Plan and reflect
Plan My Drawing
Before you draw: choose your idea, shapes and colors. After you draw: look back and set a goal.
Thinking sheet · Plan and reflect
My Goal Map
Put a goal in the middle and map out everything that will help you reach it.
- Grades
- 2–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Plan and reflect
- Kids practice
- goal setting, planning, anticipating obstacles
What kids do
“Write your goal in the middle. Fill the boxes with things that will help.”
- My goal goes in the middle
- I will start on (date):
- First step:
- Draw yourself reaching your goal
How to run it
- Model with a real goal of your own.
- Keep goals small enough for a month: learn to draw a horse, read a chapter book.
- Check in after two weeks.
Talk about it
- Why plan for what might get in the way?
- Who in your life is good at reaching goals?
- How will you celebrate?
Take it further
Make a goal map for the whole class.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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