= Partner SiteGoals & Perseverance
Looking for goals and perseverance worksheets? These printable activities help children set meaningful goals, develop a growth mindset, and learn that sticking with hard things pays off. From simple goal-setting pages for young learners to reading passages about overcoming challenges, this collection builds the resilience and determination kids need to succeed.
Printable Goals and Perseverance Worksheets
Achieve a Goal SEL Activity
In this goal-setting activity, children write down a goal they want to achieve at school or home, then draw a picture of how they'll feel when they accomplish it.
Never Give Up Drawing Activity
Children think about a time they didn't give up on something hard—like learning to ride a bike or tie their shoes—then draw the experience and complete sentence starters about perseverance.
New Year’s Goal and Action Plan
In this goal-setting activity, students identify one New Year's goal, create a three-step action plan to achieve it, and explain why the goal matters to them.
New Year’s Goals Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer helps students plan a New Year's goal by mapping out what they want to achieve, why it's important, when they'll work on it, what will keep them motivated, and the action steps to get there.
Overcoming Challenges SEL Reading Passage
Students read a passage about overcoming challenges and how facing difficulties helps us grow stronger, then answer multiple-choice comprehension questions.
Presentation Version
This presentation-ready version of the Self-Reflection task cards can be displayed on a screen for whole-class discussions or small-group SEL activities.
Task Cards (4 per page)
These self-reflection task cards feature prompts about strengths, happiness, learning from mistakes, and helping others—perfect for SEL centers, morning meetings, or journal starters.
