These New Year activities for elementary students are very popular the days leading up to winter break, as well as the first week back from it. They provide fun and engaging learning experiences to help you ring in the new year with your class. Check out all of the activities below!
11 New Year Activities for Elementary Students
Below are our popular New Year activities for students at the elementary level.
1. New Years Activity Packet
This New Years Activity Packet is filled with fun and engaging activities students love like a directed drawing writing activity, word search, and crossword puzzle! These activities can be used as center activities, homework, fast finisher tasks, filler activities, or indoor recess activities. Learn more about this print-and-go resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
2. New Year Book Companions
This New Years Book Companion Bundle includes 3 of our Starts With a Story resources: Freedom Soup, Shanté Keys and the New Year’s Peas, and Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution. Each of them includes printable and digital resources, so they can be used in school or at home. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
3. New Years Non-Fiction Reading Unit
This New Years Nonfiction Reading Unit includes 3 leveled reading passages, vocabulary cards, reading and writing activities, and more. It pairs really nicely with our fictional book companions like Freedom Soup, Shanté Keys and the New Year’s Peas, and Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
4. New Years Would You Rather Activities
Our New Years Would You Rather Activities are great for the cold winter months when you need a fun way to get students talking during your morning meeting or a way to motivate even your most reluctant writers. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
5. New Years Parts of Speech Color by Code Activity
This New Years Color by Code Activity is a fun and engaging task that invites students to practice identifying the parts of speech of thematic words like resolution, glittery, and cheerfully. It’s a quick print and go activity you can have printed on your desk whenever you have 15-20 minutes to fill. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
6. New Year Writing and Craft Project
When you and your elementary students return from the new year holiday, it’s a great time to reflect on the previous year and set goals for the upcoming year. Many elementary teachers choose to tie in growth mindset as well. These New Year Writing and Craft Activities are a great resource to complement these discussions. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
7. New Year’s Acrostic Poem Activities
These New Year’s Acrostic Poem Activities include five unique acrostic poem templates, each offering a different blend of structure, creativity, and seasonal-themed fun. Each printable worksheet was designed to spark creativity, reinforce writing skills, improve vocabulary, and give students meaningful ways to engage with seasonal themes – all in a super quick and easy format teachers can use with no prep. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
8. New Year’s Bingo Activities
Use the New Year’s Bingo Activities as coloring pages for a calming activity this January and then play the game. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
9. New Year’s Bookmarks
These New Year’s Bookmarks pair perfectly with other New Year’s activities. Students will enjoy these New Year’s coloring activities that spark creativity while giving them a purposeful finished product to use during independent reading. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
10. New Year’s Directed Drawing Activities
These New Year’s Directed Drawing Activities are a fun and engaging way for elementary students to practice a variety of important skills: writing, vocabulary, focus, fine motor, social-emotional, and more. Both teachers and students love them! Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
11. New Year’s Word Search
This New Year’s Word Search Activity is a fun way for students to celebrate New Year’s Day while reinforcing spelling, vocabulary, reading, visual scanning, problem solving, and critical thinking skills. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
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