January Special Event Bundle

You will enjoy all the special events celebrated in the month of January with this bundle and at the same time SAVE 20%. Each resource is filled with text for reading, literature suggestions, word work, writing and engaging activities. January 1st New Year, January 15th Martin Luther King Jr. and Hat Day and then the FREEBIE activities for celebrating the return from winter break.

For the Cross Curricular: Bring learning to life with this all-in-one resource designed to engage students in guided reading and cross-curricular activities! Perfect for educators, this pack features Mini Readers filled with stories and informational text, paired with differentiated lessons to meet diverse academic needs.

Daily Features:

Welcome Activities: Access prior knowledge with engaging prompts.
Guided Reading Stories: Use Mini Readers to explore themes and build literacy skills.
Vocabulary & Anchor Charts: Reinforce key concepts visually.
Comprehension & Word Work: Interactive activities for deep learning.
Writing Prompts: Encourage creativity and structure.
Themed Activities or Crafts: Hands-on fun for each story.
Math Games: Skill-based practice related to daily math concepts.

While the stories themselves are not included, this resource provides everything else needed to create meaningful, engaging lessons. Build your classroom library with suggested titles to complement these plans and inspire a love for reading!

Celebrate the start of the year with engaging and educational activities! This comprehensive packet is perfect for guided reading and integrates informational text, comprehension, vocabulary, and writing exercises to welcome your students back after the holiday.

What’s Included:

Morning Greeting & Class Poll: Assess prior knowledge and excitement for the new year.
Data Collection: Interactive activities for building analytical skills.
Mini Readers: Informational text about New Year’s traditions.
Comprehension Tools: True/false recall, graphic organizers, and a tradition sort activity.
Vocabulary & Word Work: ABC order, syllables, word searches, and word-building exercises.
Writing Prompts: Explore New Year’s resolutions and practice structured writing with a paragraph organizer.
Craft Activity: Combine creativity with learning.
Lesson Suggestions: Tips for effectively integrating these resources into your classroom.

Ideal for educators seeking fun and meaningful ways to celebrate the new year while reinforcing key skills!

Description
Celebrate New Year’s Eve with a fun and engaging story, It Was the Night Before New Year! Follow a family preparing for the big countdown—will they make it to midnight? This interactive resource invites students to compare their own New Year’s traditions to the story, promoting text-to-self connections.
What’s Included:
Activities

Morning Greeting: Activate prior knowledge.
Poll & Data Collection: Do you and your friends stay up until midnight?

Literacy

Vocabulary building, ABC Order, Syllables, Making Words.
Comprehension: Story Elements, Sequencing, Main Idea/Details.
Writing: Narrative, Opinion, Paragraph Organizers, Final Writes.

Math

Themed games and activities with a New Year’s twist.

Extras

Headbands to wear for celebration fun!

This dynamic resource combines reading, writing, and math in a festive way that encourages creativity, learning, and reflection.

Introduce young learners to the concept of New Year’s resolutions with Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution by Pat Miller! This engaging story follows Squirrel as he discovers what a resolution is, sparking curiosity and critical thinking. Perfect for a Guided Reading lesson, the resource here is accompanied by rich literacy activities, including:

Craft Activity: Squirrel-themed project to display student writing.
Morning Greeting: Assess prior knowledge about resolutions.
Class Poll & Data Collection: Did you make a resolution? Students collect and analyze data.

Comprehension Skills: