Scratch Vision Boards. Create a 2025 Goal Setting Bingo Card.
There’s something timeless about bingo, isn’t there? Some of us love it, some of us hate it, but needless to say it truly is a game of chance and excitement. But what if bingo could also be a creative way to approach goal setting?
Vision Board Bingo Cards are all the rage this year and your team should hop on this trend as well. For Q1 of 2025, consider creating a Goal Setting Bingo Board—a tool that adds fun and focus to your team’s goals and achievements. This approach helps your team begin the year with a clear plan while keeping it engaging and collaborative.
Here is how your team can use a Goal Setting Bingo Board to bring new energy to planning, teamwork, and programming.
Identifying Strengths: Building Your Board Together
Every team member brings something unique to the table. Let’s take Mel, for instance. As a Life Enrichment Coordinator, Melanie’s creativity shines in seasonal decorations transforming the room to whatever the theme may be. But, logistics often leave her feeling stressed.
Then there’s Tom, the organizer, who ensures every detail—from supplies to schedules—is managed seamlessly. Together, their talents combined to create incredible events like a “Travel the World” week, complete with themed food, music, and activities.
Adding Jasmine, the connector, to the mix elevated their efforts even further. Her relationships with local musicians and storytellers introduced dynamic new experiences for residents.
For your Q1 Bingo Board, consider highlighting individual strengths with squares like:
- “Plan a creative theme day.”
- “Improve organization of activity supplies.”
- “Invite a guest speaker or performer.”
Involve Your Residents
A community is made of diverse members. Maybe Clara, your resident with a passion for poetry, shared her dream of restarting a poetry club or, maybe Karl had been a woodworking instructor in the past and shared he’d love to teach again during a Town Hall.
To include residents in your Q1 Bingo planning, try:
- Focus Groups: Ask residents what they’d love to see added to the calendar.
- Activity Committees: Collaborate with residents to create goals like “Host a talent show” or “Plan a movie night.”
- Flexible Scheduling: Let residents help choose the best times for activities, ensuring higher attendance.
Try adding squares like “Launch a resident-driven event” or “Gather 10 new ideas from residents”.
SMART Goals: Designing a Winning Card
Goals should be clear and actionable. SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Bound) goals ensure each Bingo square represents progress. Examples for Q1 could include:
- “Increase fitness class participation by 10% by March.”
- “Introduce one new intergenerational program by February.”
- “Host three brainstorming sessions by the end of the quarter.”
With measurable objectives, your Bingo Board becomes a practical tool for tracking success and celebrating milestones.
Encouraging Growth: Stepping Out of Comfort Zones
Trying something new can lead to unexpected rewards. Maybe you’re hesitant to try something truly outside your comfort zone—like organizing an improv comedy workshop or hosting a live cooking demonstration for residents and staff.
Encourage your team to add goals that push boundaries, like:
- “Lead an unfamiliar activity.”
- “Partner with a new community organization.”
- “Explore a new technology for programming.”
Recognize and celebrate these efforts to inspire continued exploration.
Regular Check-Ins: Staying on Track
Goal setting isn’t a one-time task. Use your Q1 Bingo Board to guide monthly check-ins:
- Celebrate Wins: Mark off completed squares and share successes.
- Reflect: Discuss what’s working and where adjustments are needed.
- Plan Forward: Use insights to prepare for the next quarter.
For example, a completed row could earn the team a special treat, like a lunch outing, an afternoon off to recharge or a gift from Snappy – all made easier in the Go Icon Employee Recognition App.
When everyone contributes to the Bingo Board, everyone can feel a sense of accomplishment. Residents feel heard, staff feel valued, and your community benefits from a sense of shared purpose.
As you kick off 2025, let your Q1 Goal Setting Bingo Board bring structure and excitement to your team’s plans. Fill the board with meaningful, achievable goals that unite your team and inspire growth. Who knows—by the end of the quarter, you might just hear a resounding “Bingo!” from everyone involved.
Use this Bingo Card to fill in your own 2025 goals or try this pre-made goal setting Bingo Card with examples.
Here is a guide as to how you could incorporate these goals into your Q1:
- Host a themed social x1/month
- In January, celebrate National Activity Professionals Appreciation Week.
- In February, celebrate Valentine’s Day or Lunar New Year.
- In March, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
- Increase overall attendance by 15% by end of Q
- Use an electronic attendance tracker to ensure your data is correct.
- Try a buddy system to encourage residents who don’t actively participate to attend programs.
- Make sure all of your programming is clearly communicated on electronic boards, on your Community app, on your family app and through posters.
- Plan an intergenerational program 1x/Q
- Host a Valentine’s Day card making program with a local daycare.
- Challenge school aged children to an International Women’s Day trivia game.
- Have your residents pair up as a reading buddy for Dr. Seuss’ Birthday.
- Implement weekly mindfulness programs 1x/week
- Offer cozy meditations with reclining chairs, blankets and facemasks.
- Start a resident-led program 1x/Q
- National Hobby Month is a great time to kick off a resident led program.
- Each month, focus on a different resident who can share a skill they have and teach the group.
- Introduce a new craft project 1x/month
- Why not craft bracelets, bookmarks or cards to share with others for Random Acts of Kindness Day.
- Gather 10 new ideas from residents/Q
- Host a Program Planning Meeting where your residents can provide insight on what they would like to see, as well as when they would like to see it happen.
- Host a guest speaking event 1x/Q
- Invite one of your Doctors to speak for American Heart Month.
- Schedule a live musical performance 1x/month
- Music Therapy Month is the perfect time for a therapeutic performance.
- Invite an Irish Band in for St. Patrick’s Day.
- A duo would be an excellent choice for love songs on Valentine’s Day.
- Explore a new piece of technology 1x/Q
- Try out new features that Go Icon offers to enhance your Life Enrichment department.
- Create a fundraising event 1x/Q
- You could sell Candy Grams for Valentine’s Day to raise money for supplies or big ticket items.
- Organize a gardening club 1x/Q
- With spring around the corner, it’s time to get the gardens started. Organize a club to take care of the planting, watering, and even a plant sale later in spring.
- Host an educational seminar 1x/Q
- Invite a Nutritionist to speak on healthy eating for National Nutrition Month.
- Try a hands-on science or STEM-related activity 1x/month
- Pair this with World Water Day – Try making a laval lamp using water, oil, food coloring and alka seltzer tablets.
- Lead a team brainstorming session 1x/month
- Create a collaborative board of everyone’s ideas and visions for programming. You never know what your team may come up with when they’re given the freedom to be creative.
- Develop a fitness challenge with measurable outcomes 1x/Q
- Make your heart happy with a walking challenge. You can create a scoresheet that residents can individually track their steps and submit at the end of each week. If residents don’t have a pedometer or a smart watch, map out the average steps of one hallway and have them count their laps to determine their step count.
- Introduce a new weekly game, such as chess or mahjong 1x/Q
- Leave games out on evenings and weekends for your residents and their family members or visitors to use.
- Start a resident-driven initiative, like a committee or advisory board 1x/Q
- Movie Committee
- Outing Committee
- Outdoor Garden/Patio Planning Committee
- Bocce Ball Committee
- Any committee that gives your resident ownership and accountability is fantastic. This is their home and community.
- Plan a quarterly family engagement event 1x/Q
- How about kicking spring off with a Spring Fling?
- Incorporate one new wellness program 1x/month
- You could offer a new yoga class, meditation session, or morning smoothie bar.
- Improve organization of activity supplies 1x/month
- After the holiday mess, make sure you devote some time to getting organized with your supplies again.
- Partner with a new community organization 1x/Q
- Connect with the American Heart Association for a walk for heart event.
- Invite the local Diabetes Association for a cooking demo in Nutrition Month.
- Organize an event featuring a new cultural or historical theme 1x/Q
- Black History Month is the perfect time to explore historical events.
- Try trivia, a museum tour, or a movie night.
- Even better, take your residents on an outing TO the History Museum.
- Implement a team-building event for both residents and staff 1x/month
- Employee Appreciation Day is coming up this quarter. Try out a relay race, get-to-know-you bingo, or work on a special art project together.