Personalized Goal Mapping
Create personalized goal maps
This lesson focuses on helping students with special needs create personalized goal maps that align with their unique abilities and aspirations. By engaging in this activity, students will learn to set realistic and achievable goals, enhancing their self-awareness and motivation. This lesson is important as it empowers students to take ownership of their learning and personal development.
Special Needs Students (Ages 4-21)
Create personalized goal maps
Post-it notes, Markers, Large paper sheets, Goal Mapping Worksheet, and Discussion Guide
Step 1
Introduction
10 mins
- Welcome students and explain the purpose of the lesson: to create personalized goal maps.
- Discuss the importance of setting goals and how it helps in personal growth.
- Introduce the concept of a goal map and how it can be used to visualize and plan goals.
- Use the Discussion Guide to facilitate a conversation about what goals are and why they are important.
- Encourage students to share their thoughts and experiences with setting goals.
Step 3
Goal Mapping Activity
25 mins
- Distribute the Goal Mapping Worksheet to each student.
- Guide students in identifying their strengths, interests, and aspirations.
- Assist students in setting one or two personal goals and mapping out steps to achieve them.
- Encourage creativity by allowing students to use markers and post-it notes to decorate their goal maps.
Step 4
Sharing and Reflection
10 mins
- Invite students to share their goal maps with the class if they feel comfortable.
- Discuss the different goals and strategies students have chosen.
- Reflect on the process and what students have learned about themselves.
- Summarize the key points of the lesson.
- Encourage students to keep their goal maps in a place where they can see them regularly.
- Remind students that goals can be adjusted as they grow and learn.
