I began this project last Monday during FHE. Andy and I talked to the kids about the importance of setting personal goals and working toward them. Then I gave them their four categories in which to set their goals:
- Physical
- Mental
- Spiritual
- Service
We helped each child set 2-3 goals for the first three categories, and then at least one for Service. Once this was done, I typed them up and added them to the nifty binder you see above. I also developed a daily checklist for them to keep track:
You can see that on one side are Shelbie's goals, and the other side is her checklist. I put them in page protectors so they can mark them off each day with a dry erase marker and the next week we can just wipe it clean. Save money the planet, and all that. ;)
The first page of the binder explains the token and uh-oh systems to the kids so they have it in writing. Each day that they meet all their goals they get 2 tokens for the day. If they miss one goal they only get one token, if they miss two or more they forfeit all tokens that day. (mean momma alert!) They can exchange their tokens for treats at their value (5 tokens equals $1) or for privileges (5 tokens equals an hour on electronics or extra hour with friends outside).
Today I will be creating my job chart and uh-oh jar. The job chart is fairly self-explanatory. Each child will have a job every day that they must complete to earn that check mark on their goal sheet. The uh-oh jar is for when they annoy the heck out of me break the rules. There will be penalty sticks in the jar that have extra jobs on them, like dog poop patrol or wash the walls in the hallway. You know, stuff I don't want to do stuff that makes them think twice about being naughty. More on that later!
Owens goals:
Andrew's goals:
Vance's goals
And there you have it friends! Hope this little system gets your creative juices flowing so you can keep your own kids out of your hair develop your own children into goal setting machines! Happy Summer 2013!!
