Start This Day (Start the Day Song)
From Jack Hartmann Kids
3 minK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
“Start This Day (Start the Day Song)” is a Jack Hartmann song-and-movement video that teaches confidence, effort, and making good choices at school. Short and catchy — an easy warm-up, transition, or review.
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All ages
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Getting better at anything takes effort and a few mistakes along the way. Believing that is what makes hard things possible.
- What does this song say to do when something is hard?
- What is something you can do now that you couldn't before?
- What is one good choice you can make today?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: effort, practice, mistake, confidence, choice.
Try it: Name one thing you are working on and write the next small step you'll take.