Setting SMART Goals

For my second item of interest I have chosen this lesson put together by a school counselor on setting SMART (Specific, Measurable, Realistic, Timely) goals. This activity is more geared towards older students in middle or high school. This activity can work with individuals, small groups, or big groups. The activity shown was conducted with a classroom of 8th graders. The counselor broke the activity down into three days with different focuses but it can be tailored to fit the amount of time you have and according to what you want to focus. This approach to setting goals has been tested a professor of psychology and proved that writing down goals and having actions steps that follow are important for achieving the goals. The first link gives a short explanation of the goals that you can have students write down without using any worksheet.



Quick Explanation


Goal Setting Activity