Help students set goals with this Football Directed Drawing and Writing Activity! Students follow step-by-step directions to draw a football friend wearing a cap, then write about a goal they have and how they will reach it on the coordinating I Can Tackle My Goals writing page.

This activity works well during football season, at the start of a new quarter, or anytime you want students to reflect on their goals and the steps they can take to accomplish them.

What's Included

• Teacher page with a finished example and writing ideas
• Step-by-step football friend drawing directions with picture and written steps
• Student directed drawing page with visual steps
• Blank drawing paper
• I Can Tackle My Goals writing pages: full-page options with regular lines and primary handwriting lines, plus half-page options
• Editable PowerPoint version

How to Use

1. Project or print the step-by-step directions and draw together, one step at a time.
2. Students add color and details to make their drawing their own.
3. Students complete the coordinating writing page.
4. Display the finished drawings and writing together.

Writing Prompt Ideas

• What is a goal you want to reach this year?
• What steps will you take to reach your goal?
• Who can help you reach your goal?
• Write about a goal you have already reached

Perfect For

• Goal setting
• Fall writing centers
• Social emotional learning
• Football season and Super Bowl activities
• Back to school or new quarter reflection

The multiple line styles and page sizes make this activity easy to use with kindergarten through third grade writers.