Out of This World Goals

I like challenging students to
think about their future. What better way to do that than to set some out of
this world goals!!! For January guidance lessons with third grade we
set realistic and obtainable goals in a fun crafty way! 

Students at this level
hardly ever get to cut, paste and color. They were over the moon excited and
incredibly engaged.

After a brief discussion of
what goals are and why we set them, we went through the activity sheet as a class,
one question at a time. We skipped the self-portrait drawing in the beginning and
saved it for the end, some kids get really into it and we run into the risk of
not accomplishing much else.  Once our “bodies” were
complete, I passed out the alien parts and let them get their craft on!

It was a blast watching them
get creative and have some fun as they set new goals for the New Year. 

Suggestions for this activity:

Let the teacher know ahead of
time that students will need scissors and glue and make sure you have at least 25-30
minutes with each class.