Let me be the first to wish you the Happiest New Year ever! You'll be ready to start school in a few days with these ideas.
Ring in the New
Year
(Tune: “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”)
Let’s all do a
little ringing, (Shake hands as if
ringing bells.)
Let’s all do a
little ringing,
Let’s all do a
little ringing
It’s a Happy New
Year!
Let’s all do a
little clapping… (Clap hands.)
Let’s all do a
little dancing… (Dance
around.)
Let’s all do a
little smiling…
(Smile.)
When is your
birthday?
When is your
birthday?
When is your
birthday?
Stand up and
cheer.
(Say months of the
year.)
January, February,
March…(Children stand up on their birthday month.)
Let’s all be a
little kinder… (Pat friends on the
back.)
For a Happy New
Year!
Yesterday,
Today, and Tomorrow - Make a brochure by folding a piece of paper into
thirds. Label the sections
“Yesterday”…”Today…”Tomorrow…”
Children draw what they were like when they were little (babies or
toddlers), what they look like now, and what they will be like when they are
grown-up.
*You could also
let children make a time line of their lives.
What is a New Year's resolution? Why do people make resolutions?
Make a flip book by folding a sheet of paper in half lengthwise. Fold in half. Fold in half again. Open. Cut halfway to the center fold as shown. Write the numerals "2013" on the flips. Children open each one and write a New Year's resolution.
