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I always welcome back my students to the New Year with several activities connected to the events, stories, and trends from the previous year. The goal is to reflect and make connections to our learning experiences.
I will also post our 2022 One Word HyperDoc Activity and our Reboot the Noggin – 2022 New Year’s Welcome Back Activity this week. Come back to the blog to explore these activities. Educators are always welcome to copy and modify anything we create to use with their own students.
Today I wanted to share some of the resources I’ve compiled as I explore the year that was in 2021.
I’ve always tried to live in the present and live for the future, but I still believe that understanding where we’ve been can have a big impact on where we will go. While sometimes we focus on the pain we experienced, if we are willing to look we will also find hope and motivation from where we’ve been. Reflection always matters!
Below is a growing list of 2021 resources.
I will continue to update this list as I discover new resources. Feel free to share any resources or ideas in the comments below. Please come back and check the updates if you are looking for something more over the next couple of weeks.
Images and Visuals We Will Remember
The Year in Pictures 2021 – The New York Times2021: The Year in Pictures – CNN2021 Year in Pictures – National GeographicThe Year in Pictures: 2021 (ABC News)2021: The Year in Pictures (Los Angeles Times)2021’s Year in Pictures (NBC News)2021 in Photos: Wrapping Up the Year (The Atlantic)Hopeful Images From 2021 (The Atlantic)Top 25 News Photos of 2021 – The AtlanticThe lasting images of 2021 (The Washington Post)A world ablaze, captured by AP Photographers in 2021 (Associated Press)The best science images of 2021 (Nature)
Videos That Connect Us to The World
Google — Year In Search 2021Best of the Year 2021 | People Are Awesome2021: The Year In Review – Time2021 Lookback with #YouTubeBlackThe BIGGEST Pop Culture Moments of 2021 | PEOPLEBest Inspiring Animal Rescues Of The 2021National Wildlife’s 2021 Photo Contest Winners2021 In Memoriam: A Tribute to Those We’ve Lost – Time73rd Emmy Awards: In MemoriamGetty Images | 2021 Year in Review: The Year of the Vaccine2021 Remixed ! (Year review by Cee-Roo)James Corden Breaks Down 2021 w/ GoogleGoPro: Best of 2021 – Year in ReviewBest of 2021 – Guinness World RecordsReddit Recap 2021
Stories, People, and Events That Matter
2021 in Review Fast Facts – CNNHistorical Events in 2021 – On This Day2021 in Review – The New YorkerThe 12 most intriguing animal discoveries of 2021 – National Geographic21 Things That Happened for the First Time in 2021 – New York TimesFinal goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021
A Bit More
Google Search Trends – 2021YouTube Culture and Trends100 Best Inventions of 2021 – TimeAmazon’s Best Selling Books of 2021Special End of Year 2021 News Quiz – New York TimesBest of 2021 Lists – New York Times21 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2021The Best Music Of 2021: NPR Staff Picks2021 #OnlyOnTwitterThe Best Music of 2021- NPRThe 100 greatest innovations of 2021 – Popular ScienceCounting down 2021 with 21 Search trends
Google Search Trends – 2021YouTube Culture and Trends100 Best Inventions of 2021 – TimeAmazon’s Best Selling Books of 2021Special End of Year 2021 News Quiz – New York TimesBest of 2021 Lists – New York Times21 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2021The Best Music Of 2021: NPR Staff Picks2021 #OnlyOnTwitterThe Best Music of 2021- NPRThe 100 greatest innovations of 2021 – Popular ScienceCounting down 2021 with 21 Search trends
I will continue to update this post as my students and I find additional resources. If you have a resource to share, please add it to the comments below.
If you want to go back and explore 2020, be sure to revisit this post.
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