Grades 2–5
Goal Progress Thermometer
Write a goal and ten steps up the thermometer, then color it in as you get closer to the top.
SEL worksheet · Goal setting
Goal-Setting Words
Fill in six goal words, plan, progress, obstacle, deadline, motivation and celebrate, then describe a goal with them.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Goal setting
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Goal setting, Planning, Tracking progress, Self-reflection
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Write the goal word that fits.
- 2. When you get closer to your goal, you are making
- 6. When you reach your goal, take time to
- Describe a goal of yours using three of the words.
Teacher tip
Use the words in your weekly goal check-ins.
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.
- Keep finished sheets in an SEL folder so kids can look back on their growth.
Watch for
Goals that are too big or too vague. Help kids make them specific.
Talk about it
- How will you know you reached your goal?
- 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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