Days until New Year's Day

A big countdown to New Year's Day, January 1, for the classroom projector. Worked out for you from today's date.

Counting…

Counting down in this computer's time zone. Count to a different date.

How to use it

The countdown is already set to New Year's Day and shows the days from today. Nothing to type.
Press F to fill the screen for the projector. It updates itself at midnight.
To count to a different date, such as the last day of school, use the countdown page and pick your own.

Count down the last week of the year with a daily one-sentence reflection on the board.
Use the number to practice counting backwards, in ones, and then in sevens as weeks go by.
Have students set a goal for the new year and put it next to the number.
Look at the date and ask how many days are in each month between now and then.
Show the countdown on the first day back to talk about a fresh start.
Pair it with a calendar and ask which weekday January 1 falls on this year.

What date is New Year's Day?

January 1. This page counts to the next January 1 on or after today. On January 1 itself the page says it is the day.

Does it know about the winter break?

No. The break is set by each school, so type your own date on the winter break page if you want to count to it.

Why do the days change at midnight?

The page reads the date from your computer, so it changes when your computer's clock passes midnight, not at a fixed time anywhere else.

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