Help students build holiday vocabulary, discuss traditions, and set goals for the year ahead with this New Year’s themed Study Pack.

This Study Pack introduces three December celebrations and supports learners as they build their reading and comprehension skills.

In this lesson featuring an article from The Associated Press, students read about how learning a new language later in life is difficult but can still help keep the brain active and healthy, even if full fluency is unlikely. This lesson includes a vocabulary review, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

In this lesson featuring an article from The Associated Press, students read about Merriam-Webster’s major update to its Collegiate Dictionary and reflect on the changing role and continued value of print dictionaries in the digital age. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions and a speaking task.