The third lesson in the Goal Setting series looks at the impact of a positive attitude on achieving one's goals. Participants create and then share visuals that represent positive attitudes. They then brainstorm ways to develop positive behavior and practice visualization and affirmation techniques. To conclude the lesson, individuals write about a situation in their own lives where visualization and affirmations might be helpful.

Concepts

goal setting, social-emotional learning, attitudes, positive thinking, self-management, Social & Emotional Learning

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Instructional Ideas

• Begin the lesson  by having class members stand with their arms straight out from their bodies, praise them repeatedly, and watch to see if their arms gradually rise
• Many good videos about how to visualize are available online
• Practice the visualization techniques with your class
• Post the list of affirmation statement techniques in the classroom
• Conclude the lesson by reading Watty Piper's The Little Engine That Could to the class

Classroom Considerations

• The third lesson in the Goal Setting series
• Requires art materials for each group and individual copies of two activity sheets

Pros

• Includes suggestions to address multiple learning styles and extensions

Cons

• None