your students will enjoy learning about New Year's customs and traditions with this ready to use "web search" resource! After your students have completed the web search (featuring twenty questions), they could then complete the graphic organizers to show facts they have learned in a decorative way.

On these organizers (both boy and girl version provided), students could:
a. record facts they learned in their web search
b. record facts NOT on the question sheet (other facts)
c. record facts they found most interesting
d. record facts from a different website provided by you

The graphic organizers can be colored and make a great holiday bulletin board display when done!

Easy New Year Planning- Part One

The first days back from winter break can be rough on kids. Getting back into a routine is not easy…especially when all the students want to do is talk about their break!

Why not give them an opportunity to do just that while using reading skills, writing, and art? This activity is a great way to ease back into school after a long vacation.

★ Special Note: The pages in the student packet are not holiday-themed. Students may opt to write about Christmas if they celebrated it over break, but none of the pages have a holiday theme. The samples provided are Christmas-themed, but the actual student pages are not.

Each page features reading/writing skill practice using the student's own winter break as the topic. You can use just a few sheets or all of them according to your preference.

When the packets are finished, they would be great for sharing with partners, small groups, or as a whole class.

These pages could be easily adapted for various grade levels depending upon your requirements. For upper grades, you might require students to include additional information. These organizers are a perfect starting point for some great personal narratives!

Pages included are:
• Setting
• Characters, Character Traits & Evidence
• Plot- important events
• Visualization/ Illustration
• Conflict
• Compare/Contrast- Venn Diagram
• Setting Goals