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2024 YWP Classroom Kits are here! (with some important changes)

Dear Educator,

We're so glad you're here! Welcome to our 2024 Digital Classroom Kit! Since we've made some changes this year, we wanted to write you a quick note to guide you through. 

To all of our dismay, we are unable to send physical classroom kits this year. Our contract with our fulfillment partner refreshes every summer. Unexpectedly, we were not offered the same renewal terms, nor were we successful in negotiating an extension until we can find a new partner. We fully expect physical classroom kits to return next year, but they are not an option in 2024. We are looking into the possibility of working with an on-demand provider of buttons and stickers, but this is, by no means, a certainty at this point.We are proud to offer a new and improved digital classroom kit for 2024. Some overarching enhancements to our kit include:

  • New designs for 2024. Hurrah! We've refreshed our YWP library and are excited about our new look for 2024!
  • More downloads to serve more purposes. In addition to materials we've included in the past, we've included additional materials to better serve your classroom experience. This year's kit includes:
    • A Triumphant Chart of Noveling Progress (tracks % complete)
    • NEW - A Congratulatory Chart of Consistency (tracks # of days written)
    • NEW - Three templates that allow students to present overviews of their novels to various audiences. These could be displayed in the classroom, sent home for parents to see, or displayed at a school open house or back to school night. These include:
      • An "All About My Novel" template
      • An "All About My Main Character" template
      • An "All About My Plot" template
    • NEW - Winner and Participant Certificates for teachers to distribute as they see fit. Though we do have automated functionality that will allow students and educators to access certificates if they win, we are providing you directly downloadable winner and participant certificates to help you streamline your own process.
  • The provision of fillable PDFs. Each PDF in our collection appears twice and indicates in its title whether it is "flat" or "fillable". Flat PDFs can be printed and completed by hand. Fillable PDFs can be filled out digitally, whether by you or by students. This feature will make it easier for you to populate materials meant for educators. It will also give you the flexibility to provide fillable PDFs to students who are of an age where typewritten entries make more sense.
  • The provision of differentiated materials that serve challenges outside of November. Historically, our materials have been November-centric and Camp-centric. We've done more to provide variations that make sense for independent challenges you create on your own timing.
Are there other materials you would love to see as part of a digital (or physical) classroom kit? Please tell us! We are more than open to suggestions. Reach out to us at ywp@nanowrimo.org!
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