Solution tree
Stop being late for school
Get up earlier
In bed by 9
Alarm across the room
Faster mornings
Pack the bag the night before
Clothes out ready
An easier trip
Leave at 8:05
Walk with a friend
Make a solution tree
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What a solution tree is
“Goal setting involves the development of an action plan designed in order to motivate and guide a person or group toward a goal.”
Types of goal tree
When to use a solution tree
Finding ideas
Write the problem at the top, then every way you can think of to fix it.
Planning
Under each solution, write the small steps that make it happen.
With kids
Help a child solve an everyday problem, like being late for school, one idea at a time.
How to make a solution tree
- 1The problemStop being late for school
- 2SolutionsStop being late for schoolGet up earlierFaster morningsAn easier trip
- 3StepsStop being late for schoolGet up earlierIn bed by 9Alarm across the roomFaster morningsPack the bag the night beforeClothes out readyAn easier tripLeave at 8:05Walk with a friend
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