Search form

Cosmic Resolutions

Introduce -- or reintroduce -- students to the concept of goal setting as you create this bulletin board galaxy of New Year's resolutions.

  • Read -- or ask students to read -- the poem New Year's Resolutions by Bruce Lansky. Discuss the poem, and brainstorm with students a list of New Year's resolutions.
  • Provide each student with a star template. Ask each student to write on the star his or her most important New Year's resolution. Have students cut out and decorate their stars.
  • Cover a classroom bulletin board with black paper or foil. Title the bulletin board "Cosmic Resolutions."
  • Display student's stars on the bulletin board.

Note: You might want to combine this activity with one of the following lessons:

MORE THEMES FOR JANUARY

  • Winter
  • Penguins
  • North Pole, Polar Express
  • Chinese New Year
  • Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Superbowl, football

ED WORLD JANUARY BULLETIN BOARD RESOURCES

MORE ED WORLD BULLETIN BOARD ARTICLES


Bulletin Board Tip of the Month

Do you have a bulletin board idea to share? Send your most successful bulletin board idea (with a sketch or photo, if possible) to [email protected]. If we use it, we'll send you an official Education World mug!
 

Education World®
Copyright © 2005 Education World

 

 

Â