MS.14 Developing Goals
This LifeKnowledge Lesson MS.14, “Developing Goals,” is a middle school FFA leadership lesson that teaches students what a goal is and how to categorize goals by time frame and life area. Through a puzzle activity, group discussion, and a self-reflection worksheet, students define goals, learn short-term, intermediate, and long-term time frames and the five life areas, and identify areas for personal self-improvement.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define goals.
- Identify the time range and life areas of goals.
- Identify areas to develop personal self-improvement.
- Time required
- Instruction for this lesson: 50 minutes
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Overhead projector
- MS.14.AS.A—one per group of 4 students
- MS.14.AS.B—one per student
- MS.14.TM.A
- MS.14.TM.B
- MS.14.Assess—one per student
- Unit
- Stage 1 of Development—ME
- Problem Area
- What Foundational Skills Do I Need for Leadership.
- Precepts
- A2: Focus on results.
- Key Terms
- Goal; Short-term time frame; Intermediate time frame; Long-term time frame; Life areas
- Resources
- Covey, Sean. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1998. National FFA Organization's Essential Learnings, 2003.
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.8Students use a variety of technological and information resources to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.