Vision Board for Goal Setting

Ask students to think about their future goals and aspirations. Have a short discussion in which you share one of your dreams. Ask volunteer students to share one of their dreams. Encourage them to think about what they can do now to work towards achieving those dreams.

Ask students if they have ever written down their goals or created vision boards. If anyone has, ask them to share how the act of making goals more concrete helps achieve them.

Explain the concept of a vision board: a visual representation of one's goals, dreams, and desires. Emphasize the power of visualization in achieving success and personal growth. Show examples of vision boards to inspire the students.

Model how to present a vision board.

Discuss the key elements of creating an effective vision board:

Goal Setting: Encourage students to think about their short-term and long-term goals.
Visual Representation: Explain how to use images, symbols, and words to represent their aspirations.
Focus Areas: Suggest categories such as education, career, health, relationships, hobbies, etc.
Creativity: Encourage them to be imaginative and use various art supplies to express themselves.

Show samples.

Demonstrate brainstorming ideas with the handout:

1.       Family and Friends - Personal development and relationships– What skills do I want to develop or improve? What do I want to learn? What relationships do I want to create or improve? 

2.       Education & Career / Work – What do I want to accomplish? What kind of impact do I want to have? 

3.       Health, Fitness, nutrition, and food for the soul– What level of physical fitness do I want to maintain or achieve? What can I do to improve my eating habits? What practices can I partake in that will cultivate my spirituality? 

4.       Material things and time savers– Have fun with this one – have I been dreaming about purchasing a new car or installing the latest home entertainment system? Or do I want to hire help for household duties, so that I can have more time with my family and friends?  

5.       Finances– Do I want to pay down my credit? Do I want to start saving money? Do I want to start investing? What income level do I want to achieve?  

6.       Legacy– What do I want to leave behind?  What do I want to be remembered for? How do I want to be remembered?  

7.       Community – How do I want to be involved in your community? Do I want to volunteer? Do I want to meet my neighbors? Do I want to join some groups or organizations?

8.       Other - ______________________________________________________

Remember, your Vision Board does not necessarily have to include each and every one of these categories. The categories are merely a guideline for the words and pictures your Vision Board can include!  

Have students find online images or take photos for their vision boards.

Demonstrate for students how to create their vision boards on the chosen tool (PowerPoint, Google Slide,Padlet, Figma or Jotboard). Have them share their work with you by email or other preferred method for projecting from one computer or print the files and post in a classroom.

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Gather the students together and have them present their vision boards to the class. Each student should explain the significance of the images and words they chose and how they relate to their goals. Encourage positive feedback and constructive comments from their peers.

Assign students to journal about their progress towards their goals for the next few weeks. They can also update or add to their vision boards if they have new insights or aspirations.

Wrap up the lesson by emphasizing the importance of keeping their vision boards in a prominent place where they can see them daily. Remind them to visualize their goals regularly and take steps towards achieving them.