Lesson:
Engage (10 minutes):
Give students time to journal to reflect on the successes and challenges they have seen so far, as they strive to develop healthy habits that will help them achieve their goals.
Suggested Journaling Prompt:
We have been working to develop healthy habits for four weeks! What successes have you seen? What challenges have you faced? What would you like to improve?
Apply (20-25 minutes):
Introduce students to the worksheets, including:
- Developing Habits That Work for You
- Monthly Habit Tracker
- Extra Tips for Nurturing Your Habits
- Weekly Recap
Discuss the purpose of each worksheet and how it might be useful. Share them with students so they can begin selecting tools and strategies to support their development of healthy, sustainable habits. You could also let students choose small groups based on tools they’ve selected to discuss how they might be useful.
Have students write a commitment – with clear next steps – to develop ways to track their progress using these tools.
Reflect (10-15 minutes):
As a class, determine how you can support each other with your commitments. You could create a plan together.