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My OLW

I have never struggled to come up with my annual One Little Word, but this year even though I had a few words circling in my head, I could not settle on a word.

Today, I shared a Youtube read aloud of a picture book, One Word for Kids by Dan Britton and friends, with my students. Every school year I encourage my students to come up with their one little word. Last year’s words were displayed in class and referred to often.

I facilitate a creative journaling After School Activity with a colleague.Her mini-activity today was for students to find images from magazines to frame their feeling. It was for students to visualise how they want to feel during this new year. They could find words that connect to the images . This was very effective.

I had a go, selected images from the magazines, and wrote around them.

The images shed light what I want to experience and feel in the year 2026. This great activity revealed three simple words to me:

Healthy

Nature

Adventure

Now, I have to find a way of combining them to come up with one word or just keep all three.

Could wellness cover all three? Probably.

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8 responses to “My OLW”

  1. sallydonnelly11 Avatar
    sallydonnelly11

    I love how active you were as you sought out a word. I do think WELLNESS may work for you! I’d love to see a photo of your after school creation! Happy New Year!

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  2. Leigh Anne Eck Avatar
    Leigh Anne Eck

    I love the activity you did with the magazines. Very creative! And yes, I think wellness would cover all three of those.

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    Leigh Anne Eck

    I love the activity you did with the magazines. Very creative! And yes, I think wellness would cover all three of those.

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  4. wordancerblog Avatar
    wordancerblog

    I too love the activity of words and images. I think in pictures most the time! Healthy + Nature + Adventure = Wellness. Yes!

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  5. Ana Valentina Patton Avatar
    Ana Valentina Patton

    I found these photos… https://anavpatton.org/2026/01/06/more/

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  6. Ana Valentina Patton Avatar
    Ana Valentina Patton

    Juliette, I accidentally commented my slice’s link in your post thinking it was the TWT post! Then, I read your entry and was glad. I have never thoughts of choosing a word for the year, I worry it will trap me more than give me purpose. But perhaps, I should give it a try?
    Funny enough, the title I gave my post was “More”
    Is that a good enough word?

    Thank you for sharing today. I love the word Wellness 🙂

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  7. Jessica Carey Avatar
    Jessica Carey

    A word journey! Whatever you choose, it will be perfect!

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  8. Ramona Avatar
    Ramona

    I think wellness captures all of them, but I like thinking of how each leads to the next. Healthy leads to nature leading to adventure which all promote wellness. I think your 2026 is off to a wonderful beginning! Enjoy the journey

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I am an Elementary school teacher , I taught at an International IB School in Accra, Ghana. I am now teaching in Hanoi. Writing is my passion and I try to write daily, at least in my sentence a day journal, to capture all the blessings around me. I write with groups of writers, such as Teach Write and sometimes Ethical ELA. I also encourage my friends to write , so I created a platform to make that possible -Writing Run.

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