Resources for the New Year

While I know pretty much everyone is on a break right now, surely most teachers are thinking about planning for the New Year. 

Whether you are in need of resources to use in your classroom or at home with your own kids, I am providing some links to printables, lessons, coloring sheets, and more to help celebrate the New Year! 

New Year Games and Activities

New Year's Teacher Resources

New Year's Day

New Year

New Year's Activities and Crafts

The Reason for the Season

While not all of us are able or allowed to talk of the TRUE meaning of Christmas in the classroom, it's important that we never forget it. 

Jesus is the reason for the season. But, with all of the commercialism in today's Christmas world, the real meaning of Christmas is sometimes lost. 

For those who are looking for some simple resources to help teach this message, I am including a few links below! 

Enjoy and Merry Christmas! 

The Nativity

Printable Nativity for Kids

Nativity Script

Nativity Coloring Pages

Colorful & Spooky

Kids love to color! Well, okay, so do adults at times! Sometimes, pulling out a coloring sheet is one of the easiest arts and crafts activities to do when kids are getting restless. 

Around the holidays, it's always fun to have kids help decorate in their own special way. Having them color a simple page of scenes for the season, is always fun! 

I am including links below to both printable and interactive Halloween coloring pages! Have fun! 

Printables: 

Halloween Coloring Pages

Coloring Book: Halloween

Coloring Pages for Kids

Free Printable Halloween Coloring Pages

Printable/Interactive: 

Hello Kids Halloween

Interactive: 

Primary Games Halloween Coloring

The Color: Halloween

The Kidz Page

Draw, Color, Create...Oh My!

I love coloring and creating! Art can be so much fun! I know my students and my own kids really enjoy it. There are lots of great online tools or downloads to help encourage the creativity in anyone. One my students' favorites is Kerpoof. If you haven't used it, you should check it out!

 

Below I am including links to many sites that can be used for drawing, coloring, or creating art. I hope they are fun and useful for many of you! Enjoy and have fun!

 

 

Lite Brite

Scrap Coloring

Drawing Game

Spin Art

Pencil Madness

Pinta

Kidopo

Flash Paint

Queeky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing Pretty

I don't know about the rest of you, but I am a sucker for writing utensils!! I love to get a new pen or marker set that I can use at home or in the classroom! Of course, if you add some pretty paper to write on, that makes it even better!! 

Below are some of my favorite products or some neat DIY ideas! I hope you like them! 

I am a Sharpie Junkie!!

DIY Color Blocked Notebooks

Cute DIY Stationary

I love my cute little Jet Pen!

Crayola is the BEST!

Clip, Sketch, Get Creative

There are so many creative online tools and resources out there to help jazz up any project. I know my students love to include clip art or Google images in their Microsoft Word or Power Point projects. Below are some links to help spur some creativity, in a more school appropriate format. I hope these are useful in so many ways. Enjoy!

• 3D Toad
• Free Foto
• Pics 4 Learning
• Visual Dictionary
• Online Sketch Pad
• Queeky Paint
• Sketch Paint
• Kerpoof Studio

Let's Color!

Kids love to color! It doesn't matter if it's with paper and crayons or if it's online. I am an adult, and I still enjoy coloring! 

With that said, here are some great links for Online Coloring! Have fun!

Coloring 4 All

Coloring Games

Paint Like Pollack

The Color