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Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution

December 31, 2018

If you’re looking to start the new year off with making resolutions and goal setting, you should read Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution by Pat Miller. I have a fun resolutions craft and other activities you can pair with this story.

If you're looking to start the new year off with making resolutions and goal setting, you should read Squirrel's New Year's Resolution by Pat Miller. I have a fun resolutions craft and other activities you can pair with this story.

 

Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution

In this book, Squirrel hears about making New Year’s resolutions on the radio, but she doesn’t know what they are. So she visits her friends to find out what they resolve to do in the new year. Bear wants to help others learn to read. Porcupine decides to be less grumpy. What will Squirrel choose to do for her resolution? If you don’t have a copy of this book in your school or classroom library, you can find it on Amazon.

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Resolutions Craft

Many teachers start the new year with students writing resolutions and setting goals. I thought it would be fun to combine these resolutions with a kid craft. These crafts can be placed on a bulletin board display to encourage students to keep working towards their goals.

After reading Squirrel's New Year's Resolution, students can write their own resolution and create this kid craft to pair with it.

 

Comprehension Activities

To help guide student discussion, I have written 12 comprehension questions. These can be placed onto a ring and kept with the book during your read aloud. If you have older students, they can also respond to these questions in writing to check for comprehension.

These comprehension questions can be used while reading Squirrel's New Year's Resolution. Students can either respond to the questions verbally or in writing.

Another key part of the story is how the characters interact with one another. Students can track how Squirrel gives and receives help from each friend throughout the book with this graphic organizer.

After reading Squirrel's New Year's Resolution, students can identify how the characters helped one another with this graphic organizer.

This spinner activity is a fun way to practice story elements, too!

Students can identify the story elements for Squirrel's New Year's Resolution using this spinner activity. These can be used with partners, in small groups, or with the whole class.

 

Vocabulary and Extension Activities

To practice vocabulary, students can play a matching game with the words and definitions. I like printing them on different colors to help younger students.

These vocabulary cards pair with Squirrel's New Year's Resolution. Students can play a matching game with the vocabulary cards and definitions.

 

Students can practice their calendar skills with these extension activities for Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution. They will work on putting the months of the year into calendar order, ABC order, and telling which month comes next in a sequence.

Students can practice their calendar skills with these extension activities for Squirrel's New Year's Resolution. They will work on putting the months of the year into calendar order, ABC order, and telling which month comes next in a sequence.

 

You can find all of these activities and more in this book companion for Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution.

This book companion for Squirrel's New Year's Resolution contains comprehension activities, vocabulary cards, graphic organizers, and a resolutions craft!

 

 What books do you read to help your students ring in the new year? I’d love to check them out!

If you’re looking for some ways to set goals with your classroom for the new year, be sure to check out this post.

Happy New Year!

After reading Squirrel's New Year's Resolution, students can make their own resolution with this kid craft.

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  1. Renee Martin says

    January 2, 2022 at 11:34 am

    The New Year’s Resolution activity is very comprehensive and looks like fun. We are going to do these activities in my classroom. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Storie Belden says

      January 4, 2022 at 3:16 pm

      I hope you enjoy the activities!
      Storie

      Reply
  2. Carla Packard says

    January 4, 2022 at 11:37 am

    Please sent me a copy of these activities

    Reply
    • Storie Belden says

      January 4, 2022 at 3:17 pm

      Hi Carla,
      Thank you for your interest in these activities! There is a link to the resource in the blog post, but just in case you missed it, you can find them here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Squirrels-New-Years-Resolution-Printable-and-Digital-4246499
      Storie

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