You can see part 1 of 4th grade’s goal setting unit here.
Part 2 of my mini-unit on goal setting with a 4th grade classroom was on the three components of a “good goal”. While I think SMART goals are great, that’s too much for my 4th graders to handle, so we focus on the ideas that:
- A good goal is realistic.
- A good goal is specific.
- A good goal has a plan.
And here’s an outline of the PPT:
-Review material from
previous lesson.
previous lesson.
-In a circle, students
complete a ball toss activity. Students stand in a circle and I give them the following guidelines:
complete a ball toss activity. Students stand in a circle and I give them the following guidelines:
-Each person can only get the ball once.
-You cannot toss the ball to someone right next to you.
-I will be timing you.
-Continue through PPT. For
specific:
specific:
-Have
students work individually or as table groups to identify examples and non-examples of specific goals.
students work individually or as table groups to identify examples and non-examples of specific goals.
-Ask
a student volunteer to make a specific goal for their ball toss time (do not
interfere with how realistic it is) and write it down.
a student volunteer to make a specific goal for their ball toss time (do not
interfere with how realistic it is) and write it down.
-For realistic:
-Repeat the above
-For has a plan:
-Students sort action steps by which goal(s) they would
help you achieve.
help you achieve.
-Make a plan for how to complete the ball toss quicker.
-Repeat the ball toss
activity (using their plan!) to see if they make their goal.
activity (using their plan!) to see if they make their goal.
To download the goals and action steps, as well as the worksheet I use in the follow-up lesson, click the image below to link to them in my TpT store.
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