January Daily Check-Ins | Morning Meeting Slides | New Year Goals, Winter

Start the new year with January Daily Check-In Slides that encourage reflection, gratitude, and community building! Perfect for morning meeting, circle time, or daily warm-ups, these prompts help students set goals, share their thoughts, and build writing fluency while celebrating winter and the fresh start of a new year.

The visual supports and structured prompts make this resource accessible for all learners, including ESL students, who benefit from sentence starters like “One goal I have is…” or “I am thankful for…”. The mix of This or That choices, mood check-ins, and guessing games allows students to participate at their own comfort level — from one-word answers to full sentences.

This set includes 5 types of prompts:

• Writing Prompts – write about last year’s favorite memory, set a new goal, share something new you learned, or invent a new January tradition.
• Gratitude Prompts – thankfulness for teachers, classmates, routines, and family traditions.
• This or That Choices – hot chocolate or warm soup? mittens or gloves? snowball fight or snowman building?
• Mood Check-Ins – describe your mood as a sparkling firework, cozy red mitten, or glowing candle.
• Guessing Games – fun riddles about snow, ice, hot drinks, scarves, penguins, and other winter objects.

✨ Teacher Tracking Sheet Included!

The January Check List makes it easy for teachers to track which prompts they’ve already used, ensuring variety all month long.

What’s Inside:

✔ 50+ January-themed daily check-in slides

✔ Writing, gratitude, and reflection prompts

✔ This or That winter comparisons

✔ Mood check-ins with seasonal visuals

✔ Guessing game riddles (winter + New Year theme)

✔ Writing response pages (lined + primary versions)

✔ Gratitude and choice writing templates

✔ Printable checklist for teacher organization

Benefits for Teachers & Students:

• Builds a consistent morning routine after winter break.
• Encourages reflection and SEL growth through gratitude and goal-setting.
• Strengthens daily writing practice with short, engaging prompts.
• Promotes classroom community and sharing.
• Keeps students excited with winter and New Year themes.
• Provides ESL support by:
• Reinforcing seasonal vocabulary with images (snowflake, mittens, soup, candle, ice).
• Allowing participation from one-word answers to extended writing.
• Encouraging speaking practice with sentence starters.
• Making language learning fun with visuals and riddles.

How to Use:

• Display one slide each morning during morning meeting.
• Use as journal starters with included writing templates.
• Pair students for partner talk before sharing aloud.
• Play guessing games as quick warm-ups or transitions.
• Check off prompts daily with the teacher checklist.

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