Case 13 of 20 · Planning & Strategy
Milestone Tracking
🔎 Case Brief #13
📖 You're reading a story and the character needs to use measuring progress toward goals.
🎯 Your mission
Pick a side and defend it.
⚡ The twist
Plan for the thing you hope won't happen.
What you'll learn · 1 of 2
🧠 A milestone is a checkpoint along the way to your goal.
Training for a race? Milestones: run 1 mile → run 2 miles → run 3 miles.
Here's how to do it:
1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see?
2. Think about what you already know.
What you'll learn · 2 of 2
Does this remind you of something?
3. Try an answer! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn.
4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else!
You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!
Key idea: Measuring progress toward goals
Think about this
📖 You're reading a story and the character needs to use measuring progress toward goals. What advice would you give them?
How a thinker does it
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👀 What Do I See?
Look at the problem about measuring progress toward goals. What do you notice?
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🤔 What Do I Know?
What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?
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💡 What's My Idea?
Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?
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⭐ What Did I Learn?
Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!
Remember
- 1Master measuring progress toward goals
- 2Apply planning & strategy in real situations
- 3Build habits of planning & strategy
Words to know
- Goal
- Something you want to achieve
- Plan
- Thinking about what to do before you do it
Solve the case · 1 of 3
Case 1
1 of 3What is the main idea of measuring progress toward goals?
Solve the case · 2 of 3
Case 2
2 of 3How can you apply planning & strategy in daily life?
Solve the case · 3 of 3
Case 3
3 of 3Good critical thinkers always:
Nice work!
You got 0 of 3 right.
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🌍 Why this matters: Grown-ups use planning strategy every day in their jobs. The practice you're doing now builds skills that last a lifetime!
💬 Talk about it
- Can you explain measuring progress toward goals to a friend using your own words?
- What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
- Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!
🏆 Try this week: Plan tomorrow in 3 steps tonight.
👨👩👧 At dinner: “If tomorrow goes perfectly, what happens?”
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Milestone Tracking
Pick a side and defend it.
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