Setting Goals for my ‘Selfie’ – New Year Goal Setting Template

Snap into a new school year with a creative and fun goal-setting activity your students will love! This smartphone-themed New Year Goal Setting Selfie Template perfectly blends social-emotional learning with a fun, hands-on project.

Encourage your students to reflect on what they want to achieve this year — academically, socially, or personally — as they write down their goals and wishes for the new school year. Each student will create a smartphone flipbook that showcases their goals in style! With colorful prompts and a clever phone design, this New Year Goal Setting Template helps students think about making growth while adding a pop of fun to your classroom.

Assembling Your New Year Goals Template

Putting together this New Year Goals Template is quick and easy! Here’s how to make it happen:

1. Print and copy the goal-setting templates as a stapled packet — one per student.
2. Have students complete the prompts, color, and decorate their pages to personalize their ‘phones.’
3. Cut out each part of the template, keeping the tab on the left intact.
4. Stack the pages in order, with the cover on top.
5. Staple the left side to create a neat and flip-friendly smartphone booklet.

Once students finish their goal-setting ‘selfies,’ turn their creations into a fun bulletin board display! . The finished flipbooks make for a bright and inspirational showcase of your students’ goals — and give students a daily reminder of what they’re working toward throughout the year.

Download This Fun Goal-Based Selfie Template for Students

This selfie template is designed with busy teachers in mind — no complicated setup required. Simply print, copy, and hand out the templates. Add some crayons, pencils, and a stapler, and your students are ready to create a meaningful keepsake to celebrate the start of a new school or calendar year.

Click the Download button now to grab your copy of the New Year Goal Selfie Template for students and start the year with a fun, reflective, and goal-oriented activity your students will never forget!

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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