CTAE Resource Network
Holiday Newsletter
There are so many holidays celebrated around winter that it can be difficult to keep track. Consider having your class members design a newsletter highlighting a particular holiday, such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Martin Luther King Jr....
Curated OER
New Year's Etymology and Writing Activity
Students investigate the history and etymology of New Year's Day. They listen to a teacher-led lecture about the background of New Year's Day, design an image of Janus, and write a story in the first person telling what Janus might say...
Curated OER
New Year's Day: Crossword Puzzle
In this New Year's Day worksheet, students read 16 clues pertaining to the celebration of a new year. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 1 6 14: Happy 2014!
Article presents multiple video clips of some of the most spectacular fireworks displays celebrating the New Year from around the world.
Scholastic
Scholastic: New Year Celebrations Around the World
Read about New Year's celebrations of cultures throughout the world. Find out when the new year begins for many cultures and religions.
Other
The Food Timeline: American New Year Food Traditions
Find information about traditions from many cultures that are said to bring good luch for the New Year. Included are some recipes dating back to 1796.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Ida's New Year Cake by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Classic Reader provides numerous classic short stories from famous authors. One work is "Ida's New Year Cake," a story written by the author, Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: New Year's Resolutions
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...
Can Teach
Can Teach: Songs and Poems
This site features an extensive list of poems and songs for every event during the school year. Explore the seasons, colors, holidays, and more.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Crafts for Kids
Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.
ABCya
Ab Cya: New Year's Day Word Search
New Year's Day Word Search is a fun holiday activity for children. Kids learn and practice New Year's Day vocabulary by searching for the words in the puzzle. Puzzles can be played interactively on the computer or printed out.
ABCya
Ab Cya: New Year's Day Crossword Puzzle
ABCya's New Years Crossword Puzzle is a fun and interactive way for kids to test their knowledge of New Years vocabulary words and facts. The crossword puzzle can be played on the computer or by printing on paper.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Kids: New Year Reflections
Look back on last year and set goals for next with this New Year reflections worksheet from PBS KIDS!
A&E Television
The History of New Year's Resolutions
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.
A&E Television
History.com: 9 Lucky New Year's Food Traditions
Champagne, noise makers and confetti are all New Year's Eve staples. But, in some parts of the country and the world, so are black-eyed peas, lentils, grapes and pickled herring. Hailing from the Low Country of South Carolina to Japanese...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: New Year's Day
Kids learn about New Year's Day. The history and facts about this holiday which celebrates the start of the new year.
TES Global
Tes: Forms of Poetry: Haiku. Theme of Winter: Worksheet
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learners will learn about the form of a haiku. Students will read several examples of haikus and then write their own haikus about the topic of Christmas or New Year's Eve.
Scholastic
Scholastic: 31 Writing Prompts for the New Year
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!