Molly, a school counselor and teacher, and Jill, an Occupational Therapist, have combined their experience and energy - their MOXIE - to create relevant and actionable resources to nurture students' confidence and resilience.
Molly, a school counselor and teacher, and Jill, an Occupational Therapist, have combined their experience and energy - their MOXIE - to create relevant and actionable resources to nurture students' confidence and resilience.
Are you wondering how to teach growth mindset to your students? These lessons can help you in your quest to teaching growth mindset? These activities and lessons teach the important concepts of a growth mindset to kids.
Students who tend to have a growth mindset believe that intelligence can be nurtured. They focus on learning instead of just looking smart, demonstrate a strong work ethic, and seek challenges. This bundle contains over 90 pages of engaging lessons and activities designed to support the understanding and practice of a growth mindset.
**Resource Contains:
24+ Lessons divided into 4 units
Each teaching unit contains a student self-assessment
Teaching Tips Sheet (current research, teaching tips, and special considerations for teaching Growth Mindset)
4 Quizzes
Informative Parent Letter
4 Growth Mindset Coloring Pages
4 Posters
20 Vocabulary Terms Defined in Word Wall Format
What is a growth mindset?
Who is this resource for?
This resource is useful for upper elementary teachers and middle school teachers looking for lessons on teaching growth mindset. It would also be an asset for parents, counselors, specialists, and other educators.
GROWTH MINDSET: Belief that ability and talents can improve with effort.
FIXED MINDSET: Belief that ability is a fixed trait that cannot change
TABLE of CONTENTS for Lessons:
THE BRAIN
Growth Self-assessment
How to Build a Stronger Brain
Build a Synapse
Parts of a Neuron
The Brain Neuron Cell
Your Amazing Brain
Lobes of the Brain
Pruning Dendrites
Neuroplasticity
GROWTH VERSUS FIXED MINDSET
Mindset Self-Assessment
Why Does Mindset Matter?
Positive Self-Talk
Bouncing Back to a Growth Mindset
Growth or Fixed Mindset?
The Power of Yet
Learning Something New
GOAL-SETTING
Goal-setting Self-Assessment
What Type of Goal?
Goal-Setting: 4 or 5 Categories
SMART Goals
Goal-Setting: Backward Planning
Set an “AMPS” goal
AMPS Goal Analysis
Goal-Setting Analysis
Habits → Goals (7 days / 21 days)
DEVELOPING THINKING PATTERNS
Thinking Patterns Self-Assessment
Think Like an Optimist
Is the Thought Helpful or Unhelpful?
Ideas to Solve a Problem
Think Through a Mistake
Accepting Responsibility
Positive Affirmations
This resource contains over 20 pages and is designed to teach students emotional control and emotional regulation skills. Self-regulation is the ability to understand our feelings and regulate our level of alertness in order to reach our goals. Teach your students the important skills of self-regulation!
FILLABLE PDF and DIGITAL READY with GOOGLE SLIDES
RESOURCE INCLUDES:
5 POSTERS
•4 Tools to move out of each emotion (4 colors)
•My Tools #2 with 20 tools and separate / individual tools cards
2 ASSESSMENTS
•Self Assessment – How much do I know about self-regulation?
•Self-Regulation Self Assessment – Rating my understanding of self-regulation
9 WORKSHEETS
EMOTIONS
•My Emotional Thermometer – Matching feeling words with a temperature gauge (includes blank version too)
•Emotions Vocabulary – Using a feelings wheel
CALMING TECHNIQUES
•My Calming Plan – Creating a 4-step visual calming sequence
•My Cool Down List – Using a checklist to figure out what calms me down
•My Breathing Tools – Using mindful breathing for self-calming
•Learning What Calm “Feels” Like – Using our body’s cues to feel calm
THINKING STRATEGIES
•The Size of a Problem – Determining how big or small a problem really is
•My Stoplight Tool – Understanding my options
UNDERSTANDING PERSPECTIVES
•Rigid Versus Flexible Thinking – Understanding my thinking patterns
Resource features:
•Student worksheets have clear directions and are intended to be a “low prep” format so they can be easily printed and used
•Many of the worksheets lend themselves to whole class or small group discussions
•Emotions and Tools cards can be cut apart and used in games and activities
•Posters can be printed and mounted in the classroom
•Tools posters can be printed for individual students or mounted in the classroom’s calming corner/break area for easy reference
•Self-assessments can be given as a pre and/or post assessment
This product is all new and contains DIFFERENT worksheets, posters, tool posters and tools cards from our original Self-regulation Toolkit #1 Product.
Who is this resource for?
This resource is useful for elementary general education teachers looking for worksheets, posters, coping tools, and quizzes to teach self-regulation. This resource would also be an asset for special education teachers, parents, school counselors, occupational therapists, and other support professionals, as well as parents wanting to expose their students to self-regulation skill development. This resource would also be appropriate for those working with students struggling with emotional and behavioral concerns, attention issues, depression, autism, and anxiety.
Related Resources
This resource is included in Self-regulation Skills BUNDLE
If you like this resource, you will want to check out:
Self-regulation Toolkit #1
Over 45 pages of WORKSHEETS, POSTERS, and CARDS for learning the skills of self-regulation. Self-regulation helps teach students emotional control and emotional regulation skills. This toolkit includes posters, worksheets, quizzes, emotions cards, and a tools poster with tools cards for teaching students self-regulation.
THIS TOOLKIT CONTAINS GOOGLE SLIDES AND FILLABLE PDF OPTIONS
WHO IS THIS RESOURCE FOR?
This resource is useful for upper elementary general education teachers and middle school teachers looking for lessons on teaching self-regulation. This resource would also be an asset for special education teachers, parents, school counselors, occupational therapists, and other support professionals, as well as parents wanting to expose their students to skills of self-regulation. This resource would also be appropriate for those working with students struggling with emotional and behavioral concerns, attention issues, depression, autism, and anxiety.
RESOURCE INCLUDES:
12 POSTERS
•4 Colored emotions (BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, RED)
•4 What each SOUNDS like, LOOKS like, and FEELS like
•My Tools #1 with 20 individual tools cards
•How Am I Feeling? (color and black/white versions)
•How Big Is My Problem?
13 STUDENT WORKSHEETS
Emotions
•My Feelings Face (girl, boy, gender-neutral versions) – Understanding facial cues
•Understanding My Feelings – Understanding how we feel and process emotions
•The Color of My Emotions – How my feelings show up
•Fun with Emotions! – Labeling emotions with the right emotion
•My Feelings Link – Making the connections between actions and feelings
•Which Emotion? – What is expected using scenario questions
Understanding Perspectives
•My Triggers - When I get worried, frustrated, or upset!
•Expected vs. Unexpected Behaviors – Identifying behaviors as being expected or unexpected
•Inner Coach, Inner Critic – Understanding how positive and negative self-talk affects us
•How Big Is My Problem? – Determining the size of a problem
•Asking for Help – Knowing when to ask others for support
Tools
•The Tools I Use (color and black/white versions)
Journal
•My Emotions Journal – Keeping a log to better understand triggers
2 QUIZZES
•Pre/Post Quiz 1 – Check my understanding with T/F Qs
•Pre/Post Quiz 2 – How much do I know? (fill-in-the-blank Qs)
36 EMOTIONS CARDS
•36 Feeling CARDS with 3 versions including color, black / white, & emoji
PRODUCT FEATURES:
•Student worksheets have clear directions and are intended to be a “low prep” format so they can easily be printed and used
•Many of the worksheets lend themselves to the whole class or small group discussions
•Emotions and Tools cards can be cut apart and used in games and activities
•Posters can be printed and mounted in the classroom
•Tools, How Big Is My Problem?, and How Am I Feeling? posters can be printed for individual students or mounted in the classroom’s calming corner/break area for easy reference
•Quizzes can be given as a pre and/or post-assessment