Goal Setting Bundle | Growth Mindset, SMART Goals Template for Students

Skill Hackers is a complete six-lesson goal setting and growth mindset unit for ages 7–11. It teaches children that nobody is born brilliant: every skill is learnt one step at a time. One simple method runs through every lesson, the Skill-Hacker Steps: Choose it, Chunk it, Practise it, Fix it, Keep going.

The six lessons

Big Goal, Small Steps: chunk any skill or goal into small, clear steps (class game: Draw It Blind)
Make It SMART: turn wishes into SMART goals (class game: Goal Doctor)
Learn From a Master: four true stories of struggle and success, featuring Lionel Messi, the Wright brothers, James Dyson and Beatrix Potter (class game: Story Shuffle)
Fix the Broken Process: practise smart, not just hard, and swap stuck thinking for growth thinking (class game: Bug and Fix)
Bounce Back: plan for obstacles and recover from setbacks (class game: Obstacle Course board game)
My Goal Journey: plan a goal, track effort and celebrate progress, not perfection (class game: Journey Interviews)

Every lesson includes

A Teacher Plan with a one-page Quick Card, word-for-word scripts and an answer after every question
A worksheet walk-through explaining why each answer is right
A Student Worksheet with a worked example on every task, plus Support and Stretch pages
A class activity for pairs or groups
Answers & Guidance
Home Practice and a Parent Guide
A STOP POINT, so each lesson works as one hour or two shorter sessions

Bundle bonuses

Unit Guide & Care Notes: timetabling, adaptations, safeguarding notes, key words and the research behind the unit
Six Goal Setting Templates: goal staircase, SMART goals template, star goal, bump plan, goal journey planner and effort tracker, to reuse all year
Two posters: the Skill-Hacker Steps and Make It SMART
Official Skill Hacker certificate and My Learning Tracker
All student pages in one file, for printing booklets in one go

Why teachers like it

Growth mindset taught as something children do, not just a slogan, and always used kindly
Safe by design: goals and trackers are private, with no league tables and no comparing
Works in the classroom, small groups, counselling sessions or at home

Perfect for New Year goal setting in January, a new term, or any time of year. 176 print-ready pages in A4 and US Letter. The bundle is better value than buying the lessons separately, and it’s the only way to get the bonuses.

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UK spelling throughout. More from Letters To My Children at lettertmc.com.