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Goal-Setting and Decision-Making Lesson PlanGoal-Setting and Decision-Making Lesson Plan
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6th - 12th
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Goal-Setting and Decision-Making

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Whether you're setting financial goals, educational goals, or physical goals, a helpful resource has it all. The packet comes with background information on how to implement goal-setting skills in the classroom, as well as a variety of goal-setting and decision-making worksheets that mentees can use to help accomplish them.

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goal setting, making decisions

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programs

Instructional Ideas

  • Hand out the sheets at the beginning of the school year to find out areas of weakness and areas that need improving
  • Use in a school counselor's office or when training a peer-counseling group

Classroom Considerations

  • Goal-setting model is based on the SMART guidelines

Pros

  • The 25-page packet includes activities, worksheets, printables, charts, and information on the importance of goal-setting

Cons

  • The background image on page 24 has some formatting issues

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