Help keep young scholars' eyes on the prize with this step-by-step goal setting activity.

Concepts

goal setting, perseverance, work ethic, academic goals, social skills, Study Skills

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Additional Tags

classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Clearly model for the class how to use this worksheet before having them complete one
• Ask students to create general academic and personal/social goals during the first weeks of school, taking time to periodically monitor their progress throughout the year
• Have students complete this worksheet at the beginning of each new unit, helping them to take responsibility for their own learning

Pros

• Worksheet provides six steps for creating creating meaningful goals, setting deadlines, and monitoring their progress
• Sentence frames and guiding questions are used to support students with setting goals

Cons

• None