New Year’s Activity Placemats – Fun, Skill-Building New Year Worksheets for Grades 1–4

New Year’s Activity Placemats – Fun, Skill-Building New Year Worksheets for Grades 1–4

Ring in the New Year with this engaging set of New Year’s Activity Placemats, designed to keep learners excited, focused, and happily busy as they celebrate the start of a brand-new year. These printable mats are packed with high-interest puzzles, word games, I-Spy activities, mazes, color-by-number, and creative challenges perfect for Grades 1–4.

New Years Activity Placemats

Each placemat blends fun and learning ideal for morning work, early finishers, classroom celebrations, winter centers, or holiday send-home packets.

What’s Included

New Year–themed word searches
Matching games (Disco Ball, Party Hat, Confetti, Party Horn, Balloon)
Unscramble-the-word challenges
Circle-the-correct-word activity
January mini word search (balloons, confetti, music, dance, clock, cheers, goals, joy)
“My New Year’s Goal Is…” writing prompt
“How Many Can You Find?” counting activity
Design-a-party-hat drawing box
Draw-fireworks creative space
Spot the Differences puzzle
Maze with clock theme
Dot-to-dot clocks
I Spy search boxes
New Year’s Quiz (multiple choice)
Fireworks, disco balls, balloons, celebration icons, and “Happy New Year” cake coloring elements

Perfect For

Grades 1–4
January warm-ups
Classroom New Year celebrations
Early finishers
Sub plans
Homeschool holiday learning
Winter literacy and math centers

Give your students a festive, fun, and educational start to the year—download these New Year’s Placemats today and make January sparkle!