"Goal Blocks" Student Goal-Setting, New Year's Resolutions

Goal Blocks is a meaningful and memorable goal-setting activity for students (with eye-popping display options!), perfect for setting New Year's resolutions or for a back to school activity at the beginning of the year.

Students use the letters of the word "GOAL" to break down the goal-setting process:

• G represents the Guts of the goal, which includes writing a goal statement, setting a standard for success, and setting a time frame.
• O represents the Obstacles that stand in the way of reaching their goal.
• A represents three Action Steps students plan to help move toward their goal.
• L represents Looking Ahead to life afterward, where students visualize how they will feel upon reaching their goal and think about what they might strive for next.

A goal-planning booklet guides students through each part. Then students create a stunning 2-D or 3-D display to capture their goals, literally filling the large G-O-A-L block letters with their goal information. Detailed visual guides (with photos!) are included to help put together the final displays.

Follow-up activities and ideas are also included, like Goal Update Booklets and Goal-Partner-Get-Togethers, to help students follow through with working toward their goals and to give them peer accountability.

Check out the PREVIEW for a closer look!

Included in this resource:

• Teacher Introduction
• Goal-Planning Booklet
• Completed Examples to model process with students
• 2-D Version of Goal Blocks display (3 options: lined/unlined)
• 3-D Version of Goal Blocks display (3 options: lined/unlined)
• Visual guides to show students how to transfer their goal planning to their final displays and how to design/assemble them (2-D & 3-D guides included, as well as link to YouTube video demonstration of 3-D assembly)
• Goal Update Booklet
• Goal Partners (peer accountability suggestions)
• Bulletin Board Ideas/Accessories (with 3 title options: "What's Your Goal?", "Our Goals... Outlined!", and "The Building Blocks of Our Goals"; along with year inserts to add for a New Year's board... e.g. "What's Your 2022 Goal?")

**For personal and single classroom use only. If using with multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses at the discounted rate.**

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