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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

A New Year, A New-and-Improved You!

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Tips for self-mentoring that will help you to continuously improve as an educator, whether it’s your first or twentieth year of teaching.
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Lesson Plan
California Academy of Science

Kinesthetic Astronomy: The Meaning of a Year

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
How many times have you traveled around the sun? Aspiring astronomers grasp what a year is and they differentiate between orbit and rotation by walking around the sun right within your classroom. Place a lamp in the center of the room to...
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

“Twelve Years a Slave”: Analyzing Slave Narratives

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Readers of Solomon Northup's brutally frank slave narrative Twelve Years a Slave examine passages that support the argument that slavery "undermined and corrupted" the institution of marriage. Background information is provided by a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Golden" Years?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The Golden Years? Upper graders may think retirement is a long way off, but in life everything is just around the corner. They consider what it means to retire and the current trend of parents working for their Students. They research...
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PPT
Curated OER

Happy New Year (ESL Lesson)

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Ring in the new year with this ESL presentation about New Year's celebrations in the United States. Slides show details of the holiday, such as a calendar, confetti and streamers, and fireworks. Use the slideshow in the context of a unit...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Starting the New Year on the Right Foot

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Jump start the second half of the school year with these activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

New Year's Resolutions

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners write about New Year's Resolutions made about personal improvement, family and friends, and school and the outside world. They write a first draft and a final draft of a five-paragraph essay about their resolutions.
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Writing
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St. John-Endicott Schools

End of Year Reflection Questions

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Wrap up your course by asking students to reflect and consider some of the most meaningful and important moments from the year. This document includes 15 different reflection questions, from identifying a best piece of writing or an...
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Writing
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Murrieta Valley Unified School District

AVID End of the Year Reflection

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Encourage your class members to take the time to reflect on significant events and people from the school year. While originally designed for an AVID class, the writing prompts in this worksheet will inspire self-reflection for learners...
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Worksheet
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Richmond

Chinese New Year – Reading Comprehension

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Traditions surrounding the celebration of the Chinese New Year are the focus of a reading comprehension worksheet designed for intermediate level language learners.
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Printables
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Curated OER

A New School Year

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Looking for a way to incorporate writing on the first day of school? Young writers will predict what the best thing about the new school year will be, note what they hope to learn, and explain how their teacher can help them. They will...
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Assessment
Pearson

End of Year Practice Test (Algebra I)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This complete multiple choice and short answer practice end-of-year test for algebra 1 offers a wealth of opportunities for customization. Offer it as a whole, to track progress or prepare the class for the format of the test, or...
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Activity
Pearson

End-of-Year Portfolio Guidelines

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Go beyond a traditional end-of-the-year survey and have your middle school pupils compile a portfolio of work illustrating their progression as a writer. 
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Assessment
Pearson

End of Year Practice Test (Grade 8 Math)

For Students 8th Standards
This is a great resource to keep daily material aligned to standardized assessments. It offers complete multiple choice and short-answer practice with a wealth of opportunities for customization. Offer it as a whole, to track progress or...
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Interactive
ABCya

New Year's Day Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Three, two, one—Happy New Year! Ring in the magical moment between old and new years with an interactive crossword puzzle. Pupils read clues to guess words such as millennium, countdown, and fireworks.
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Interactive
ABCya

New Year's Day Word Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
Take a cup o'kindness alongside a fun New Years' word puzzle! Players use a word bank to find holiday-themed words in both easy and difficult formats.
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Writing
abcteach

My Goals for the Year

For Students 1st - 5th
Set up your learners for success by requiring them to write goals at the beginning of the year. Pupils fill out their goals for math, reading, handwriting, science, social studies, and writing as well as goals for friend and family...
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Printables
Education World

2014-2015 School Year Calendar Template

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Here is a fantastic document that allows you to highlight major events in your classroom and/or school each month to remember throughout the 2014-2015 school year.
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Activity
Sparkles, Smiles, and Successful Students

End of the Year Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
After months of hard work it's time to relax and have some fun with this end-of-the-year activity. Provided with a series of eight color-coded clue cards, students must search the classroom for different colored objects as they attempt...
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Lesson Plan
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Scholastic

Wrapping Up the School Year

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete a variety of writing and yearbook activities to complete the school year. They write a letter to the student that will sit in their desk the next school year, and a letter to their next year's teacher. As a culminating...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Months of the Year (Printing Practice: July- December)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this printing practice worksheet, students trace a dotted example of each month of the year from July to December. There is room for students to practice on their own. This is Zaner-Bloser style.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Time Line of the Year

For Teachers K - 8th
Students record special events and memories on a timeline of the school year. In this timeline activity, students understand the purpose of a timeline as they chart important events of the school year using photos, drawings, handprints,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

New Year's Eve Worksheet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore their next school year by creating New Year's resolutions.  In this academic goals lesson, students answer a questionnaire based on their study habits and what changes can be made to have a more educated life.  ...
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Unit Plan
Macmillan Education

Your Year Covered

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Feeling stuck? Want to energize the class? Use activities such as quizzes and fill-in-the-blank worksheets to get class members' attention with a year's worth of holiday celebrations. From Mother's Day to Robert Burns's birthday,...

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