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Welcome to a new year. You may have noticed that TPT got a fresh new look. We’ve changed our name and our logo, but one thing that hasn’t changed is our commitment to you – the teachers. So welcome back to TPT, where educators thrive. 

Below you’ll find engaging new year activities to get your students starting the year off right, strategies for organizing your time and classroom, and new ways to use TPT in the new year.

Bookmark this guide or share it with your peers who could use a little pep to kickoff 2023 (who couldn’t, really?).

Getting Students Excited for a New Year

The new year is a natural time to set intentions and goals for what you want to accomplish. Help your students do just that with these insights and resources that inspire students to set goals, create a vision board, and celebrate the new year!

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Have you ever been in the middle of delivering a great lesson that’s full of important information only to look out and realize none of your students are taking notes? It’s not surprising—many kids these days expect handouts or other materials they can refer back to later. But taking notes is actually a pretty important skill for kids to learn. Here’s why, along with some note-taking strategies they should try.

Why are good note-taking strategies important?

Study after study has shown the importance of actively taking notes rather than passively reading a handout later on. The act of writing engages different parts of the brain, forging new pathways that help students retain information in long-term memory.

What’s more, the studies show that the more detailed the notes, the better. And using different note-taking strategies helps too. In some cases, a general outline can be effective. But when you want students

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