My Goal Seed Packet: Planting Our Aspirations!

Just like a gardener plants seeds and helps them grow, we are going to plant our own goal seeds for the semester! These are things we want to achieve and nurture.

Academic Goal Seed 📚

What is one big academic goal you want to achieve this semester? (e.g., improve my reading, master multiplication, write better stories)

My Big Academic Goal (The plant I want to grow!):

My Academic Seed Steps (Small actions to help my plant grow):

List 2-3 small, specific things you can do to work towards your academic goal. Think about what a plant needs to grow each day!

My Academic Goal Resources (Who or what will help my plant grow?)

List 2 people or things that can help you with your academic goal.

Personal Goal Seed ✨

What is one big personal goal you want to achieve this semester? (e.g., be a kinder friend, learn a new hobby, help more at home)

My Big Personal Goal (The plant I want to grow!):

My Personal Seed Steps (Small actions to help my plant grow):

List 2-3 small, specific things you can do to work towards your personal goal.

My Personal Goal Resources (Who or what will help my plant grow?)

List 2 people or things that can help you with your personal goal.

My Goal Growth Journal: Nurturing My Aspirations

This journal is your special garden notebook! Here, you will track how your Goal Seeds are growing and reflect on your journey to becoming a fantastic Goal Gardener.

Journal Cover Design

(Use this space to design a beautiful cover for your journal! Draw your goal plants, sun, water, and anything that helps you grow!)

Entry 1: Planting My Goals (Today!)

• My Academic Goal: What is the academic goal you planted today? Why is it important to you?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• My Personal Goal: What is the personal goal you planted today? How do you think achieving this will make you feel?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• My First Steps: What are your first few seed steps for each goal? How do you plan to take them this week?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Weekly Check-In: How is My Garden Growing?

(Use this page each week to reflect on your progress.)

Date:

Academic Goal Check-in:

• What seed steps did I take this week for my academic goal? (Be specific!)
  
  
  
  
  
  
• What challenges did I face? How did I try to overcome them?
  
  
  
  
  
  
• What resources did I use (or need to use more of)?
  
  
  
  
  
  
• How am I feeling about my academic goal right now?
  
  
  
  
  
  

Personal Goal Check-in:

• What seed steps did I take this week for my personal goal? (Be specific!)
  
  
  
  
  
  
• What challenges did I face? How did I try to overcome them?
  
  
  
  
  
  
• What resources did I use (or need to use more of)?
  
  
  
  
  
  
• How am I feeling about my personal goal right now?
  
  
  
  
  
  

Celebration! What is one small success I had this week, even if it wasn't directly related to my goals? (Give yourself a pat on the back!)

Goal Garden Project: My Growing Aspirations

Welcome, Master Goal Gardeners!

Throughout this semester, you will be creating your very own Goal Garden! This project is a way to visually represent the academic and personal goals you are nurturing, track your progress, and celebrate your growth.

Project Objective:

To create a visual and reflective project that demonstrates your understanding of goal setting, planning, and perseverance by representing your academic and personal goals as a growing garden.

Materials You Will Need:

• Large piece of construction paper or poster board
• Crayons, colored pencils, markers
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Magazines (optional, for cutting out pictures)
• Your My Goal Seed Packet Activity
• Your My Goal Growth Journal

Instructions:

Step 1: Design Your Garden Layout (Week 1-2)

• On your poster board or large paper, draw or create the basic layout of your garden. Think about a title for your garden (e.g., "My Growth Garden," "Aspirations Bloom").
• Divide your garden into two main sections: one for Academic Goals and one for Personal Goals.

Step 2: Plant Your Goal Seeds (Week 2-3)

• Based on your My Goal Seed Packet Activity, create a visual representation for each of your big goals (academic and personal). These can be drawings of plants, symbols, or pictures cut from magazines.
• Glue these onto your poster in their respective sections.

Step 3: Grow Your Seed Steps (Throughout the Semester)

• For each of your main goals, use smaller pieces of paper, drawings, or cut-outs to represent your seed steps. As you complete a seed step (and record it in your My Goal Growth Journal), you will add this piece to your garden, showing your plant growing!
• You can draw a root system for completed foundational steps, leaves for ongoing efforts, and flowers for major milestones.

Step 4: Add Resources (Throughout the Semester)

• Around your goal plants, add drawings or labels for the resources you identified in your My Goal Seed Packet Activity and those you discover along the way. These could be people (teacher, family), tools (books, computer), or helpful habits (quiet study time).

Step 5: Reflect and Celebrate (Ongoing & End of Semester)

• Regularly refer to your My Goal Growth Journal to update your garden. When you complete a major part of a goal, add something special to your garden (e.g., a blooming flower, a ripe fruit).
• At the end of the semester, you will present your Goal Garden to the class, explaining your goals, your journey, and what you learned.

Assessment:

Your Goal Garden Project will be assessed based on:

• Clarity of Goals: Are your academic and personal goals clearly represented?
• Evidence of Steps: Is there clear evidence of your seed steps and progress towards your goals?
• Resource Identification: Have you included resources that support your goals?
• Reflection: Does your project and journal entries show thoughtful reflection on your journey?
• Creativity and Effort: Is your Goal Garden visually engaging and does it show effort?