HS.45 Goal Setting Strategies
This is a high school LifeKnowledge lesson (HS.45, “Goal-Setting Strategies”) that teaches students how to set effective personal goals. Students learn the time ranges (short-term, intermediate, long-term) and life areas of goals, the requirements for S.M.A.R.T. goals (Specific, Measurable, Approved by you, Realistic, Time-Stamped), and apply these criteria to write their own personal goals across five life areas.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify the time range and life areas of goals.
- Understand the requirements for setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals.
- Apply goal-setting requirements to personal goals.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Plastic Wrap
- Writing Surface
- Transparencies and Projector
- Masking Tape
- Paper Ball/Basket
- HS.45.TM.A
- HS.45.TM.B
- HS.45.TM.C
- Unit
- Stage One of Development—ME
- Problem Area
- How Do I Begin to Grow?
- Precepts
- A2: Focus on Results.
- Resources
- National FFA Organization's Essential Learnings, 2003.
- Key Terms
- Short-term, Intermediate, Long-term, Physical, Spiritual, Job/Career, Family/Friends, Education, Specific, Measurable, Approved by you, Realistic, Time Stamped
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.8Students use a variety of technological and information resources to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.