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This social-emotional lesson (SEL) was created to ease
students back into a new semester or school-year. It could
also be used as a lesson in a study skills class to show
students the action steps required to create healthy habits
and routines.
The accompanied presentation was designed to keep
pace during the lesson and provide examples for students.
Some slides have examples and some sentence starters to
model for students.
This handout could either be (1) printed for each student or
(2) posted to your LMS and done digitally. If printing
handouts, it would be fun to ask students to bring in
magazines, pictures, alphabet letters, etc. for the vision
boards. The vision boards could then be displayed in the
classroom.
This lesson was inspired by the self-improvement book,
Atomic Habits by James Clear.
Enjoy! Please tag me with pictures of your students’ vision
boards!
@the.science.method
Habits
“Habits are the
compound
interest of
self-improvement”
-James Clear
Dissect the quote! Explain what this quote means to you.
Write down at least 5 qualities or attributes you love about yourself.
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Why I lo
ve
me..
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Let’s look back…
What was the most rewarding part of the last year?
What was the most challenging part of the last year?
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Write three personal goals and school related goals below.
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Personal ex: make your bed every morning
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School-Related ex: join a club
Personal
School Related
Personal
School Related
Personal
School Related
Six months from now…
Imagine you have failed to achieve your most important goal. Write the
story of how it happened. What caused it to fail? Minimum of 5 sentences.
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Habit Stacking
[hab-it] [stack-ing]
1. Linking a habit you want to create with one you already have.
2. A simple way to create repeatable routines.
Pick one of your personal goals and link it with a habit you already have.
Pick one of your school-related goals and link it with a habit you already have.
For each goal above write an action statement that is measurable.
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Example: Study each day for 30 min without interruption while eating my
afternoon snack.
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Create a collage using images
and words that represent your
goals and remind you WHY you do
what you do everyday.
Vision Board
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To make assigning this document easier here is the link to
the Google Slides version:
Handout
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MV-4FbzAzVagl
G-0I3UB9DqjevAKuPVSdcNu-0sed6A/edit?usp=sharing
Presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1orvZJ5s3YZjoqM_
aRQcs9S35LBVzAUMbH7n6eGdG36E/edit?usp=sharing
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It has been set to view only. In order to add it to your drive
go to File and click Make a Copy to add it to your drive.
I have added textboxes to the handout and made the
background unable to be moved by students.
ENJOY!
“Habits are the compound
interest of self-improvement.”
-James Clear
Why I love me…
Write down at least 5 qualities or attributes you
love about yourself.
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My friends think I’m awesome because…
My loved ones say I’m great at…
Something that I’m really proud of is…
One unique thing about me is…
I love that I am…
I am naturally gifted at…
Let’s look back…
What was the most rewarding part of the last
year?
What was the most challenging part of the last
year?
Goals
Write 3 personal goals and 3 school related goals
Personal ex: make your bed every morning
School-Related ex: join a club
Goals
● Reread your goals and rewrite them as identity
statements.
○ Example:
Get straight As
I am an A student.
Six months from now….
Imagine you have failed to achieve your most
important goal. Write the story of how it
happened. What caused it to fail?
Habit Stacking
[hab-it] [stack-ing]
1. Linking a habit you want to create with one you
already have.
2. A simple way to create repeatable routines.
Example:
Many people wake up and
have a cup of coffee or tea,
This is already a habit. If you
wanted to start a gratitude
journal you could start
journaling while drinking your
coffee.
Make a Plan
● 1% change toward at least one of your goals.
● Write what actions you can do to accomplish that
goal.
● These should be measurable.
○ Example:
Study each day for 30 min without interruption.
Vision Board
Keep your eye on the prize…
A collage of images and words that represent
your goals and remind you WHY you do what
you do everyday.
Ideas:
● Images that represent goals
● Words of affirmation
● Quotes
● Art
● Motivational or soothing images
● Picture of the people who keep you motivated
● Personal pictures