Teaching about New Year

There are many different ways to teach about the New Year. Here are some resources:

Stories

• The Little New Year by Ellen Robena Field
• The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
• The Fairy's New Year Gift by Emilie Poulsson
• My New Year's Eve among the Mummies by Grant Allen
• Funny New Year stories on www.guy-sports.com

Poetry

Some websites feature New Year's poems, classic and contemporary:

• Family Friend Poems
• Poetry Foundation
• poemsource.com
• About Education
• Apples4theteacher.com

Others

• Auld Lang Syne by Julie Andrews
• Auld Lang Syne (Kids version, with other nursery rhymes)
• New Year's word search game
• www.newyearfestival.com

We hope you find these resources useful.