Motivation Monday 2022-2023

First thing Monday morning, we like to set the tone for our week by showing a "Motivation Monday" video.  These videos help to spark conversation about our GRIT theme of the month and to reinforce the mindsets and behaviors of the school counseling curriculum. Watch these videos with your kiddos and ask them what they talked about during their classroom discussion.  Maybe they'll give you a little bit of motivation on Monday morning too!  

 

March 2023: Listening and Communication/ Growth Mindset

3/6/23:The Power of Yet/Growth Mindset song: https://youtu.be/FnYWnf2LYb4 

Can you share a time with your class when “the power of YET” really helped you to push through and keep working toward something when it got difficult?

3/13/23: Get Back Up Again: https://youtu.be/BD_vt-pXs5Q

3/20/23:   I Want To Have a Growth Mindset Song: https://youtu.be/2dsCGm_pQuM

How can you exercise your brain so that it gets stronger and smarter? What does your brain need to grow?

3/27/23: How Far I’ll Go: https://youtu.be/cPAbx5kgCJo

EXTRA

Growth Mindset Song: https://youtu.be/0roRXBlEuRs

The POWER of YET! https://youtu.be/6fUGN7CMT30

Growth Mindset Rap: https://youtu.be/YyiDqWQLlaQ 

Does your mindset change in different situations?  (at school vs. at home or with friends)?

Growth Mindset Music Video: https://youtu.be/u8kE835a3qg

Is there someone in your life (a family member, classmate, friend etc...) with a negative or fixed mindset – someone who won’t take risks, who can’t admit mistakes, who falls apart or gets defensive after setbacks? Do you understand that person better now that you know what a growth mindset is?

 

February: Flexibility 

2/6/2023: “Flexible Thinking” song  https://youtu.be/f3qeScWXOUs 

Are you able to “go with the flow” in your thinking when things get tough? Has something that’s typically easy for you become hard or challenging and you’ve had to change your way of doing things or learn something new?

2/13/2023: Random Acts of Kindness week!!

Do you find that it’s easy or hard to act kindly toward others? Is it easier or harder to be kind to those who are closest to you or toward strangers?

What is kindness? https://youtu.be/rE8yDaSE9c0

Color your world with kindness  https://youtu.be/mdA2sByFX1I

2/27/2023: ”It’s OK to Make Mistakes”  https://youtu.be/DafEqZZ3gME  

How do you feel when you make a mistake?  What do you say to yourself when you do?  What might you say to someone you care about when THEY make a mistake?

“You Can’t Always Get What You Want”  https://youtu.be/ymlNZh0Zw70 

Do you take “No” for an answer when your parents tell you NO or do you continue to ask yourself until they give in to what you want? Why do you think your parents need to tell you NO sometimes?

“Another Plan”: https://youtu.be/JQl0lUQgdKQ 

When have you had to change your plans recently?  How did you react when plans had to change?

Extra videos: 

”It’s OK to Make Mistakes”  https://youtu.be/DafEqZZ3gME  

How do you feel when you make a mistake?  What do you say to yourself when you do?  What might you say to someone you care about when THEY make a mistake?

You Can Bend: https://youtu.be/Dt3nrnRHDwM 

School Flexibility Song: https://youtu.be/HdjtTkEzhgU 

Thinking Flexibly: https://youtu.be/gs1RtwMaRhk 

Color your world with Kindness: https://youtu.be/rwelE8yyY0U 

Be a good friend: https://youtu.be/a1FNTMs3ofM 

”Change Your Plan” https://youtu.be/rqp188Gx9Kw 

Why is it important to be able to be flexible in your thinking?  How do you react when things don’t go your way?  How have you been flexible this week?

 

January: OPTIMISM

1/9/23 A Million Dreams https://youtu.be/v49-3Xp5fPg 

What are some goals you’ve set for yourself to finish off this school year strong?

1/30/23 Who I’m Meant To Be: https://youtu.be/UVb8OJEQGIQ 

 

Past videos:

High Hopes: https://youtu.be/IPXIgEAGe4U

What do you think it means when he sings about having “high hopes”?  

Choose Happy: https://youtu.be/I6Vu4ijN2Oo 

Do you believe that happiness is a choice?  

What does it mean to you to “think of the glass as half full”, instead of half empty? If you are not thinking happy thoughts, how might you feel?

 

 

November: EMPATHY/COMPASSION or RESILIENCE

 

11/14/22: Identifying and naming your emotions: https://youtu.be/0076ZF4jg3o

Do you ever notice more than one emotion coming up for you at one time? What kinds of emotions do you tend to notice together?

 

11/21/22: Calm Body, Calm Mind: https://youtu.be/O3obMfpcU80

What’s your favorite coping skill? Does deep breathing work for you or do you prefer something else?

 

11/28/22: Get Back Up Again (Trolls) https://youtu.be/IFuFm0m2wj0 

What is one thing that you are struggling to accomplish this school year? Do you have a plan yet to help you succeed?

 

“I Am Resilient” By Katy Perry https://youtu.be/LNHM5CcvMm0

What does the quote, “There has to be rain if I want the rainbows” mean to you?

In what ways have you had to show resilience in your life?

 

“Bounce Back” The Playground Craze https://youtu.be/9qAC-g596r4

Tell about a time that you had to deal with something that seemed really difficult at the time, but when you look back now, things turned out OK or for the best?

 

Extra Videos:

Keep on Keeping on: https://youtu.be/Yy6IJ7LtdnI 

Empathy Song:  https://youtu.be/vMqyfrOmoAE 

Walk in their shoes: https://youtu.be/QTw6cGLKOEU 

Bounce Back Song:  https://youtu.be/5NpFgYfvAl8 

Hello, How Are You? https://youtu.be/I6UNf9Z-GNs 

 

October: PERSEVERANCE 

10/3/22: Mr. Stanley, All About Perseverance http://www.schooltube.com/video/bc5185d4377f71eda901/All-About-Perseverance-Mr-Stanley-tells-stories-  

Discussion Prompt: How can you show perseverance when at school? At home? With your friends? Or a different situation?

10/10/22: Imagine the Impossible  https://youtu.be/HqQ4B9Okryc

Discussion Prompt: What is something you have a passion for and you know you can achieve? Have you ever thought something was impossible for you to achieve but then you were able to? What got you to that point?

10/17/22:  “I lived” (OneRepublic)  One Voice Children’s Choir https://youtu.be/QKx18xrR29c

Discussion Prompt: Talk about some place you’ve always wanted to go and tell us why? 

10/24/22: GRIT https://youtu.be/q48fTWSGauA 

Discussion prompt: How do you know you’ve developed GRIT?  Do you think you have it or are you still working on it?

One Thousand Steps https://youtu.be/YYb4h8U7Ljw

Discussion Prompt: What advice would you give a friend who says that they don’t like learning or trying new things? Or that something they really want to do is impossible? 

 

September: GRIT

9/26/22: GRIT Definition: https://youtu.be/eY-SCapwK3g

What’s the difference between being tough and grit? (Your purpose. Your why.)

What’s something you're passionate about? What’s something that inspires you to dig deep and call on your grit?