Goal Setting Worksheet: The GROW Goal Setting Framework
A simple goal-setting worksheet for students!
This print-and-go health worksheet is perfect for guiding students through the goal-setting process AND tracking their goal progress. The first step is to have students write out a goal. Then, they can briefly check in with their progress.
Teaching students how to write and work towards goals is a vital element of health education (and all education). To help students become stronger at goal setting, I’ve upgraded from SMART Goals to GROW goals:
G - Get Real - Assess your current situation and identify your starting point.
R - Reach - Set realistic, meaningful goals to strive toward.
O - Outsmart the Obstacles - Identify potential challenges and plan strategies to address them
W - Work - Take actionable steps to achieve your goals, staying consistent and focused. Reflecting and reevaluating often.
What I love about GROW is that it adds an element of self-reflection, looking ahead to the obstacles, and a plan for how you’re actually going to work towards a goal.
This goal-setting worksheet is a great next step after introducing the GROW skill cues with this matching activity. After students learn the GROW process, they can use this health worksheet to write their own goals.