Ages: 7-12

Lesson Objective:

A lesson allowing children to reflect on goals set in prior lessons, identify what values are most important to them, and affirm one another in their strengths and positive attributes.

Group Meeting:

Gather your group to the meeting area and have them take a seat.

1. Have your folder or binder out containing children’s SMART goals from week four.
2. Welcome the children and begin by explaining the three parts of today’s lesson: looking at the goals we set, considering what our ‘why’ is in life, and telling others what strengths we admire the most in them.

Summary of Tasks/Activity:

SMART Goal Review

1. Have the children circle up and take a seat.
2. Check-in with each child on the long-term goal they set in week four. Ask the following questions:
   1. “Has there been any progress in completing this goal?”
   2. “What tactics worked when trying to meet this goal? What didn’t work?”
   3. “How can we revisit this?” If they have completed the goal, “Can we set a new long-term goal?”
3. Take in and briefly discuss the group’s overall progress on their goals.

Finding Your Why

1. Pass out the RISE Kids ‘Finding Your Why’ worksheet and a writing utensil.
2. Explain that their ‘why’ in life means, “What is most important to me in life? What makes me who I am? What motivates me to do what I do every day”? Tell them to think of it how the main character in a story has a purpose.
3. Tell the children to circle five values that are the most important to them.
4. After giving children a minute to circle what’s most important, have them share what they circled and why.
5. Discuss the similarities and/or differences in the children’s answers.

Group Affirmations

1. Tell the group to think back to when we discussed our strengths and weaknesses, “Since that lesson, we’ve all been able to grow and learn more about each other as a team and as friends”.
2. For the final activity, start with one child and have the group list the strengths they admire the most about that individual.
3. Go around the room and say affirmations about each child.
4. End by thanking everyone for participating in RISE and allow children to have time for free play and a small celebration.

Materials/Equipment:

• “Finding your Why” worksheet
• Pens
• Pencils

Class 16- Finding Your Why PDF Lesson Plan