Goal Setting for the New Year

It's that time of the year for reflection and setting goals for the future.  I wanted to involve my students in the yearly tradition of making "New Year's Resolutions."  

But first I had to do some reading and  figure out how to explain what a resolution is to a five year old. 

 This is what I came up with.  

 I also want to help the students set goals when we go back to school.   

I concluded the lesson plan with brainstorming activities that I hope will encourage the children to think of things that they want to improve upon at home and at school.  

The 79 page lesson is on SALE at TPT.    

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•79 pages

•New Year’s Book sung to the tune of

• “Camp Town Lady”

•New Year’s Information Book explaining  Resolutions and Goals in Kid Friendly Terms

•Goal Setting Guides for Reading ,Math, Behavior and Home

•Student Booklet for Self Reflection

•Reflection pages on good things that happened in 2012

•Home and School Chart Labels for Whole Group Brainstorming Activity

•Number Word Practice Printables for Counting Backwards from 10 to 0 and writing

•Graphic Organizers for Home and School on Goal Planning

•Graphic organizer for New Year Information Learned

•Addition and Subtraction Anchor Charts

•Student Goal Setting Sheet

•Pre-Primer and Primer Dolch Card Game

•Dolch Check sheet for data keeping

•Days of the Week Center

•Days of the week student  work printables

•Counting by 10’s Card Order Center