Goal Setting Skills
Zesty Zhen is the twenty-sixth story from Powerful You Primary. Zhen helps children Identify long and short-term academic, career and social/emotional goals. Zhen also fosters self-motivation and self- direction to learning. Zhen encourages students to understand that life-long learning is necessary for long-term career success.
20-MINUTE LESSON PLAN
Goal Setting Skills Movement Break
Introduce Share the A-Z Powerful You student picture and theme.
Breathe and Stretch Use the Powerful You Breathe and Stretch book to allow students to get out the wiggles before learning. You can also gain ideas from the movement video on this page. Feel free to use video for online learning.
Connect Read the true short story from the 8.5 x 11 laminated Powerful You Educator Cards.
Promote a Positive Mindset Say each story’s positive self-talk three times. Once out loud and two times quietly in their head. Review previous lessons and encourage children to memorize all the A-Z phrases.
Write or Draw Use each story’s writing map to help children organize their thoughts early on in the writing process.
Role-play Students hold the Powerful You Educator Card and act out desired behaviors.
Leave an SEL Footprint Copy and display the Digital Powerful You Classroom Social Skill Sign.
Expand Use the Powerful You Kit or resources below. Make it your own! Be You! You are more powerful than you know!
