Lesson Description Lesson Outline ENROLL Welcome Build relationships with young people as they walk through the door: Four at the Door! (2 min) (Name, eyes, hand, heart) Say: Today we are going to talk about your goals and setting positive goals. To do this, we are going to learn about a system called that can help you set and reach your goals. Just like the “GPS” Global Positioning System in your car, this GPS helps orient you so that you can navigate the journey toward your goals. We’ll start by focusing on which stands for Selection,” or selecting goals that you “G”, “Goal care about. DEMONSTRATE Vision of Future Goal Selection - Choosing your destination: Vision of Your Future Self (20 min) Self Distribute a stack of Post-It notes and a pen to each youth in the group. (5 min) Say: Please pick a number from 18 to 30 and write that number on a Post-It note. Allow time for everyone to write down his/her number before continuing with the instructions. Say: The number you wrote on your Post-It represents your age. Now, try to of three or more accomplishments you hope to have achieved by this age. Write one per Post-It note. The facilitator offers an example or two (e.g., to own a house, to have three children, to run my own business). Encourage young people to be as detailed as possible in their accomplishments. Once each young person has finished, ask one or two youth to share the age they selected and their accomplishments. Say: These accomplishments are called “goals.” There are several really important things to know about setting goals.
Lesson Outline Lesson Description ENROLL (2 min) Welcome Build relationships with young people as they walk through the door: Four at the Door! (Name, eyes, hand, heart) Say: Today we are going to talk about your goals and setting positive goals. To do this, we are going to learn about a system called “GPS” that can help you set and reach your goals. Just like the Global Positioning System in your car, this GPS helps orient you so that you can navigate the journey toward your goals. We’ll start by focusing on “G”, which stands for “Goal Selection,” or selecting goals that you care about. DEMONSTRATE (20 min) Vision of Future Self (5 min) Goal Selection - Choosing your destination: Vision of Your Future Self Distribute a stack of Post-It notes and a pen to each youth in the group. Say: Please pick a number from 18 to 30 and write that number on a Post-It note. Allow time for everyone to write down his/her number before continuing with the instructions. Say: The number you wrote on your Post-It represents your age. Now, try to of three or more accomplishments you hope to have achieved by this age. Write one per Post-It note. The facilitator offers an example or two (e.g., to own a house, to have three children, to run my own business). Encourage young people to be as detailed as possible in their accomplishments. Once each young person has finished, ask one or two youth to share the age they selected and their accomplishments. Say: These accomplishments are called “goals.” There are several really important things to know about setting goals.
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