Use this alphabetical list of New Year Classroom Activities to celebrate the last year — and to look forward to the next one!
A
ABC reflections: Reflect on the past year using each letter of the alphabet.
Art projects (New Year's themed)
B
Ball drop countdown
Book discussions (New Year's themed)
C
Calendar creation
Classroom resolutions board
Collaborative resolutions
Countdown clock crafts
D
Decorate the classroom
Design a time capsule
Drawing a New Year's resolution (watercolor, crayon, …)
Dream board
E
Educational New Year's games
Exploration of New Year traditions
Exploring time zones
F
Fitness challenge
G
Goal setting session
Goal visualization
Gratitude reflections
Guest speakers
H
Happiness journaling
History of New Year
J
Jigsaw puzzles (New Year's themed)
Journaling reflections
K
Karaoke party
Kindness resolutions
L
Learning resolutions: Set learning-focused resolutions for the upcoming academic year.
Letter to future self
Literacy celebration: Host a New Year's literacy event with reading and writing activities.
M
Making a Happy New Year banner
Memory sharing
Mock New Year's Eve party
N
New Year's bingo
New Year's resolutions essays
Number countdown activities
O
Organizing/decluttering the classroom for a fresh start
Origami fireworks
Origins of New Year's traditions
P
Pajama day
Paper plate countdown clock craft
Party hats and crowns
Personalized calendars
Poetry writing (New Year's themed)
Presentation of the year in review
Q
Quiet reading time and reflection
R
Reflection discussions
Reflective writing prompts
Resolution collage
Resolutions sharing
S
Scavenger hunt (New Year's themed)
Sharing inspirational quotes
Simulated countdown
Sparkling science experiments
Storytelling circle
Storytime
T
Team resolutions to achieve
Team-building activities
Thank you cards
Time capsule creation
Trivia games (New Year's themed)
V
Video reflections
Video yearbook
Virtual celebrations
Vision board creation
Volunteer projects
W
Wishing wall
Word search puzzles (New Year's themed)
Writing future self letters
Writing resolutions on/in balloons
Y
Year-end review
Yearbook creation
Yoga and mindfulness
Z
Zany hat parade
Zoom celebrations