Mapping Your Future: Goal Setting for Success

Karen White

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Mapping Your Future: Goal Setting for Success

Learn to set SMART goals

In this lesson, students will learn how to set SMART goals and create a personal roadmap for academic and personal success. Through interactive activities, students will visualize their future aspirations and develop actionable plans to achieve them. This lesson is important as it equips students with essential skills for planning and achieving their goals, fostering a sense of direction and motivation.

Audience

6th Grade Students

Time

25 mins

Approach

Learn to set SMART goals

Materials

Post-it notes, Pens, SMART Goals Worksheet, Future Aspirations Discussion Guide, and Inspirational Video: How to Stay Motivated

Step 1

Introduction with Inspirational Video

5 mins

Begin with a brief discussion on what goals are and why they are important.
Show the inspirational video 'How to Stay Motivated' to highlight the importance of motivation and an internal locus of control in achieving goals.

Step 2

Visualizing Future Aspirations

10 mins

Distribute post-it notes and pens to students.
Ask students to write down one personal and one academic goal they wish to achieve.
Encourage students to share their goals with a partner and discuss how they can make them SMART.

Step 3

Creating a Personal Roadmap

10 mins

Hand out the SMART Goals Worksheet.
Guide students through filling out the worksheet, ensuring they make their goals SMART.
Allow students to work individually or in pairs to complete their roadmaps.

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Worksheet

SMART Goals Worksheet

This worksheet helps students define and plan their SMART goals. It includes sections for each component of a SMART goal, guiding students to create specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals.

What is your specific goal?

How will you measure your progress?

Is this goal achievable? Why or why not?

Why is this goal relevant to you?

What is your timeline for achieving this goal?

Discussion

Future Aspirations Discussion Guide

This guide facilitates a discussion on students' future aspirations and how setting SMART goals can help achieve them.

What are some of your future aspirations?

Encourage students to think about both personal and academic aspirations.

How can setting SMART goals help you achieve these aspirations?

Discuss the importance of having a clear plan and timeline.

What challenges might you face in achieving your goals, and how can you overcome them?

Guide students to think about potential obstacles and solutions.