Grades 3–5
Is This Goal Realistic?
Circle realistic or not realistic for ten goals, from reading every night to becoming famous by Friday, then fix one.
SEL worksheet · Goal setting
Goal Check-In: How Am I Doing?
Rate how you are doing on your goal for six questions, from following your plan to asking for help, then plan next week.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 10 minutes
- Topic
- Goal setting
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Goal setting, Planning, Tracking progress, Self-reflection
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- How did this week go? Color one circle for each.
- I worked on my goal.
- I followed my plan.
- I asked for help when I needed it.
- I kept going when it was hard.
- I can see my progress.
- I am proud of my effort.
- What went well:
Teacher tip
Use it every two weeks with the same goal to see change.
How to use it
- Share one of your own goals and the steps you are taking.
- Keep the first goals small enough to reach in a week.
- Model your own answer first. Kids open up more when the grown-up goes first.
Watch for
Goals that are too big or too vague. Help kids make them specific.
Talk about it
- What is the first small step?
- Have you ever been in a moment like this? What happened?
Take it further
Make a class goal, like reading 1,000 minutes, and track it on a big chart.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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