Future Quest Island - Wishes Vs. Goals - About Me Mountain

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Basics

  • Project TitleFuture Quest Island - Wishes Vs. Goals - About Me Mountain
  • ThemeLearning the difference between wishes and goals
  • Submitted ByFuture Quest Island / UMass Institute for Community Inclusion
  • OrganizationFuture Quest Island / UMass Institute for Community Inclusion
  • Brief DescriptionList wishes and goals; descriptors of each to help student

Key Questions

  • Key QuestionsWhat are your wishes?

    What are your goals?

    Descriptors of each to help distinguish

Units / Activities

  • Step 1 - WorksheetWhat is a wish?
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    View/Download File: Wishes Vs. Goals

  • Step 2 What is a goal?
  • Step 3 What are your wishes and goals?
  • Step 4 - Story StarterWrite a story based on Future Quest Island about wishes and goals. Instructions: WRITE A MINI-SHORT-STORY OR CARTOON about the difference between goals and wishes. A goal is something that you want, and you have a specific step-by-step plan to make it come true. A wish is also something you want, but you don‘t have a plan to make it happen. You can use these lines to start your story or write your own story starter.


    "My friend ____ and I were walking along the shores of Future Quest Island. My friend reached into the water and picked up a starfish. "Look! A lucky starfish!" my friend said. "If I make a wish on the starfish, it will come true!"     See Activity Sheet for a copy of this story starter.
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    View/Download File: Wishes and Goals - Story Starter [Word]

    View/Download File: Wishes and Goals Story Starter [PDF]

Activity Sheets

  • Story Starter About Goals and Wishes

    WRITE A MINI-SHORT-STORY OR CARTOON about the difference between goals and wishes.  A goal is something that you want, and you have a specific step-by-step plan to make it come true.  A wish is also something you want, but you don't have a plan to make it happen.  You can use these lines to start your story or write your own story starter.

    "My friend ____ and I were walking along the shores of Future Quest Island.  My friend reached into the water and picked up a starfish.  "Look!  A lucky starfish!" my friend said.  "If I make a wish on the starfish, it will come true!"

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