January is the month of new beginnings. Just like me, maybe you are also thinking about the ways in which you can get your students engaged and develop their skills in your ELA class after you come back from the break. If you are looking to put together an efficient January monthly planner for your middle school ELA class, you are in the right place.
I am naturally a planner and I love to have things planned out for every month in advance. However, life sometimes gets in the way and I do things at the spur of the moment. Having a pack of fresh ideas right at my finger tips helps me every single time.
So, even if you are a planner or a last-minuter, I want to share with you some plug and play resources that will make this January memorable for your students.
Stick with me because at the end I have a little surprise for you! Let’s dive into some resources that will make your class simply amazing.
BELL RINGERS (make your students work from the first minute)
✨ January Holiday of the Day Writing Prompts Daily Warmups
✨ Daily Quick Writes Winter Writing Prompts Morning Work
READING (rediscover the pleasure of diving into articles, short stories, poems)
✨ New Years 2024 Unit – Middle School Paired Reading with Writing Prompts
✨ New Years Around the World Escape Room Close Reading Passage Activity
WRITING (creative activities that your students will adore)
✨ New Years Haiku Poetry Lesson – Inspiring Poem Writing Activity Templates
✨ 2 Sentence New Years Story Writing Activities with Picture Prompts
SPECIAL DAYS (use every single opportunity to strengthen ELA skills)
✨ Martin Luther King Jr. Activities and Worksheets
✨ Chinese New Year 2024 Activities
CRAFT (bring back hands-on activities to your class)
✨ New Years Resolutions 2024 Bloom Ball Template
✨ 100th Day Of School Fun Craft and SEL Writing Activity
EMERGENCY SUB PLANS (be ready even if you have to be away from class)
✨ January Emergency Sub Plans Fun ELA Substitute Teacher Activities
✨ New Years 2024 Fun Activities and Emergency Sub Plans
BUNDLE OF THE MONTH (huge discount for the entire month)
✨ 50% OFF New Years 2024 Activities and Worksheets MEGA Bundle
Before we all head towards this next month, I have one last gift for you. Are you ready?
Grab now the FREE ready to print January calendar with daily, weekly and monthly holidays and observances!
I print and use this calendar in my class and my students love to cross off the days as they go by.
I hope you like the activities that I will use in my class this January. If you plan to use something interesting, hit the comment button and tell me what.
