🛡️ Part 1: Understanding Commitment - Mā te Ngākau ū

1. What does "Mā te Ngākau ū" mean to you? (Having a strong heart, steadfast like a warrior)

2. Circle the best definition of commitment:

Giving up when things get hard

Sticking with something even when it's challenging

Only doing things that are easy

Avoiding difficult tasks

3. Think of a time when you found it hard to keep going at something. What was it?

🧠 Part 2: Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset

4. Match each statement to the correct mindset type:

1. "I can't do this yet"

2. "I'm just not good at this"

3. "I can learn from my mistakes"

4. "This is too hard for me"

A. Growth Mindset

B. Fixed Mindset

C. Growth Mindset

D. Fixed Mindset

5. Check all the ways a growth mindset can help you stay committed:

Helps you see challenges as opportunities to learn

Makes you give up faster

Encourages you to try new strategies

Helps you learn from mistakes

Makes you avoid difficult tasks

⚡ Part 3: Challenges to Commitment

6. Fill in the blanks with words that describe challenges to staying committed:

When I'm working on something difficult, I might feel _____________ or get easily _____________ by other things. Sometimes I lose _____________ in what I'm doing, or I feel _____________ when things don't go as planned.

7. List three things that make it hard for you to stay committed to your goals:

💪 Part 4: Re-motivation Strategies

8. Check all the strategies that could help you re-motivate yourself when commitment fades:

Breaking big tasks into smaller steps

Using positive self-talk

Giving up immediately

Asking for help from others

Reminding yourself why the goal is important

Taking a short break and coming back refreshed

9. Create your own motivational strategy. What will you do next time your commitment starts to fade?

🎯 Part 5: Personal Reflection and Planning

10. Think about a current goal or commitment you have. Describe it here:

11. What might make it challenging to stick with this commitment?

12. Write a personal affirmation or strategy you will use to stay committed:

13. Draw or write about what having "a strong heart like a warrior" means to you:

🌟 Part 6: Success Criteria Self-Check

14. Rate yourself on today's learning goals (circle one for each):

I can describe what commitment means and why it is important:

Not yet

Getting there

Got it!

I can identify challenges that make it hard to keep committed:

Not yet

Getting there

Got it!

I can explain the difference between growth and fixed mindset:

Not yet

Getting there

Got it!

I can suggest strategies to re-motivate myself:

Not yet

Getting there

Got it!

15. How can you show a strong heart like a warrior in your everyday commitments?

Staying Committed Over Time

Staying Committed Over Time

🛡️ Part 1: Understanding Commitment - Mā te Ngākau ū

🧠 Part 2: Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset

⚡ Part 3: Challenges to Commitment

💪 Part 4: Re-motivation Strategies

🎯 Part 5: Personal Reflection and Planning

🌟 Part 6: Success Criteria Self-Check

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