Grades 3–5
If–Then Plans
Write an if-then plan for four things that could get in the way of a goal, then make two of your own.
SEL worksheet · Goal setting
My Goal Staircase
Write your goal at the top of the stairs and four small steps to climb there, with a helper and a finish date.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 20 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:
- Write your goal at the top. Write a small step on each stair, starting at the bottom.
- Someone who can help me:
- I will reach my goal by:
- How I will celebrate:
Teacher tip
Hang the staircases where kids can see them and move a sticky note up each step.
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
- 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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Grades 2–4
Big Goal, Little Steps
Put the little steps for two big goals, learning to swim and growing a sunflower, in order, then plan your own first step.
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