Happy New Year

fireworks over NYC

Welcome to our In the Know topic for January, Happy New Year. You may wish to take a look at other grade spans and recommend articles to students that are below or above their grade’s reading level.

Grades K-1 look at different ways people ring in the New Year. A Spanish translation of the article may be found here. 

Grades 2-3 look at New Year’s Resolutions. A Spanish translation of the article may be found here.

Grades 4-5 look at when people first started celebrating the New Year. A Spanish translation of the article may be found here. 

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