This AVID winter and January Early Finisher Packet is designed to engage students with no-prep activities that reinforce WICOR skills (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading). Perfect for keeping early finishers productive, it offers winter and New Year's-themed worksheets with fun challenges. Ideal for 5th-12th graders, this packet is a great way to combine learning and seasonal fun!

Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of January
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of January

21+ Pages Included in This Packet:

• a cover page
• college or career dreams sweater design
• creating a Costa quiz over notes from a core class (scaffolded)
• classmate shoutout
• WICOR this collection page
• sudoku with answer key
• finish the winter story
• winter this or that
• SAT vocabulary chart
• write a story using 3 of the SAT vocab words
• New Year's graphic organizer
• my brag sheet for semester reflection
• vocabulary awareness chart for short story (pre-reading)
• New Year's "The Clock of Second Chances" short story with comprehension questions and answer key/teacher guide
• New Year's word search with answer key
• categorizing New Year's Costa's questions by levels
• maze challenge with answer key
• understanding the differences between middle/high school and college
• middle/high school vs. college venn diagram
• New Year's Goal one-pager directions and template