Student Objectives:

  1. Students will learn about the different ways to think about what they would like to be when they grow up.

  2. Students will learn that they can be anything.

  3. Students will learn to goal set.

Pre/Post Test

  1. It helps to reach your goal if you set one. True False

  2. Kids always want to know what they want to be when they grow up? True False

  3. You can create a "Vision Board" only once? True False

Teachers:

  1. Ask students if they have ever thought about their futures?

  2. Elicit responses from about 5 individuals so that other students can think about answering.

  3. You can give them this prompt "When I grow up, I would like to be a ....."

  4. Watch the video below, talk to students about setting goals, and have them write one or two goals in the S.M.A.R.T. way.

  5. Ask students to create a "Vision Board", with materials they have at home.

Creating a Vision Board: Students of any age can create a vision board. A vision board will help you to set goals. When you see your board you will always be reminded that you know where you are going. You can divide your paper into 4 sections. You can add, your future job, your house, your family, your health status. Have fun with it and use the bottom picture as a guide.