Description
Are you ready to start the New Year off right with your students? You will find everything that you need to create meaningful goals for the New Year. Quick and easy setup plus a complete pack of goal-setting activities in Google Slides, an Easel Activity, and a PDF version to print.
Setting goals in the New Year is a great way to look ahead at what is still to come in the school year while also reflecting on the best parts of the past year.
Here’s what you’ll get
- A trifold brochure that gives students a chance to reflect on the year by writing and illustrating their favorite moments. Students will also look forward to the new year by making goals, writing a resolution, and brainstorming new things to try in the upcoming year.
- A poster for students to color and complete gives them a chance to create personalized goals for the upcoming year.
- A choice of two decorative buntings makes great classroom decorations for the New Year. Students can draw a picture of themselves in the New Year as well as set goals for the upcoming year.
- Students can create a New Year’s resolution and read a short informational page about New Year’s resolutions.
- New Year’s cards to write about the upcoming year. Could be used for students to write on or as notes from teachers to students.
- “Happy New Year” bulletin board letters to print, cut, and display.
- A 10-page digital notebook includes all goal-setting activities on digital slides.
Please note: All dates in this pack have been updated for 2025.
**Please note that the dates are updated each year. Your purchase allows you to re-download and use it year after year. You do not need to re-purchase.**
Your students will love taking the time to set goals and work towards them throughout the remainder of the year. It is a fun way to get students excited about being back to school after break.
Prep is quick and easy… Just print the student pages and you’re ready for a fun and engaging return to class!
TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bethany K. says, “This was an exciting activity to start the new year off! My students enjoyed brainstorming and writing about the new year as well as the past.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mary A. says, “This is exactly what I needed to get the year started right. Several pages and options available, to make it work for you and your classroom.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Betty P. says, “I love all things that are visually appealing but equally engaging with content/questions. So many resources are great with one thing or the other, but this was great all around! Loved that I could assign the Slide Deck to my students during remote learning!”
Alyssa B. –
This 2026 New Year’s Resolutions & Activities resource is a great addition to a self-contained special education classroom! I love that the Google Slides and Easel activities provide an engaging way for students to reflect on the past year and think about goals for the new year.
The activities are easy to incorporate into morning work, whole-group lessons, social-emotional learning, writing activities, or individual goal-setting. Students can practice identifying personal strengths, sharing things they enjoy, choosing goals, and thinking about steps they can take to reach those goals. These are meaningful skills that connect well to independence and self-advocacy.
The digital format is especially helpful for students who benefit from technology-based activities or have difficulty with traditional paper-and-pencil tasks. The activities can also be differentiated by allowing students to type, select responses, use visuals, or provide verbal answers. A fun and purposeful way to welcome students back from winter break while building reflection, communication, goal-setting, and independence skills!
Jana W. –
This resource was easy to use and truly helped keep students engaged. A great way to review skills.
Megan M. –
We talk a lot about things that we value before we talk goals and this resources is very helpful to plot out that thought process.
J P. –
Great activities to ring in the new year – easy to print and go
Erika W. –
Worked with students to set goals at the beginning of the second semester.
Hannah P. –
My students enjoyed doing this activity when we returned from winter break!
sara botello –
I teach 4th grade and my students loved using this resource! They were engaged and made life easier for this very busy teacher. Thank you for this awesome resource!
Ellen M. –
This was a wonderful resource. Thank you for your great work.
Maria Staman –
Great product. Very helpful in the classroom. Thank you!
Ms Brooks and Her Books –
My students had a great time with this new years activity. Will definitely use again!
Song Eun A. –
Definatly would use again for a different year’s resolution.
Fun in the Sun –
My students were engaged in the activities and enjoyed working on it!
Kimberly R. –
This is a great way for students to create goals for the new year.
Jennifer G. –
This was a wonderful resource to help my students goal set after New Years!
Charlotte D. –
This was a perfect full writing project about setting goals and expectations for the new year.
J D. –
This product was exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!
Michaela Brown –
Great for the first week back after winter break to start fresh and set some great goals!
Kathryn N. –
This is a great tool for the first days back after break! My students loved thinking about the year ahead and what their goals were.
Madi Adkins –
My students had fun doing this when we came back from break!
Jennifer H. –
My students enjoyed writing their thoughts about goals for the New Year. This was an easy resource to use our first day back from break!