Goal-Setting Words word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Match a plain-language definition to the goal-setting word it describes, such as "Short-term action" to tactic and "Due time" to deadline

Spell fifteen goal-setting terms correctly, with the crossword grid and the scramble dashes both fixing the letter count

Distinguish terms that sit close together in meaning - goal, target and objective; step, tactic and strategy - by the specific clue attached to each

All three puzzles use the same fifteen words, so they can be run in sequence across a week with the difficulty falling as the words become familiar

The word search is the gentlest of the three because the words are printed underneath; the scramble is next, since the definition stays visible; the crossword is hardest, giving only the clue

Because each definition is a single short phrase, the crossword clue list doubles as a glossary to display while students work

Goal-setting vocabulary - students meet fifteen terms of planning language, from milestone and deadline to objective, strategy and tactic.

Spelling and letter counting - the crossword grid and the scramble's answer dashes both fix the length of each word before it is written.

Visual word recognition - the word search requires spotting all fifteen words inside a twenty-by-twenty grid of letters.