Growth mindset lesson plans

Hi Friends… I hope this post finds you well. I wanted to share an activity with you that I do during the first week of school. I am a STICKLER when it comes to saying the words “I CAN’T!” Those words are actually like hearing nails on a chalkboard for me…it drives me a bit … Start your year off having a GROWTH MINDSET! {Freebie} Read More »

"I can’t do it.""This is too hard." "I’m just not good at math."We are sure you’ve probably heard your students (and other adults) say these things. Perhaps you can even recall saying something similar to yourself at one point in time. These are all symptoms of a fixed mindset.

Teaching growth mindset can be done with read-alouds! Rosie's Glasses is a great book for this. Get ideas for using this book to teach being positive.

Encouraging students to make art can sometimes happen easily and other times, it's a challenge. You bring out, act out, or show your "hook" and BAM! They're engaged and are wanting to do their best. Depending on the age or the student's own personal experience with creating art, this is sometimes a challenge and you might even get a complete refusal. As a teacher, it is our job to encourage a student to create. After many years of experience teaching, and having taught art to students from…

Learn how to change a child's inflexible thinking with this collection of tips, books, and activities to develop a growth mindset for kids!

Learn how to cultivate Grit and Growth Mindset in children to help them build resilience. This all in one guide also give you 7 grit and growth mindset activities as well was 14 ways you can use to implement these two concepts at home or in the classroom. Click on the pin to learn more about grit and growth mindset.

Want to learn 5 ways to promote growth mindset in your students? Then check out this blog post. Print the FREE list and use in your classroom for upper and lower elementary lesson plans. The ideas, though, can be used for any grade level. Teach vocabulary, address fears, and more with the interactive worksheets for your kids. Perfect for back to school or first week activities, but they can be used at ANY time of year! {freebie, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th graders}

Do your students be - LEAF in the power of YET? This September SEL Activity will teach your kiddos this concept to encourage a growth mindset in your classroom! Enjoy a premade lesson plan (EDITABLE) with a list of elementary book recommendations to use for the lesson and throughout the school year! This resource includes everything you + your students need to brainstorm goals and draw / write about them. Once your students have completed the leaf activity - display their work on your…

Looking to introduce Growth Mindset to your students? Check out these easy and FREE activities to introduce growth mindset in the classroom!