Helping Kids Set Their Own Learning Goals for the New Year

One of the ways to help kids take charge of their own learning is by encouraging them write their own learning goals. These can be related to what you are doing in class or even things they want to learn in their free time.

Ideas for Learning Goals

Learning About a Topic

Here are some popular topics kids love to learn about:

• Outer space

• Robots

• Animals (dogs, cats, tigers, snakes… Kids love learning about animals!)

• Human body

• Pop culture (Pokémon, video games, famous singers)

Learning a Skill

Here are some ideas of what your kids may be interested in learning how to do:

• Drawing

• Making things

• Origami

• Sports

• Science experiments

• Writing stories

• Games

Get a Free Goal Setting Worksheet

I’ve made this task a little easier with this goal-setting worksheet! Join the Innate Press email list and you will get this page as a part of a larger student self-assessment packet freebie. I hope you and your students enjoy planning new things to learn for the new year!