Goal setting
Goal setting is a great way to focus and motivate. By setting clear and achievable goals, young people can remember the what and the why.
Year level
7-12
Duration
5 minutes
Type
In class activity
Online learning
SEL Competencies
Self-awareness
Learning intention
Using a goal-setting framework, students set clear intentions to assist them in moving forward.
Key outcomes
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
identify some key things they would like to achieve
understand that they can use goals to help them remain focused.
Materials needed
Student access to the ReachOut.com article 'How to set goals'
Mapped to
Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
Analyse the impact of changes and transitions, and devise strategies to support themselves and others through these changes (AC9HP8P02)
Australian Curriculum: General Capabilities
Personal and Social Capability:
Self-awareness
Self-management
NSW PDHPE Syllabus
Examines and evaluates strategies to manage current and future challenges (PD4-1)
Victorian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
Evaluate strategies to manage personal, physical and social changes that occur as they grow older(VCHPEP124)
Activity 1
Instructions
5 minutes
Provide student access to the ReachOut.com article ' How to set goals'.
Ask students to write down two goals they would like to achieve. Set a time frame relevant to the students – for example, before the end of term, or before the end of the year.
Give students the option of using either of the following apps to set their goal or write it down:
Debrief:
By setting goals, we can track our progress and remain clear on what we wish to achieve.
