Play Listening Concentration with challenges. Ask students to reflect on the self-talk they’re using during individual work time. Call on a few students at random to tell the class what self-talk they use. 

Have students listen for self-talk phrases in the “Be a Learner” song, then report what they heard. 

Prepare students to play Listening Concentration with increased challenge by discussing what self-talk they could use. Play the game for a few rounds, then have students discuss how self-talk helped them. 

Sample check-in statements: 

• Self-talk means talking to myself in a quiet voice or in my head. 

• Using self-talk helps me stay focused and on task.