As the new year begins, there’s no better time to help your child set exciting and achievable goals! Whether your kids are in PreK or middle school, goal-setting activities build essential skills like self-management, motivation, and reflection. Dive into these resources to keep them motivated and track their progress toward success throughout the year!
Setting goals for the year
Worksheets for PreK-1
Kick off the new year with big dreams! Inspire excitement for the year ahead by having young learners challenge themselves to identify a few goals they’d like to accomplish. These colorful worksheets, featuring adorable Education.com characters, will help children practice spelling and grammar skills.
- Three Goals for the New Year (PreK-K)
- My Goals for the New Year (K-1st)
Worksheets for 1-5th graders
These fun and simple templates are designed for elementary school learners!
The My New Year’s Resolutions worksheet helps kids set three achievable goals for the year while practicing writing skills, creating a personalized reminder that can be displayed at home or in the classroom.
The Goal Setting Worksheet encourages second and third graders to set four specific goals and how they plan to achieve them, reinforcing important skills like sentence structure and punctuation.
Worksheet for 6-8th-graders
With the Writing New Year’s Resolutions worksheet, older learners can focus on goals that are motivating, measurable, and manageable. This activity invites them to outline three meaningful resolutions and reflect on how and when they’ll achieve them. It provides a great way to start the new year with purpose and intention!
Setting daily goals
Good Choice Chart (PreK-2nd grade)
Reinforce healthy habits with day-to-day goals! By focusing on five foundational goals, kids can earn stars daily and work toward a reward by hitting their weekly star target. This worksheet encourages self-awareness and self-motivation, helping young learners build essential social-emotional skills.
Use the My Good Choice Progress Chart to create personalized goals and rewards for your children.
Similar to the Good Choice Chart, this Success Chart is designed for learners in 3rd-5th grade.
Goal Setting Chart (K-1st graders)
This simple visual chart breaks down their goals into manageable steps, helping children develop valuable skills like organization and self-management. It’s a fun and effective way to introduce the concept of planning and accomplishing milestones!
Reading goals
Goal Setting with Reading Words (K-1st grade)
Turn reading into an exciting challenge! Children can choose five grade-level words they don’t yet know, set a goal, and track their learning on a simple chart. This social emotional learning worksheet teaches skills such as self-management, objective planning, and mindfulness—all while leveling up their vocabulary!
My Reading Log (3rd-8th grade)
Time to reignite their passion for reading! Kids can track their progress by logging book titles, authors, start and end dates, and rating each book with stars. It’s the ideal activity to help them set reading goals, stay motivated, and reflect on their accomplishments!
Reading Survey: All About My Reading Goal (6th-8th grade)
Invite middle school learners to evaluate their reading habits and set clear, achievable targets with this engaging reading survey, featuring examples and non-examples. Whether they’re aiming for a specific number of books or mastering new strategies, it’s a great way to foster growth in their reading journey!
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