Back to School Bucket List

A bucket-shaped outline gives students five blank lines to write personal goals for the new school year before colouring and cutting the shape out.

Grades: Not Grade Specific
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Feb 18, 2024

Subject: Back To School, Holidays, Holiday & Seasonal
Topic: Back to School, About Me
Resource types: Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation: Print ready

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About this resource

Back to School Bucket List is an engaging icebreaker activity for students of all ages to get to know each other at the start of a new school year. This easy-to-implement printable worksheet prompts students to write down 5-10 things they hope to accomplish this year. After composing personal bucket lists, students can voluntarily share out responses in small groups or with the whole class. As an open-ended discussion activity, it allows students to find common interests and goals. Educators can facilitate additional conversation by asking students to provide more details or explanations about their aspirations. Overall, this resource delivers a creative way for a classroom community to connect while looking ahead with optimism.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Set and write down personal goals for the upcoming school year

Teaching tips

Have students share their finished bucket list in small groups or as a class to build community at the start of the year
Provide coloured pencils or markers, since the instructions specifically ask students to colour the bucket
Display the finished, cut-out buckets on a bulletin board as a visual set of class goals

Skills covered

Goal-setting — students write down personal, individual goals for the school year on five guided blank lines.
Following multi-step directions — students complete four sequential steps: naming, writing, colouring, and cutting.

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How many goals does the activity ask students to write?

Five — one for each blank checkbox line inside the bucket outline.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

Goal-setting
Back-to-school icebreaker

Topics

Back to School About Me Goal Setting Icebreaker

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