Grades
K - 6
31 Writing Prompts for the New Year
Use these writing prompts to encourage your students to make meaningful goals and resolutions for the year ahead.
The new year means new beginnings — and new resolutions. Whether your students hope to become stronger readers or aim to be more compassionate toward one another, the new year is the perfect time to help them reflect upon what they need to do to achieve their goals.
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 2025 even more successful!
1. What are your resolutions for this new year?
2. Why is it important to make new year’s resolutions?
3. What was the best thing that happened to you this past year?
4. What are you most looking forward to this new year?
5. This year will be a year of…
6. In what ways were your kind to your friends, family, and teachers this past year?
7. What can you do this new year to be a good friend?
8. What can you do this new year to show gratitude for your friends, family, and teachers?
9. This new year, I’m grateful for…
10. This new year, I can’t wait to…
11. What new adventures would you like to go on this year?
12. Can you describe your most memorable new year?
13. Why is the new year important to you?
14. Have you made a new year’s resolution before? What was it?
15. Does your family have any new year’s traditions? What are they?
16. What can you do to make this new year even more special than last?
17. Before this year ends, I will…
18. The best book I read last year was ________ because…
19. The book I’m most looking forward to reading this year is ________ because…
20. This new year, I can’t wait to learn about…
21. This new year, I hope I’m able to…
22. What will you need to do to achieve your goals and keep your resolutions in the new year?
23. What can we do as a class this new year to be more kind to one another?
24. How can your classmates and teachers help you achieve your goals and resolutions?
25. How can you help your classmates and teachers achieve their goals and resolutions?
26. In what ways can you practice empathy this year?
27. Describe a time when you helped a classmate or teacher. How did you feel afterward?
28. What was the most fun part of the year in class for you?
29. What are you most excited to do in class next year?
30. What can you do next year to be helpful at home and at school?
31. What was the most interesting thing you’ve learned this year?
Combining daily writing exercises with extended class or small-group discussion will help your students set realistic, yet meaningful, goals to make the new year even more successful than the last. By encouraging your students to really reflect on the new year and what it means to make and keep resolutions, they’ll be prepared to overcome any challenge they may encounter along the way — and help their friends and classmates do the same!
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The silly, funny, fantastic story of a boy who didn't wash his hands and the crazy consequences that ensue as he spreads a bit of grossness around.
When a generous boy shares a cookie with a hungry mouse, it is the beginning of a chain of events that keeps the boy busy all day long, and might keep him busy for days to come.
It tackles the problem of handling disappointment in a clever and straightforward way. Melvin throws a fit whenever he doesn't get what he wants. Apparently this is tolerated at home and he always gets his way, but at school the rule is "You get what you get if you don't throw a fit." Melvin learns to control his behavior at school pretty quickly and when he spills the beans at home, his parents take on a new philosophy as well.
Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. His knees buckle whenever he tries to twirl.
Is it time yet? This STEM-focused romp about pupation will tickle little ones who know how hard it is to wait. “Absolutely charming” -SLJ
Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes, including empathy, kindness, persistence, and the importance of doing good.
What would happen if a lion and a tiger met each other? What if they were both hungry? What if they had a fight? Who do you think would win?
Stanley Lambchop is an ordinary boy. At least he was, until the night his bulletin board fell off the wall and flattened him. All of a sudden, Stanley can slide under doors, mail himself across the country in an envelope, and fly like a kite!
Seven-year-old Karen tells of her adventures in school, at home and at play in this delightful and popular series by the author of the acclaimed Baby-sitters Club books.
Mr. Wolf. Mr. Shark. Mr. Snake. Mr. Piranha. They're bad guys, everybody knows that. They're scary and dangerous and...well, just bad. But these guys want to be heroes. And they're going to prove it by doing good deeds, like rescuing those dogs from the city pound. Will the Bad Guys become the Good Guys when the dust settles?
Joe and Ravi don't think they have anything in common, but soon enough they have a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and a common mission: to take control of their lives over the course of a single crazy week.
At a time when being a woman and an African American limited what a mathematician might achieve, meet women who helped NASA win the space race.
Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck: He and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever.
More than 40 ready-to-use, alphabet related activities with easy-to-follow directions and fun, motivating exercises! Perfect for classroom or at-home use, this exciting practice book includes dot-to-dots, mazes, hidden pictures, matching, and more-all to teach the letters of the alphabet! Children practice recognizing upper- and lowercase letters, discriminating between letters, and writing letters!
Practice makes perfect! This large collection of fun and engaging practice pages is designed to help students master essential skills in reading, writing, vocabulary, math, and more. With more than 300 skill-building practice pages, students are well on their way to succeed in school! Includes ready-to-use flash cards for extra skills practice. Includes an answer key.
Each workbook reinforces the 100 words that children need to know - and it helps them master comprehension, spelling, writing, and usage of each word. Includes:
• Fill-in-the-blank stories and sentences
• Word riddles, games, and puzzles
• Stories that present the words in context
• "Guess the Word" activities
• Word classifying and sorting activities
• Practice using irregular verb forms
• Proofreading practice
High-interest topics and engaging exercises designed to stimulate and encourage children as they develop the necessary skills to become independent writers. Includes strategies with grade-appropriate skills that can be used in daily writing assignments such as journals, stories, and letters!
Each workbook reinforces the100 words that children need to know - and it helps them master comprehension, spelling, writing, and usage of each word. Includes:
• Fill-in-the-blank stories and sentences
• Word riddles, games, and puzzles
• Stories that present the words in context
• "Guess the Word" activities
• Word classifying and sorting activities
• Practice using irregular verb forms
• Proofreading practice
High-interest topics and engaging exercises designed to stimulate and encourage students as they develop the necessary skills to become independent writers. Includes strategies with grade-appropriate skills that can be used in daily writing assignments such as journals, stories, and letters!
High-interest topics and engaging exercises designed to stimulate and encourage students as they develop the necessary skills to become independent writers. Includes strategies with grade-appropriate skills that can be used in daily writing assignments such as journals, stories, and letters!
