Kick off the New School Year with Goal Setting Activities!

This student goal-setting project is best used as a back-to-school social-emotional learning lesson. Encourage your students to set attainable goals and begin their new year with four achievable goals that will carry them through the next 365 days.

With this template, students will identify four goals for the new year and write them into the organizer to inspire them throughout the year.

Prepare an Easy Back to School Bulletin Board

Use the completed Goal Setting poster activity to create a unique back-to-school bulletin board inside or outside your classroom. Have the students complete the project, then display their Goal Blocks templates on your bulletin board. 

This resource is a low-prep resource that only requires you to make copies for your students. Provide them with copies of the project templates, pencils, and crayons. Then, you can turn them loose to set goals for the new school year.

Before You Download

Use the Download button to download the Editable Google Slides resource file or printable PDF version of this resource. Print each student a copy of the template and put them to work!

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