Lesson Plan
Goal Garden Plan
Students will identify and map one short-term and one long-term goal using a fun gardening metaphor, then reflect on small steps to nurture their ‘goal seeds’.
Introducing goal-setting with concrete, playful metaphors builds kindergarteners’ planning, perseverance, and self-awareness, laying a foundation for lifelong success.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials
15 minutes
Step 1
Magic Seed Question (Warm-Up)
5 minutes
Step 2
Seeds of Success (Introduction)
7 minutes
Step 3
Plant Your Goals (Activity)
12 minutes
Step 4
Star Reflection (Cool-Down)
6 minutes

Slide Deck
Seeds of Success
What Are Goal Seeds?
Seeds = Goals
Water = Actions Sun = Encouragement
Short-Term & Long-Term Goals

Warm Up


Activity


Cool Down

