Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Have You Made Your New Year's Resolution?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
By using the children's book, Squirrel's New Year's Resolution, as an example, students learn to write responses to the story and explain their own resolutions for the year. Site requires registration, but it is free.
Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: New Year's Resolutions

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using a wordlist of words pertaining to New Year's Resolutions and beginning with the letters C, I, or P. It also offers a Vocabulary Word List for Resolutions (198) and ideas for...
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A&E Television

The History of New Year's Resolutions

For Students 9th - 10th
The custom of making New Year's resolutions has been around for thousands of years, but it hasn't always looked the way it does today.
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: 31 Writing Prompts for the New Year

For Students K - 1st Standards
These 31 new year writing prompts will inspire your students to reflect on the past year, set realistic goals and resolutions, and look ahead to a bright future to make 2022 even more successful!
Article
Other

Saudi Aramco World: New Voices: New Afghanistan

For Students 9th - 10th
With the fall of the Taliban in 2001, many Afghans believed that, after 23 years of war, their country would be at peace again. Although recent increases in violence have dampened that spirit, there is nonetheless a small population of...
Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Welcome to the First Day of School!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Prepare for your students first day of school with these inviting activities. This site features several great ideas for teachers to incorporate in their beginning of school lessons.
Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Adams and Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
Washington retired in 1797, firmly declining to serve for more than eight years as the nation's head. His vice president, John Adams of Massachusetts, was elected the new president. Even before he entered the presidency, Adams had...