Chalk Circles
SEL Domain(s): Self-control
Grades: 6-8
*Lesson may need to be modified to meet the specific needs of students
Description:
Students physically move to large pre-drawn chalk circles representing broad interest areas, discuss their specific goals within their group, then use chalk to draw branching smaller circles capturing increasingly specific personal goals — culminating in an individual circle for their most personal goal, which they share aloud before writing a concrete action plan for how to achieve it.
Materials
Sidewalk chalk (multiple colors)
Pavement, blacktop, or a large outdoor surface
Alternative if no pavement: butcher paper or chart paper taped together to make a large mural, with markers
Optional: student-chosen quotes about passion or goals, collected in advance
Notebooks or paper for the action plan and reflection
