Are you searching for ways to reignite students’ passion for learning and help them find internal motivation? This Intrinsic Motivation & Positive Self-Talk SEL Unit, perfect for social emotional morning meetings or SEL lessons, provides a range of engaging motivation activities and lessons designed to foster a strong sense of internal drive in students. Through exercises that encourage self-reflection, goal-setting, positive self-talk, overcoming apathy, and intrinsic motivation, students will develop the skills to stay focused, persevere through challenges, and find personal meaning in their learning. Complete with SEL morning meeting slides, social emotional learning worksheets, and no-prep bulletin board materials, this unit helps bring student motivation and self-directed learning to the forefront of your classroom community-building efforts.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR INTRINSIC MOTIVATION SEL MORNING MEETING THEME SET (Click the preview to see more!):

✨ 25 Days of Printable and Editable Lesson Plans (includes suggested read alouds (like I Can Be Anything! Don't Tell Me I Can't!, Me...Jane, Amazing Grace, and The Boy Who Loved Math), positive self-talk activities, apathy in the classroom scenarios,discussion questions, intrinsic motivation activities, extension ideas, and linked online resources) - print-and-go convenience, or mix and match to meet your needs

✨ SEL Morning Meeting Google Slides (for teachers and students) – implement this SEL unit digitally or use the teacher morning meeting slides to engage students with visual prompts and discussion starters

✨ SEL Bulletin Board Materials with key vocabulary (intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, self-talk, will-power, self-discipline, motive, incentive, apathy, and setback) and motivation-related inspirational quotes to help you create a visual culture of self-driven learning in your classroom

✨ Social Emotional Learning Journals - prompts and reflection exercises to help students deepen their understanding of intrinsic motivation

INCLUDES:

➥ cover pages with motivational quotations and important vocabulary

➥ motivation-related discussion prompts

➥ always, sometimes, rarely motivation ratings scales and self-reflection and goal setting

➥ identifying personal motivators and demotivators graphic organizer

➥ 5 quotation analysis journal prompts

✨ Social Emotional Learning Worksheets - intrinsic motivation activities and worksheets to support students’ learning throughout the lessons and unit

INCLUDES:

➥ types of motivation anchor chart

➥ intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation scenario sort

➥ analyzing examples of intrinsic motivation

➥ motivation boost: when extrinsic motivation works best

➥ "flip extrinsic motivation to intrinsic motivation" activity

➥ ways we can increase our motivation anchor chart

➥ my motivation symbol

➥ the power of positive self-talk brainstorming activity

➥ situations that test our motivation and responding with drive and motivation

➥ creating a motivation playlist and designing a album cover activity

➥ the challenges of staying motivated graphic organizer

➥ the causes of apathy anchor chart

➥ spot the signs of apathy activity

➥ combating apathy brainstorming exercise

➥ the motivation messenger advice column writing activity

➥ 32 apathy in the classroom scenarios and overcoming apathy reflection sheet

➥ graphic organizer for brainstorming a future dream/accomplishment, challenges one may face, and strategies for overcoming those challenges

➥ motivation stories compare and contrast chart

WHAT OTHER TEACHERS ARE SAYING:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I recently had the pleasure of incorporating this activity into my classroom, and I must say it has exceeded my expectations in every way. As a seasoned educator, I am always on the lookout for resources that not only captivate my students but also seamlessly integrate into my teaching style. The resource not only met but surpassed these criteria, making it a true change of pace for my classroom dynamics.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Loved these lessons to help students foster intrinsic motivation. The slides were very clear and explicit and my students really learned a lot! Love all the included activities as well!”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “My students loved this! It was a good resource to use toward the end of the year when motivation begins to drop. The activities were engaging and well thought out.”

Watch your students discover the power of intrinsic motivation and positive self-talk as they find purpose and pride in their own learning journey. Grab this set and start building a classroom that radiates self-driven growth and enthusiasm today! 🎉✨

➡️What makes my SEL Morning Meeting resources unique? They go far beyond simple morning meeting questions and greetings, packing the most punch into the very small amount of time our teacher schedules allow for morning meetings or classroom community building while targeting common themes in literature and your grade level's ELA standards. Students who experience SEL morning meetings develop a strong understanding of themes in literature because this and other ELA skills are integrated into the morning meeting routine!

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• Belonging
• Kindness
• Compassion
• Conflict Resolution and Compromise
• Perseverance
• Integrity
• Happiness
• Goal Setting
• Individuality/Be You
• Friendship
• Courage
• Intrinsic Motivation
• Managing Emotions
• Responsibility
• Growth Mindset
• Gratitude