New Year, New Goals: Writing Resolutions

About This Resource

A free Grade 6 ESL writing worksheet on New Year's resolutions. Students read a model text, use going to and will to talk about plans and promises, add reasons with because, turn vague wishes into clear, specific goals and write their own resolutions with a plan to keep them. Includes a timed lesson plan, a six-activity worksheet, an editable Word version and answer key.

Overview

Many people make resolutions at the start of a new year: promises to change or improve something. A good resolution is clear and specific (I'm going to read one book a month, not I'll read more), it has a reason (because I want to discover more stories) and a plan to keep it (I will make a checklist). Students read Lucas's resolutions, answer questions, practice going to for plans and will for promises, match resolutions with reasons, choose the clearer goal and then write their own resolutions. The same task works at the start of a school year or term.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: Writing New Year's Resolutions
Category: Writing
File Type: PDF
File Size: 239.4 KB
Published: 12 Nov 2026
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Grade 6 ESL (ages 11–12), A2–B1 45 minutes Writing future forms giving reasons planning

Student Task

Ask: "What is something you would like to do better this year?" Collect ideas.
Read Lucas's resolutions and do activities 1 and 2 together.
Students complete activities 3 to 6. Answers are in the answer key.

Classroom Use

Goal wall: students write one resolution on a card and post it on a class wall to check in a month.
Make it specific: groups rewrite vague wishes as clear goals.
Partner check-in: partners agree to ask each other about their goals every Friday.

Differentiation

Support: give sentence frames (This year, I'm going to… because… I will…). Challenge: students add how they will measure success and what they will do if they miss a week.

Answer Key & Assessment

Activities 1 to 5 check understanding and future forms (answer key included). Activity 6 shows whether students can write clear goals with reasons and plans.

Learning Objectives

Use going to and will to talk about future plans and promises.
Write specific goals with reasons and a plan.
Organize resolutions into a short piece of writing.

Teacher Tips

New Year is celebrated on different dates in different cultures, and some families do not make resolutions. You can present the lesson as goals for a new year, a new term or a new school year. Encourage realistic, positive goals and avoid goals about weight or appearance.

What's Included

7-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (6 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (6 activities)
Editable Word version of the worksheet
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)