NEW YEAR 2024 ACTIVITY PACKET word search New Years worksheets directed drawing

These New Year's activities are great for this time of year.

Do you want to do something fun to celebrate the new year with your students, but you also want it to be academic? Do you need quick print-and-go activities to have on hand for when you get back from winter break? If so, this New Years activity packet is a great resource to have prepped and ready on your desk for the days leading up to winter break, as well as the week you get back from winter break.

This New Years activity packet is filled with fun and engaging activities students love! These activities can be used as center activities, homework, fast finisher tasks, filler activities, or indoor recess activities. Learn more about what’s included and why teachers love it below!

Use them as:

◼️ New Years activities

◼️ fast finisher activities

◼️ filler tasks

◼️ homework

◼️ literacy centers

◼️ indoor recess activities

WHAT IS INCLUDED

✔ teacher guide that explains the benefits of implementing these activities

✔ ABC order activity where students sort the list of school-related words into alphabetical order and then write a sentence using as many of the words as they can

✔ scrambled words activity where students unscramble the letters and write each word correctly, and then write a sentence that includes at least 2 of the words

✔ making words activity where students use the letters at the bottom of the page to create words and then write the words

✔ doodle story activity where students turn a doodle into a detailed drawing about the first day of school and then write a paragraph about what’s happening in the picture

✔ word search activity where students find and circle a list of words related to school

✔ secret codes activity where students use an alphabet code chart to crack a secret code

✔ word sort activity where students sort words by parts of speech and syllables

✔ directed drawing activity where students follow the steps to draw a character in the box and then add a detailed background scene

✔ writing stationary that students can use to create a writing piece about back to school

✔ can have are chart where students write about teachers

✔ answer keys to make grading quick and easy

5 REASONS TEACHERS LOVE OUR ACTIVITY PACKETS

► The activities require no prep – just print and go!

► Students love these types of activities and will be highly engaged when working on them.

► They are great filler and fast finisher activities, so you’ll be covered in a pinch.

► There are tons of activities included in this packet, so you can pick and choose which ones work best for you and your students

► Many of the activities are open-ended so they can be used across grade levels, which means you can continue to use them even if you switch grade levels in the future.

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