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🌱 Week 18: Growth Goals

Lesson Overview
Grade Level Grades 1-2
Duration 30 minutes
Curriculum Year B
STREAM Focus M (Math), R (Religion)

Week 18: Growth Goals

🎯 Learning Objectives

STEM Objectives

Students will be able to: 1. Understand measurement as tracking change 2. Set simple, achievable goals 3. Create a visual goal tracker 4. Understand growth over time

Faith Integration Objectives

Students will be able to: 1. Recognize that God wants us to grow 2. Set goals for kindness and faith, not just skills 3. Trust God to help us grow

Week 18: Growth Goals

🙏 Faith-Reason Integration

Catholic Teaching Connection

Growth in Virtue — God calls us to grow — not just taller, but in love, kindness, and faith. Setting goals helps us cooperate with God's plan for our growth.

Scripture Connection

"And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." — Luke 2:52

Saint Connection

Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati — A young man who set goals for growing in faith and helping others. He worked hard at school AND at being kind. He shows us to grow in ALL areas.

📚 Materials Needed

  • Height measuring chart

  • Goal-setting worksheets

  • Growth tracker templates

  • Crayons/markers

  • Plant seeds or seedlings (optional)

📝 Lesson Procedure (30 minutes)

Opening Prayer (2 min)

"Dear God, You helped Jesus grow in wisdom and love. Help us grow this year too — not just taller, but kinder, smarter, and closer to You. Show us how to set good goals. Amen."

Introduction: Growing in Every Way (5 min)

Growth conversation:

  • "How do you know you're growing?" (taller, bigger shoes, learning more)

  • "You grow in ways you can SEE and ways you CAN'T see"

Luke 2:52 — Jesus grew in:

  • Wisdom — Learning and understanding

  • Stature — Body growing

  • Favor with God — Faith and prayer

  • Favor with man — Kindness and friendship

All four matter!

Bl. Pier Giorgio:

  • "He was a student who worked hard at school"

  • "He was also very kind and helped poor people"

  • "He loved to climb mountains AND pray"

  • "He grew in EVERY way!"

Measuring Physical Growth (5 min)

Quick measurement activity:

  • Measure heights (or hands, or shoe length)

  • Record numbers

  • "We'll measure again later to see growth!"

Math connection:

  • "Numbers help us track change"

  • "We can SEE growth when we measure"

Setting Growth Goals (12 min)

Four goal areas (matching Jesus):

1. Learning Goal (Wisdom):

  • "What do you want to LEARN this year?"

  • Examples: Learn to read better, learn math facts, learn about animals

  • Write or draw goal

2. Body Goal (Stature):

  • "How will you take care of your body?"

  • Examples: Run faster, eat healthy foods, get enough sleep

  • Write or draw goal

3. Faith Goal (Favor with God):

  • "How will you grow closer to God?"

  • Examples: Pray every day, learn a new prayer, listen at Mass

  • Write or draw goal

4. Kindness Goal (Favor with People):

  • "How will you be kind to others?"

  • Examples: Share more, include someone lonely, help at home

  • Write or draw goal

Create goal page:

  • Four sections

  • Draw or write each goal

  • Decorate!

Growth Tracker (4 min)

Simple tracker:

  • Chart or sticker system

  • Check off when working on goals

  • "Growth takes TIME and PRACTICE"

Plant connection (if available):

  • Plant a seed together

  • "Just like this seed will grow, YOU will grow!"

  • "We'll watch it and watch ourselves grow too"

Closing (2 min)

Encouragement:

  • "Growing takes time — be patient with yourself"

  • "God is always helping you grow"

  • "Even when it's hard, keep trying!"

Closing Prayer: "Thank You, God, for helping us grow. Help us keep our goals and become more like Jesus — wise, healthy, faithful, and kind. When we struggle, help us try again. We trust You to help us grow. Amen."

📎 Home Connection

"We set growth goals in FOUR areas — just like Jesus grew in wisdom, stature, favor with God, and favor with people! Ask your child about their goals in each area. Help them track progress. Celebrate small steps! Consider setting a family growth goal too."

✅ Assessment

  • Participated in measurement activity

  • Set goals in multiple areas

  • Created goal page/tracker

  • Connected growth to faith

Lesson Version: 1.0 — Year B | **