Free New Year's resolution worksheets

Six New Year worksheets for the first week back in January, when a class is still half on holiday and a teacher needs something short, calm and worth keeping. The sheets move from drawing and sentence starters (kindergarten to grade 2) to goals in four areas and a habit tracker (grades 2 to 5), so one set covers an elementary school or a family with children of different ages. The year is printed as 2027 where a year is needed; the reflection sheet, the habit tracker and the word search carry no year, so they work every January. All six print on A4 or US Letter with bold outlines that stay clear in black and white.

What's in this set

1. My New Year's resolutions 2027. Three numbered boxes under a 2027 banner, each with a picture space and three handwriting lines with a dashed midline, plus a line for the person who will help. Kindergarten to grade 2.
2. In 2027 I will: sentence starters. Six starters (learn to, try, help, read, be kind by, get better at) with two handwriting lines each. Kindergarten to grade 3.
3. Looking back, looking ahead. Two columns: my best moment last year, something I learned, something I am proud of; this year's wish, something new I want to try, a way I will help others. Year-free. Grades 1 to 5.
4. My goals for 2027: school, home, friends, health. Four goal cards around a 2027 badge. Each card asks for the goal, one step to take this month and how I will know I did it. Grades 1 to 5.
5. New Year habit tracker: 4 weeks. Four habit rows, each with a Monday to Sunday by week 1 to 4 grid (28 boxes), a start date and a reward line. Year-free. Grades 1 to 5.
6. New Year word search. Twelve words in a 12 by 12 grid: resolution, goal, January, fresh, start, year, plan, habit, hope, countdown, midnight, calendar. Words run across, down and diagonally; the solution is on page 2. Grades 2 to 5.

What students will practice

• Turning a wish into a specific, doable resolution ("read every night" rather than "be better at reading")
• Sentence writing from a starter, with handwriting lines sized for early writers
• Reflecting on the past year and naming one thing learned and one thing to be proud of
• Setting a goal in four areas of life and describing the evidence that it has been met
• Tracking a daily habit over four weeks and counting the days completed out of 28
• New Year vocabulary and visual scanning in the word search

Frequently asked questions

What age are these New Year's resolution worksheets for?

Kindergarten to grade 5, roughly ages 5 to 11. The resolutions page and the sentence starters have handwriting lines with a dashed midline for early writers; the four-area goals, habit tracker and word search suit grades 2 to 5.

Do the worksheets say 2027 on them?

Three do: the resolutions page, the sentence starters and the four-area goals are printed for 2027. The looking back and looking ahead page, the habit tracker and the word search have no year, so they can be reused every January.

Is there an answer key?

Only the word search has an answer, and its solution is page 2 of that PDF with every hidden word highlighted. The other five sheets are writing and planning pages with no single right answer.

Can I print them in black and white?

Yes. The lines, boxes and grids are drawn in solid black and the small pictures have bold outlines, so every sheet stays clear on a mono printer.

Is this set free for classroom use?

Yes, for non-commercial educational use: a class set, a homeschool group or a kitchen table are all fine.

More practice

Once a resolution is written, the reward chart printables and sticker charts give a young child a way to see it through, and the chore chart printables turn "help at home" into a weekly routine. For the beginning-of-year getting-to-know-you lesson, see the all about me worksheets. More puzzles in the same style are in the word search printables, and the handwriting paper has blank versions of the dashed-midline lines used here.