Keep the Streak: Video, Reading, Questions | Social Emotional Learning SEOT 002

Keeping your New Year's Resolution isn't easy.

• SEOT Step to Success 002 is to KEEP THE STREAK ALIVE!

• NO PREP reading passage with discussion questions and answer key.

• Print the PDF, show the optional video, and discuss.

• Give students opportunities to develop SELF AWARENESS and SELF CONTROL by setting goals.

UPDATED Jan 10, 2024: This new version is now much easier to use.

• There is a single PDF to print. Links to the Microsoft Word and Google Docs are included in the PDF.

• The student handout now includes a QR code to the YouTube video. If students are allowed to use phones, they can scan the code at the bottom of their handout to go to the video.

NOTE:

• Here's the FREE YouTube video lesson - show it IN-PERSON in class or use it for ONLINE learning

• The handout article is a tidied up transcription of the video with questions

• Please look at the preview file (besides the product cover images.) It shows you exactly what you get.

• You can edit the Microsoft Word and Google Docs files

• Includes Digital Version (Easel by TpT)
  

SEOT is a way to think about how to achieve your goals. It’s an acronym. It stands for Strategies, Effort, Optimize, and Tinker. 

KEEP THE STREAK ALIVE!

SEOT Steps to Success #002

No matter who you are, we all want something more out of life at some point.

Maybe you want to be a better athlete. Maybe you want to get into a better school or get a better job. Maybe you want to be more liked, popular, or accepted. Maybe, you just want a better phone!

It’s human nature to want things to improve. But that’s easier said than done. Often, it takes hard work to get better and hard work is, well, hard.

People frequently give up on their New Year’s resolutions and goals. Quitting happens so much that people joke about making New Year’s resolutions to keep their New Year’s resolutions!

Does this scenario sound familiar? You try something new. You take the first steps towards your goal. Eventually, you hit a few bumps in the road, or life gets busy. Then, time goes by, and all of a sudden, you realize you’ve forgotten about working on your goal.

SEOT is a way to think about your goals. Achieving goals requires effort.

SEOT Step to Success #2 is to Keep the Streak Alive!

Here’s the thing. Rome wasn’t built in a day, people don’t become pro athletes overnight, and you don’t get to the top of a mountain with a couple of steps. All of these things take time.

Mountains are the perfect metaphor to talk about goal-setting. Everyone can visualize how big a mountain is. No one will argue that it takes thousands of steps to get to the top of that rock. Chances are you’ll have some setbacks along the way. There are probably multiple ways to get to the summit - some might be easier than others. Despite all of your effort, you may not be able to get to the top. But if you get there, the view is fantastic, and the satisfaction of getting to the top is even more breathtaking.

The thing with being a pro athlete, a billionaire, or an “A list” celebrity in Hollywood is that we don’t always see the hard work they put in behind the scenes to get to the top of their mountain. We see the view from their social media accounts, and we want that. They make it look so easy.

So, this SEOT Step to Success is to remind ourselves to put in the effort. Every day, do a little bit of work towards your goal. Keep track of how many days you work on your goal in a row. What’s the longest goal streak you can make before missing a day? Then, see if you can beat your personal best. 

It’s like a game. Every time you beat your personal best, you level up. So, now is the time to keep track of your effort! When you work on your goal today, write down the date on a piece of paper. Do this day-after-day, and eventually, all of your little efforts will add up to a considerable amount. Good luck!

Discussion Questions

1. According to this article, what stops people from achieving their goals or New Year’s resolutions?
2. Why do you think those obstacles stop people from working on their goals?
3. How might this strategy help people to achieve their goals?
4. Why might this strategy not help people to achieve their goals?

TAKE ACTION: Think about a goal that you want to achieve. What could you do every day that would help you towards that goal? Where could you record your goal streak?

THIS LESSON GOES WELL WITH...

• FREE slideshow: teach students HOW to achieve goals and work SMARTER

• Growth Mindset section in Chapter 1. Character (8 lessons)

• Growth Mindset posters

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CHANGELOG

QR Code Update - Jan 8, 2024

• Content change: The student handout now includes a low-ink version of the icon. It also includes a QR code at the bottom which links to the video. Removed digital versions (PowerPoint / Easel handout)

• Simple Organization: Updated to the Educircles Single PDF format with one-click links to keep it simple.

For all changes, please see the START HERE PDF.

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