Happy New Year Foldable

A friend of mine posted this foldable idea on Facebook through "WeAreTeachers" page and I loved, loved, loved it. The post directed you to THIS BLOG where the teacher modified something she saw on Pinterest.

I took the idea and modified it some more to incorporate a coloring aspect...because I can already see the earlier finishers saying "done!".

I uploaded the editable file HERE if anyone wants to download and use it.

Here are my responses to the foldable:

2 - new goals for this year: (1) Donate blood at least 3x this year and (2) Drink more water

0 - Something I'd like to stop doing: Spending money eating out and/or just eating out less in general

1 - thing I want to learn: How to make more things in my Vitamix blender besides smoothies and hummus (I do have a cookbook I just need to make the leap to opening it :)

4 - new books I want to read: (1) The Brainy Bunch by Kip and Mona Lisa Harding, (2) Shield of Winter by Nalini Singh (3) Night Broken by Patricia Briggs and (4) Innocence by Dean Koontz

Comments

Jordon said…

Thanks for making another version! I will be linking back to you in my updated blog post. Happy New Year!

December 28, 2013 at 4:50 PM

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