January | After Winter Break Bundle | Middle & High School

January | After Winter Break Bundle | Middle & High School: 6 RESOURCES to get you through the first week back from winter break & additional resources that are perfect for the month of January!

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Culture Reset Resource: (Interactive Google Slides AND printable handouts)

• This interactive slide deck is & it's perfect for returning to school AFTER winter break.

• Your students will appreciate resetting the classroom culture for the second half of the school year!

• This resource includes a full lesson plan, but of course, you know your students and school communities best--make changes where you see fit!

New Year Activities and Journaling: (Interactive Google Slides AND printable handouts)

• A great resource for returning to school after winter break!

• 1. Journal Writing Prompt focusing on student identities. What do your students value this month? How do they bring in the new year? Model by sharing your traditions and responding to the journal prompt questions first.

• 2. 2024 Year in Review reflection activity

• 3. Top 9 Moments in 2024 with directions

• 4. Vision Board for 2025 template with directions & guidance on how to complete

• 5. Word of Year Activity with directions & an optional word list for students to choose from

• BONUS: January Mood Tracker Template (with editable text boxes)

• Also included is a printable PDF version of the activities for students to complete by hand!

Let Curiosity Lead Ted Talk Prompts & Slide Deck (Interactive Google Slides AND printable handouts)

• This powerful Ted Talk: Let Curiosity Lead by Yara Shahidi is a great reflection lesson & way for your students to be encouraged and prompted to think about what curiosity means for their own identities & lives. PERFECT FOR ENTERING A NEW YEAR!

• Teacher Directions

• 2 pages of reflection prompts (1 quick write question, 6 higher-level critical thinking reflection questions, 1 final question that connects back to quick write response)

• 1 page sketch notes template

• BONUS: Editable Google slide deck with prompts to assign to LMS

Self-love Project

• The perfect social-emotional learning resource to celebrate Valentine's Day & SELF-LOVE with your students! Students will love engaging in a thorough & thought-provoking lesson about different aspects that make up who they are. This activity will encourage students to think about who they are, what's important to them & what they love most about themselves!

• Teacher Directions

• Example photos

• Brainstorming handout (with checklist and short answer prompt)

• Glossary (for more complex terms that students may need help understanding)

• Thinking map template

• Word bank/word strips

• Blank word bank/word strips

Community Word Search & One-Pager

• Classroom Community Word Search & Frayer Model Template | Middle & High School

• How relaxing would a word search be?! (Not just a random one, but one with words that matter) Have students complete a community-focused word search!

MLK Quote Analysis Resource (Google Slides & Printable)

• This is the perfect way to acknowledge & celebrate MLK Day with your students! Have students pick which quote to analyze & when they're finished--the one-pagers will make a great bulletin board or wall display for your classroom!