How can we achieve our goal?
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I understand the methods I can use to achieve our active citizenship goal.
Key learning points
- Set clear goals for what you want to achieve through your citizenship project.
- Use SMART targets to break your goal into achievable steps.
- Make a detailed action plan and use technology tools to stay on track and improve efficiency.
- Get feedback from your teacher and do a SWOT analysis to improve the likelihood of your project’s success.
Keywords
Goal - a desired result or outcome that a person or group aims to achieve
Method - a way of doing something to help you complete your project or reach your goal
Success - when you achieve what you planned or aimed to do in your project
Common misconception
That it is negative or 'tempting fate' to consider what could go wrong.
Considering what could go wrong is a sensible part of planning for your goal, this helps to identify possible barriers and work to overcome them.
Teacher tip
To further contextualise this topic, pupils could complete SMART targets or a SWOT analysis about something they feel very familar with e.g. preparing for a test, winning a football tournament etc. This might help them understand these methods in a context that they are more familiar with.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Considering diverse perspectives during your citizenship action can do what?
Q2.Which statement is true regarding 'if I have one perspective of an issue, others in my group will too'?
Q3.Standing on the path near to a busy road and checking the speed of cars driving past would be what type of primary research?
Q4.Alex is fantastic at maths. If he were to take responsibility for a specific part of the action based on his skill set, what would this be?
Q5.Which type of voice might be harder for decision-makers to ignore?
Q6.Speaking to a selected group of people about your action as a part of your primary research is called a group.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to its definition.
a way to complete your project or reach your goal
a desired result or outcome that a person or group aims to achieve
when you achieve what you planned or aimed to do in your project
Q2.Which SMART target does the following best apply to: 'we agreed a deadline to complete our action by'.
Q3.Which two adjectives best describe a target that is specific?
Q4.A goal that is realistic in both time and resources can be described as what?
Q5.If you are not completely sure whether your chosen action is appropriate, who is the best person to ask?
Q6.Which of the following is the best description of a SWOT analysis?
To help you plan your 10 citizenship lesson on: How can we achieve our goal?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 10 citizenship lesson on: How can we achieve our goal?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
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