Lesson · Grade 1 · Career Education
Setting a Goal and Taking Small Steps
- Grade 1
- Career Education
- 1 min 4 s
- British Columbia
- BC1-CA-01
Mia sets a goal to read five books and reaches it with small steps: on each numbered stepping stone Mia reads one book, which lands in the goal stack. Along the way, a grown-up at home, a teacher at school and a librarian in the community each help, and the video ends on "Set a goal, take small steps, and ask for help."
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In one sentence
The question this lesson answers
Mia has a goal: to read five books.
How can Mia reach this big goal?
Transcript
What the lesson says
Mia has a goal: to read five books.
How can Mia reach this big goal?
Mia takes small steps, one book at a time.
Step one: Mia reads the first book.
Who can help Mia along the way?
At home, a grown-up reads with Mia.
At school, a teacher helps with hard words.
In the community, a librarian helps pick books.
Step five: Mia reads the last book.
Let's count the steps: one, two, three, four, five.
Mia read five books and reached the goal!
Set a goal, take small steps, and ask for help.
Curriculum
Where this fits
- British Columbia, Grade 1
Career Education, Career education: goal-setting strategiesBC1-CA-01
The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.
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