LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Read about common reasons for procrastination; identify ways to reach important goals despite these obstacles.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 6: Use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

CASEL COMPETENCY: Self-management

KEY VOCAB

procrastination

incentivize

perfectionism

Lesson Plan: Be a Goal Getter

Follow these tips to bust procrastination and accomplish your goals.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “Be a Goal Getter,” ask your students the following pre-reading questions:

Why do people procrastinate when working toward their goals, and how can procrastination be avoided?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “Be a Goal Getter”; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading question. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION AND VOCAB

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz with vocabulary questions

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following writing prompt:

In I’M A GOAL GETTER, have students complete a journal entry about a goal or two they are working toward. They should use the prompt to describe what they want to accomplish and which procrastination pitfall(s) they are experiencing. Then, have them use what they learned in the article to explain how they plan to avoid those common obstacles and go after their goals.

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