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Setting Goals in the Classroom
As we get settled into the new school year, I have been thinking more and more about the goals that I want to set for this year.
What do I want to prioritize this year? Where can I be more intentional with my family? With my business? With myself? The Summer was a time of leaning into what matters most and the self-work to reset for the coming year, and now I am READY to get going!
Teaching our students HOW to set goals for themselves and how to REACH those goals can be tricky. I'm sharing my favorite Anchor Charts to teach setting goals for the year. These are a great to introduce at the beginning of the year to set intentions as a class… and the MAGIC is when you revisit those goals throughout the school day, reflect and adjust, and SELebrate all that learning and GROWTH.
School Feels
How do you want to FEEL at school?
Ask students how they want to feel at school. Tell them how you want to feel as a teacher and add those words to the list as well. Then, have students describe all of the things that they need to do to ensure that you all feel that way.
*Remember: This is a TOOL, not a RULE. These conversations will need goal setting, front-loading, and reflecting.
Classroom Agreements
We want to feel ... so we agree to ...
Choose a few of the feelings words that students came up with on the First Day of School Feels Anchor Chart. Then, ask students to agree upon all of the things they will do to make sure that you all feel that way at school.
This zooms in on a few feelings and should be used very strategically to focus on expected behaviors in the classroom.
*Remember: This is Social Emotional LEARNING. Meaning, that our students are still LEARNING how to show expected behaviors and they will need to be explicitly taught over and over again.
B.I.S.O.N. Goals
How can we Be Intentional So Others Notice™?
Talk with your students about how everyone can be intentional in the classroom. Discuss the different parts of the body and what actions they may be doing when they are being intentional.
Our Relationship Agreement
The relationships in our school
Describe the different types of relationships that there are across your classroom and school. This is a great time to discuss relationships between custodians, nurses, noon duty supervision, etc., and students. We sometimes overlook those relationships, and when there are behavior issues that come up during the year, we reprimand students because we expect them to know how to interact with the other adults at the school site.
Instead of REACTing later, be PROACTIVE now.
As the school year begins, introduce these anchor charts, set goals for your classroom, and reflect throughout the day. Remember, there aren’t consequences for not meeting these goals. They’re simply a guide for intentional conversations, action steps, and a SELebration of learning and growth throughout the school year.
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