Executive functioningSeasonal and holidays
New Year Goal Setting for Middle & High School
SMART Goals Activities 2027
- Grades
- Grades 6–12
- Formats
- Google Slides, PDF, PowerPoint
- Pages
- 30
- Answer keys
- Included
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Help students start 2027 with goals they will actually follow through on. This no-prep New Year goal setting unit for middle and high school teaches SMART goals and the research-based WOOP method (Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan), then turns one goal into an action plan, a habit tracker and monthly check-ins that keep the goal alive past January.
What's included
- Teacher guide with 5-day pacing, materials and differentiation (support, on level, challenge)
- Bulletin board guide: one-word pennant banner, Goal Getters display and anonymous Progress Path
- Standards page (CASEL, ASCA Student Standards, CCSS Writing) with contents
- 2026 Year in Review reflection + Wins, Lessons & Balance Check
- SMART Goals guided notes with vague vs. SMART examples
- Vague to SMART step-by-step model and practice
- SMART or Not? sort: 12 realistic teen goal cards, recording sheet and Fix It! rewrite page
- WOOP notes with a worked example, WOOP practice (inner vs. outer obstacles, if-then plans, read and label) and a My WOOP planner
- Goal action plan with dated steps, support people and tracking
- January 2027 habit tracker (real dates, weekends shaded)
- Vision board planner and Letter to My Future Self
- My One Word for 2027 with a 48-word bank + printable one-word pennant craft
- February and March check-in pages, each with a dated habit tracker
- 10-question Goal-Setting Quick Check and 4 exit tickets
- 20-point project rubric with student self-check
- Complete answer keys, a guide to what strong personal answers include, and class debrief questions
How to use it
Use it the first week back in January in advisory, homeroom, school counseling lessons, SEL, life skills or any class. Run it as a 5-day unit or pick single lessons, then use the 15–20 minute check-ins in early February and March. Print and go: just cut the sort cards and pennants.
Skills practiced
Goal settingSMART goalsWOOP and if-then planninghabit trackingself-reflectionself-monitoringpersistence
