Lesson Plan
Tracking Success Lesson Plan
Students will understand why tracking their learning progress matters and will practice setting and monitoring personal academic goals using simple data collection.
This lesson empowers 3rd graders to take ownership of their growth by introducing progress monitoring and goal-setting skills. It builds data literacy and self-awareness for continual improvement.
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Prep
Prepare Materials
10 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up: What’s Your Goal?
5 minutes
Step 2
Introduction: Understanding Data and Monitoring
10 minutes
Step 3
Activity: Class Data Chart Creation
15 minutes
Step 4
Goal Setting Discussion
10 minutes
Step 5
Cool-Down: Exit Ticket Reflection
5 minutes
Slide Deck
Data Detectives: Let’s Track Our Success!
What is Data?
Why Do We Collect Data?
Data Around Us
What Is Progress Monitoring?
Example: Reading Minutes Chart
How Can We Track Our Own Success?
Let’s Be Data Detectives!
Warm Up
Activity
Cool Down
