New Year's 2026 Teaching Resources

Planning New Year's 2026 activities for your students? Save time with teacher-created printables and digital teacher resources!

This collection is packed with everything you need to celebrate New Year's Eve in 2025 with your students before the winter break or welcome your class back to school in January 2026. Explore New Year goal-setting templates, writing activities and more New Year printable worksheets and resources for elementary school!

The beginning of a new year marks the halfway point for many teachers and students, and the return from a holiday vacation gives you a chance to reset classroom expectations and set new goals and resolutions with your students. Looking for ideas to make the transition to the new year with your class? Read on for some tips fro our teacher team on setting New Year's resolutions with your class!

6 New Year's Resolutions for Students

Working on New Year's resolutions with your students but not sure where to begin? It's important that this activity is student-led so the kids feel some ownership of their goals and allow for individual growth.

Providing some suggestions can help students develop New Year's resolutions that are SMART — ensuring they can actually attain their goals and measure the results to enjoy the satisfaction of meeting them!

Here are a few kid-friendly goals that are also actionable for students and could make good New Year's resolutions.

1. Before I hand in my worksheets, I will check that I have included my name.
2. When I have finished a writing assignment, I will check it against my editing/revising checklist before handing it in.
3. When I am not sure if I know how to spell a word from our vocabulary list, I will check the classroom word wall for help.
4. I will increase the number of books I read each month to (X number).
5. When I enter the classroom in the morning, I will hang my backpack in my cubby instead of dropping it on the floor.
6. I will hand in my homework on time every day this year.