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The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one. —Mark Twain Setting Goals At Home Resources Level: Lower Elementary (K-2) Concepts: • Goal Setting • VisualizationBig Ideas For This LessonA dream is a powerful thing. Every great achievement was once a dream – nothing more than anidea. It is the constant attention in the direction of your dream that points the way even in the faceof challenges and setbacks. Goal setting is the process through which we transform our dreams intoreality. When we set effective goals, we are literally harnessing the power of our dreams. In thisway, we begin to understand the truth behind often misunderstood concepts like “What you thinkyou become,” or “the law of attraction” – not as a magical, effortless process but in the nitty grittyof how we consciously shape our thoughts and actions around our dreams, ideas, and goals.To make sure your goals are clear and reachable, each one should be:• Specific• Measurable• Achievable• Rewarding• Time boundEssential VocabularyAchievable: A goal that can realistically be accomplished given your available resources and time. Determined by askingthe question, “What is the smallest possible step I can take to achieve my goal?”Measurable: A goal that has clearly defined outcomes for success. Determined by asking the question, “How will I provethat I have achieved my goal?” or “How will someone else know that I have achieved my goal?”Rewarding: A goal that naturally provides satisfaction, or can be arranged to be satisfying. Determined by asking thequestion, “What do I find exciting about this goal? If it is not naturally exciting, how can I reward myself?”SMART Goal: An acronym used to provide structure and accountability to goal setting. The five parts of a SMART goalinclude: Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Rewarding, and Timely.Specific: A goal that describes exactly what will be accomplished and how it will be accomplished. Determined by askingthe question, “What exactly do I want to accomplish? How will I accomplish it?”Timely: A goal that has a deadline for completion. Determined by asking the question, “When will my goal be com-plete?”© 2018 Empowering Education, Inc. PAGE 1 of 2 All rights reserved.

SETTING GOALS | GRADES K-2 PracticeHave a discussion with your student about their dreams and goals. Then, working with your student, usepictures and words to tell about their greatest dreams and how they will achieve them with specific goals. Drawpictures or use words to name their dreams and give information about their goals. Student Resources• Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom & Wishes (Picture Book) by Susan V. Bosak• Dreams Come True....And All They Need Is You! (Picture Book) by Mike Dooley• Elena’s Serenade (Picture Book) by Campbell Geeslin• When I Grow Up.. (Picture Book) by Peter Horn• Yay, You! Moving Up and Moving On by Sandra Boynton• Kids Who Are Changing the World (Informational Text) by Anne Jankeliowitch• Goal Setting for Kids Resources (GoogolPowerSeries)• Goal Setting Templates (Activity Village) Adult Resources• Help Your Child Make and Reach Goals (Video2:37)• The Beginner’s Guide to Goal Setting (Blog)• Stop Procrastination!: How To Set Goals, Implement Daily Routines And Increase Productivity! (Personal Development, Time Management, Productivity) (Book) by Lee Laughton© 2017 Empowering Education, Inc. PAGE 2 of 2 All rights reserved.