Sixth graders learn how a healthy habit actually forms, from picking a small goal and attaching it to a daily cue to tracking it and sticking with it, and put the steps in order.
Students will be able to…
Good intentions are easy; keeping them is the hard part. What are the steps that turn a healthy goal into a habit that sticks?
Project this and put the steps of building a healthy habit in order — tap each step from picking a goal to sticking with it.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Some good intentions fade in a week. What makes a healthy habit actually stick instead of fizzling out?
Students put the habit-building steps in order.
Students repair a habit plan.
Students build a habit plan.
Students reflect on habit-building.
Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.
Set a goal to build a healthy habit.
Apply steps to form and keep a habit.
Value healthy routines over time.
Explain how habits support health.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students pick one small healthy habit, attach it to a daily cue they already have, and make a simple tracker to build a streak. A printable habit-building worksheet is in the PE & Health library.
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A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.