⭐️Kick off Le nouvel an 2026 with this calm, thoughtful, and classroom-ready French New Year reflection and goal-setting activity. This digital and printable resource helps students look back on 2025 and set realistic, student-friendly goals for 2026—without you having to invent yet another New Year lesson while running on holiday leftovers.
 
Perfect for the first days back after winter break, this activity focuses on reflection, personal growth, and simple goal setting in French, all wrapped in a clean, modern design students actually enjoy completing.
 
🎯 Product Purpose
This resource is designed to support new year reflection and goal setting in French classrooms. It gives teachers a low-prep, ready-to-use activity for French New Year / Nouvel An 2026 that works seamlessly in both digital and paper formats.
Students reflect on their favorite memories from 2025, think about challenges, choose a personal word for 2026, and set achievable goals—all while practicing French reading and writing in a meaningful context.
You get a smooth transition back into learning. Students get a fresh start that feels personal, not forced.
 
📦 What’s Included
✅ Digital Google Slides version where students type directly into provided text boxes
★ Recap 2025 with their favorite things
★ Reflect on 2025 and what they're most proud of, what they've achieved, learnt and their most difficult moment
★ Choose things they are grateful for
★ Include their academic, personal and social goals in 2025
★ List what they are looking forward to in 2026
★ Complete sentences about their goals in 2026 (prompts)
★ Choose one word for 2026 and give 3 actions to achieve it
★ List goals according to the numbers in the year 2026 (eg 2 for two things you liked and would like to continue next year...)
✅ Printable paper version for easy classroom use
 
 
⭐ Key Features
✔ Designed specifically for French New Year classroom use
✔ Focuses on Résolutions nouvel an in a realistic, age-appropriate way
✔ Available in digital AND printable formats
✔ Students type directly into Google Slides—no extra setup
✔ Works perfectly for the first week of January
✔ Encourages thoughtful reflection without overwhelming students

🧑‍🏫 How to Use It in the Classroom
Use this resource during the first days back in January as:
A morning work activity
A writing block lesson
A calm back-to-school transition task
A reflection activity after winter break
A French writing assessment or discussion starter
Simply assign the Google Slides or print the pages—students complete the activities independently at their own pace.

👩‍🎓 Target Audience
Elementary French Immersion
Core French classrooms
Grades 1–4
Teachers looking for Le nouvel an activities
Classrooms focusing on Le nouvel an 2026 reflection
✂️ Materials Needed
Device with Google Slides access OR
Printer and paper
No prep. No laminating. No New Year panic.

💡 Teacher Tips
Model your own “mot pour 2026” before students begin
Display completed pages as a January bulletin board
Use answers as discussion starters or oral practice
Pair this with a class goal-setting conversation
 
🎊 Ready to start Le nouvel an 2026 with purpose, reflection, and calm energy? Download this French New Year / Nouvel An 2026 resource and give your students a thoughtful way to reflect on the past and look ahead—without adding stress to your January planning.