MINI-LESSON

Goal Setting

Teach/Model

Ask students if they have ever gone on a trip. Discuss steps in planning the trip, emphasizing that the most important decision was the first one: where to go. Tell students that they are on a learning journey, and they will each need to decide where it is they want to go.

Practice/Apply

Ask students to brainstorm a list of things they want to learn this year. Encourage them to be specific in their goals, such as "learn to figure out unknown words" rather than "be a better reader." Guide them in selecting two or three of these goals to work toward in the next three months.

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