Lesson Plan
Goal Power-Up Lesson Plan
Guide a 4th grader to identify her strengths and challenges, set one academic and one personal SMART goal, and create practical steps to manage test anxiety and improve friendships.
Clear goal-setting empowers the student with confidence, reduces testing stress, and provides social strategies to build stronger peer connections.
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Prep
Preparation
10 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up & Rapport Building
5 minutes
Step 2
Identify Strengths & Challenges
7 minutes
Step 3
Set SMART Goals
8 minutes
Step 4
Plan Anxiety & Friendship Strategies
6 minutes
Step 5
Reflection & Next Steps
4 minutes
Slide Deck
Goal Power-Up
Today’s Plan
Confidence Thermometer
Think About Yourself
What Makes a Goal SMART?
My SMART Goals
Strategies for Anxiety & Friendship
Wrap-Up & Next Steps
Worksheet
Activity
Game
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