Health

7 Fall 2014 - Thursday, November 20th 2014

Planning and Goal Setting- short term

Standards
demonstrate the necessary knowledge and skills to promote healthy adolescent development New York Grades
5-8 Health, Physical Education, and Family & Consumer Science
work constructively with others to accomplish a goal in a group activity, demonstrating consideration for
others involved New York Grades 5-8 Health, Physical Education, and Family & Consumer Science
Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects 612 New York Grade 7
English/Language Arts

WHST.6-8.5 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as
needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose
and audience have been addressed. New York Grade 7 English/Language Arts
WHST.6-8.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. New York Grade 7 English/Language Arts

Guidance Document Standards

PG.I.3 develops a personal health goal and a plan to achieve it
PG.I.4 Analyzes possible barriers to achieving the personal health goal
PG.I.8 Assess, reflects on and adjusts the plan to maintain and enhance personal health and safety as needed

Objective
Students will be able to recognize and practice using the 5 key steps to goal setting (worksheet).
Students will be able to identify characteristics of a complete goal and assist their peers in creating a complete goal
(worksheet, peer editing, observation).
Students will work effectively and productively with others by using constructive criticism and talking stems to support
their peers goal writing (observation).

Materials
SMART Goal Worksheet
Completed practice worksheets
Notes Packet
Constructive Criticism poster

Procedures
Teacher greets students as they enter the room.
DO NOW is written on the board: What does SMART stand for when we use it for goal setting?
Students will complete the DO NOW and turn it into the basket within the first 5 minutes of class (Timer).
As a class we will review the steps of goal setting using the SMART worksheet. I will go over the instructions for writing a
short term goal and the expectations for how the rest of class will go (PowerPoint checklist). I will introduce peer editing and
constructive criticism with talking stems. Then, students will work individually to write a personal short term goal they could
complete between today and Tuesday 11/25 (as we will check in on Tuesday to see if they accomplished their goal).

Upon completion of writing their goal individually, they will work with a partner to peer edit each others goal, looking at
goal one at a time going step by step to see that it is complete. Any edits they make will be done in a different color
pen/pencil to help the students see the changes/additions. I will rotate around the room checking in with groups to assess
the goal setting, step by step, as well as the peer editing portion and constructive criticism (see talking stems). This will
continue until the end of the period.
If the students do not finish they will continue peer editing tomorrow. If the students finish they will move on to writing a
personal long term goal individually until the end of the period. The long term goal is not for homework as they will
complete it in class on Friday. I will collect all the sheets, short term (and any long term) and keep them to review and return
to the students. This feedback will help them create more complete goals for the future, more specifically on Friday when
they finish writing the long term goal.
I will remind the students at the end of the period that both this short term goal and long term goal they will work on
tomorrow will be used for a project grade for the unit.

Homework
No Homework

Informational Text
Planning and Goal Setting Notes packet created in collaboration from:
http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/growingstronger/motivation/define.html
http://www.kidneyfund.org/pair-up/learn/live-healthy/living-healthy-make-your-health-goals-smart.html

R/W/L/S
Students will have access to their notes as well as previous group work associated with goal writing to reference during this
activity.
Students will be writing using a graphic organizer and then synthesizing their thoughts from the graphic organizer to
create a short paragraph detailing their goal in complete sentences.
Students will be listening during the group practice of goal writing. Students will be listening and speaking with their peers
during the peer editing of the goals. They will participate in constructive criticism and positive talk.

Accommodations & Modifications

extended time to complete task (may extend to Friday)
Checklist posted to help students stay on task
refocusing, especially in peer groups
Extra support from teacher when assisting groups for peer editing.

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