New Year's Resolutions

New Year's Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past and forward to the coming year. It's a time to reflect on the changes we want or need to make and to resolve to follow through with them. The way to keep your New Year's resolution is to pick a good goal and then change your life in order to meet it. Tradition dictates that every 365 days, you should try to kick your bad habits and start your life anew. It is a good time to help your child make some New Year's resolutions, to set long-term goals, and to get a fresh start for the year. The quickest New Year's resolutions to be broken are usually quickly formed and poorly thought out. New Year's Day is a time of new beginnings so people often make resolutions or you might call them promises or goals that they hope to accomplish during the coming year. Check out some of the resources listed below to help motivate and support you in reaching your goals.

http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/New_Years_Resolutions.shtml Popular New Year's Resolutions

http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/holidays/tp/resolutions.htm Top 10 Resolutions

http://www.goalsguy.com/Events/n_facts.html Fun Facts & Figures, History, Other Countries, Auld Lang Syne

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year Definition & Goals

http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/jankidstips.cfm Tips for Kids for the New Year

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/new-years/activity/4136.html Teacher Lesson Plan

http://wilstar.com/holidays/newyear.htm History

http://collegeuniversity.suite101.com/article.cfm/teacher_new_year_s_resolutions New Year's Resolutions for Teachers

http://ted.coe.wayne.edu/sse/units/newyr.htm New Year's Around the World Unit

http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/newyears.php Teacher Planet New Year's Resources

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http://geocities.com/mrsjacksonsclass/newyear.htm

http://geocities.com/mrsjacksonsclass/januaryfun.htm

http://geocities.com/mrsjacksonsclass/januarythemes.htm

HAPPY NEW YEAR!