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Help your students choose one focus word for the new year and turn it into a simple, meaningful goal-setting display.
This New Year activity gives your students a thoughtful way to reflect, choose one word and set goals connected to the year ahead. Students choose a focus word that can guide their new year, then cut and paste letters to build the word on their page.
After creating their focus word, students write 3 goals that connect to their chosen word. You can display the finished pages on bright art paper or scrapbooking paper for a colorful New Year bulletin board, hallway display or classroom goal-setting wall.
A simple New Year routine:
- Students think of one word to guide their year.
- Students cut and paste letters to build their focus word.
- Students write 3 goals that connect to their word.
- Students decorate, color or add finishing touches.
- You can display the finished pages to celebrate fresh starts and positive goals.
Included in this activity:
- New Year focus word pages for 2023-2029
- Goal-setting page with space for 3 goals
- Bonus end of grade version
- Additional letter page for cutting and pasting
- Letter page you can print on bright colored paper for extra options
Why teachers love this activity:
- It gives students a simple and personal way to think about goals.
- The one-word focus keeps the activity clear and manageable for young learners.
- The cut-and-paste letters add a hands-on craft element to the writing task.
- The finished pages make a bright and meaningful classroom display.
- The included year options make the resource useful across multiple New Year seasons.
Ways you can use it with your class:
- Use it during your first week back after winter break.
- Pair it with a class discussion about goals, fresh starts and positive choices.
- Invite students to share why they chose their focus word.
- Display the pages on colored paper to create a cheerful New Year bulletin board.
- Use the end of grade version as a reflection activity near the close of the school year.
- Print extra letter pages on bright paper so students have plenty of letters to build their words.
Students will practise:
- Goal setting
- Reflection
- Choosing a focus word
- Writing simple goals
- Fine motor skills through cutting and pasting
- Sharing personal ideas
- Building a positive classroom community
This New Year focus word activity is a simple, creative way to help your students begin the year with purpose, positivity and goals they can feel proud of.
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What others say
Description
Help your students choose one focus word for the new year and turn it into a simple, meaningful goal-setting display.
This New Year activity gives your students a thoughtful way to reflect, choose one word and set goals connected to the year ahead. Students choose a focus word that can guide their new year, then cut and paste letters to build the word on their page.
After creating their focus word, students write 3 goals that connect to their chosen word. You can display the finished pages on bright art paper or scrapbooking paper for a colorful New Year bulletin board, hallway display or classroom goal-setting wall.
A simple New Year routine:
- Students think of one word to guide their year.
- Students cut and paste letters to build their focus word.
- Students write 3 goals that connect to their word.
- Students decorate, color or add finishing touches.
- You can display the finished pages to celebrate fresh starts and positive goals.
Included in this activity:
- New Year focus word pages for 2023-2029
- Goal-setting page with space for 3 goals
- Bonus end of grade version
- Additional letter page for cutting and pasting
- Letter page you can print on bright colored paper for extra options
Why teachers love this activity:
- It gives students a simple and personal way to think about goals.
- The one-word focus keeps the activity clear and manageable for young learners.
- The cut-and-paste letters add a hands-on craft element to the writing task.
- The finished pages make a bright and meaningful classroom display.
- The included year options make the resource useful across multiple New Year seasons.
Ways you can use it with your class:
- Use it during your first week back after winter break.
- Pair it with a class discussion about goals, fresh starts and positive choices.
- Invite students to share why they chose their focus word.
- Display the pages on colored paper to create a cheerful New Year bulletin board.
- Use the end of grade version as a reflection activity near the close of the school year.
- Print extra letter pages on bright paper so students have plenty of letters to build their words.
Students will practise:
- Goal setting
- Reflection
- Choosing a focus word
- Writing simple goals
- Fine motor skills through cutting and pasting
- Sharing personal ideas
- Building a positive classroom community
This New Year focus word activity is a simple, creative way to help your students begin the year with purpose, positivity and goals they can feel proud of.
Find more games, centers, crafts, worksheets and activities for WINTER, HERE
Click here to return to my store home page
This resource is for single teacher classroom use only. Please remember that sharing, redistributing, creation of new materials for sale, or uploading to shared drives or websites is not permitted. Your respect for the one teacher, one license policy allows small teacher-creators like me to keep making resources for classrooms around the world. Thank you for your kindness and understanding!
