SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE HEALTH LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

Name Morgan Martucci Date 9/28/17

School Williams Middle School Lesson # 4

Grade 6th Class size 16 Class/Time 9:17 0 10:02

Unit/Theme: Decision Making/Goal Setting Lesson Focus: Goal Setting

Objectives (must be measurable, use action verbs and include elements of success)
Cite appropriate standards from MA Comprehensive Health Curriculum Frameworks
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

Identify the difference between short and long term goals by creating their own goals one time
during the lesson National Standard 5, MCHCF 5.5

Describe what SMART goals are by creating their own SMART goals 2 times during the lesson
National Standard 5, MCHCF 5.5

Materials/Supplies/Lesson Preparation
Presentation
Projector
Speakers
Middle School Playlist
SMART Worksheets (2 per student)
Star Template
Markers
Scissors

Special Accommodations (How will the special needs of individual students be met?)
Read aloud slides for students who might have a hard time reading the slides.

Pair student who is having trouble understand what SMART goals are with a student who has got
it down

Walk around and answer questions when they arise

References/Resources (include books, articles, websites, etc.)

http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/health/1999/1099.pdf

Opening (activator/instant activity)

As an instant activity I will have three questions and the students will answer each question
within 30 seconds.
If a genie gave you three wishes, what would you wish for?
If you won 1 million dollars, how would you spend it?
If you only had 6 months to live, how would you spend your time?
We will then go over some of the students answers and figure out if they are realistic or not.

Procedures Step by step description of teaching strategies/methods/pedagogy to be used.

(Include time frame for each activity, transitions, extensions/adaptations, cooperative learning
techniques jig saw, pair/share, etc.)

1. Conduct the instant activity with the class - 5 minutes

a. Have a discussion after the activity about what things were reasonable to
wish/plan for.
2. Go over the presentation with the class - 10 minutes
a. Explain why it is important to set goals
b. Explain the difference between short and long term goals
c. Go over SMART goals and how to create them
3. Students will create their own SMART goals, 1 short term and 1 long term - 10 minutes
a. play relaxing music in the background
4. Ask students to share their goals with their Bruins sports partners - 5 minutes
a. have them evaluate each others goals to make sure that they are SMART
5. Have students share one of their goals with the class - 5 minutes
a. If they are not SMART goals, ask the class how they can be altered
6. Once everyone has shared his/her goal, students can write down their goal on the start
cutout, and tape it up on the wall - 5 minutes
a. Once they are done, have students clean up and start to pack up for their next
class
List Assessment(s) informal or formal how do you know they have learned the desired
content and you have achieved your objectives?

Informal - Walk around when students are sharing their goals with each other and listen in if they
are SMART goals

Informal - When the students are sharing their goals with the class, pay attention to if they are
SMART goals or not

Formal - The written goals that the students put on the wall

Closure/Summarizer
1. Go over again that setting goals, short and long term, are essential if you want to achieve
important things in your life.
2. Encourage students to think about goals that they want to set for themselves within and
outside of school.

Notes/Reflection (to be completed right after you finish teaching a particular lesson)
What did you accomplish? How much did the students learn? What would you leave the same
and what might you change in the future to improve this lesson?

Again, I was able to teach this lesson 2 times in a row which is a great way to make changes
right away if they arise. I believe that most students achieved the goals that I outlined in the
beginning of the lesson. I know this because I walked around to each group to take a look at their
SMART goals worksheets, and most students had SMART goals written down. I also know that
they understood SMART goals because for 1 class I saw their goal written on the star templates.
Most of them had all of the requirements of SMART goals and it was cool to see them hang
them up. Again, my presentation was very good in outlining the lesson and explaining all parts of
the lesson. I would also keep having the students color their own star and putting their goals on it
and hanging them around the room. They really enjoyed this activity and it is a great assessment
tool. One thing that I needed to change was having the students write just one SMART goal
instead of two. When I first taught the lesson, the students took much too long writing both of
them and I ran out of time for the lesson. Id rather be over prepared than underprepared, but I
was still disappointed in myself that I didnt get to finish a lesson.