New Year, New Me (+ a freebie!)

And cue the eye roll.

While I believe strongly in the idea behind New Year's resolutions, I also believe that saying, "This is the year I finally lose those last few pounds!" for the fifth (of fifteenth) year in a row maybe isn't the best use of my energy. (To continue with this example, my health and fitness is an ongoing journey and won't have a specific "end point.") So, instead of making vague goals that will only potentially benefit myself, my New Year's resolutions are centered around relationship building. In 2015, I am going to:

1. Catch up with at least one person I've lost touch with each month
2. Attend at least one MeetUp each month
3. Have one "Treat Yo' Self" moment each month (to build my relationship with myself and the characters on Parks and Rec haha)

What are your New Year's resolutions? Leave me a comment below! 

As a reward for reading a post that has NOTHING to do with teaching, I have a freebie for you! 

This freebie is winter-themed, not holiday-themed, so you can use it all winter long! In this activity, students pick a snowman and measure it against various winter images to practice using the phrases "shorter than" and "longer than." On their recording sheet, students color the images according to whether it was longer or shorter than their snowman. AND, all of the snowmen are different lengths, so they can do the activity multiple times without getting the same results or getting bored!

You can download this activity from my store for free here!

I have to be honest with you... When I made this activity for my class, I was lazy and just printed them on the school computer instead of color printing and laminating them like I usually do. With all the craziness that is December, something had to give. But my kiddos loved it anyway, which means yours won't mind if you take the easy route and black-and-white print it too haha!

I hope you and your little snow angels enjoy it! Hopefully you are having a restful and rejuvenating break and doing nothing work-related (other than reading this blog). See you all in 2015!