SMART Goals for Healthy Habits

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SMART Goals for Healthy Habits
Health and Physical Education · Health · Grades 9-10 · 45 minutes
Time needed
45 minutes (one class period)
Prep
Copy the 2-page worksheet (one per student). Write S M A R T down the left side of the board
(optional).
Technology
None.
Student
independence
High. Individual work with a short partner check.
Copies to make
One 2-page worksheet per student
Materials
Pencils, Worksheet
Goal for today: Students will identify the five parts of a SMART goal, rewrite vague goals so they are SMART and
create a personal plan for a healthy habit.
Before the bell
☐ Copy the worksheet, one per student (2 pages).
☐ Optional: write S, M, A, R, T down the side of the board.
☐ Tell students their personal plan is private. Goals about body weight or dieting are NOT allowed in this lesson;
choose habits like sleep, movement, study time or kindness.
Say this to start
Today is about setting goals that actually work. A good goal is more than a wish. You will learn a simple method called
SMART goals, practice fixing vague goals, and then plan a goal for a healthy habit of your choice. Please choose a habit
like sleep, walking, studying or reading. Do not choose anything about body weight or dieting.
Run of show
Minutes
What you do
What students do
0–5
Take attendance. Hand out the worksheet and read the
directions aloud.
Look over the worksheet.
5–12
Ask students to read the passage silently and underline
each part of SMART.
Read and underline.
12–22
Tell students to complete Part A (questions 1–3) and Part B
matching (questions 4–8).
Answer the questions on their own.
22–32
Tell students to rewrite the three vague goals (questions
9–11).
Write SMART versions of each goal.
32–41
Tell students to complete the Part D planner and question
12. Remind them it is private.
Build a personal goal plan.
41–45
Read the key answers for questions 1–8. Students check
their work. Collect worksheets.
Fix mistakes and hand in the worksheet.

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If things go wrong
• If students choose a goal about weight or dieting, redirect them to a habit such as sleep, movement, studying
or reading.
• If a student says they cannot think of a goal, offer examples from the passage, such as walking after school or
reading before bed.
• If a student finishes early, use the early finisher list.
• If a student shares something that worries you, follow your school’s reporting procedure and tell the office
right away.
Early finishers
• Trade the Part D planner with a neighbor and give two kind, specific suggestions to improve it.
• Write a SMART goal for a class you are taking.
Support and challenge
• Support: Provide the sentence frame: I will [action] for [time] on [days] for [number of weeks].
• Challenge: Ask students to add a plan for what they will do if they miss a day.
Notes for the teacher (you fill this in)
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How far the class got / what to pick up next:
Students who were especially helpful:
Anything the teacher should know: