Grades 3–5
Make Time for My Goal
Map out your after-school week hour by hour, then find the best time for your goal and color it in.
SEL worksheet · Goal setting
Interview a Goal Getter
Interview a grown-up about a big goal they reached: the steps they took, what got in the way, who helped and their advice for you.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 25 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:
- Interview a grown-up about a big goal they reached, like learning a skill, finishing school, running a race or saving for something special.
- Who I interviewed:
- What goal did you reach?
- Why did it matter to you?
- What steps did you take?
- What got in the way?
- Who helped you?
- How did you feel when you reached it?
Teacher tip
Send it home over a weekend and share the best advice in class.
How to use it
- Check in on goals every Friday for a few minutes.
- Let kids choose a school, home or fun goal.
- 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
- How will you know you reached your goal?
- How might someone else see it differently?
Take it further
Hold a goal celebration when kids reach theirs.
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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