Goal Setting Activities & Lessons for School Counseling
Help students turn a big goal into clear, manageable next steps. This collection includes ready-to-use goal setting lessons, counseling groups, games, reflection activities, and self-assessments for SMART goals, intrinsic motivation, academic goals, behavior goals, and friendship goals.
Resources include student planning pages, discussion prompts, printable and digital games, and data tools. Each resource is different, so check the full product description for the grade range, counseling setting, format, and everything included before choosing the best fit for your students.
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Are you looking for a super fun and engaging goal setting classroom lesson that your students will be talking about for the rest of the day? This fun, low-prep, classroom counseling lesson will keep students engaged and show them the...
This goal-setting and motivation counseling group helps upper elementary students use the growth mindset strategy of setting goals, identifying what motivates them, and implementing support systems to help them achieve their goals. Learning about intrinsic motivation will help students overcome...
This goal setting board game is a fun way to teach goal setting strategies around St. Patrick's Day! This would be perfect to supplement a school counseling class lesson, small group, or individual session. Students will define their goals, how...
Cupcake Goals is a fun, simple way to introduce elementary students to SMART goal setting. Includes interactive worksheets, SMART goals poster, and examples of goal setting. Visit Bright Futures School Counseling Blog and subscribe to my email list to gain access to my Class...
Collect data in your school counseling groups and individual sessions by using this goal setting and motivation self-assessment. Self-assessments are a great way to determine student growth! Forms available in both hardcopy and digital version. The digital self-assessment is in Google Forms™ and...
Help students set academic, behavior, and friendship goals for the new year with this winter-themed goal-setting flipbook. This fun and easy to assemble activity will get students thinking about the progress they want to make in the new year. RELATED...