Mindset Kit | Teaching a Growth Mindset

Number of Lessons 4

Designed For Teachers

Time to Complete 16 min

Introducing students to the malleable brain

Researchers have learned a great deal about what works and what doesn't work, and we're still learning! Read about some of the lessons we've learned so far.

Explain the neuroscience

See evidence that the brain is malleable and share this evidence with students.

Growth mindset lesson plan

Download a sample growth mindset lesson plan to try out in your classroom.

Instilling a growth mindset takes time

Have a growth mindset about instilling a growth mindset!

Grow your brain.

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Introduction to Growth Mindset

Students were introduced to what a Growth Mindset is and how to obtain it.

Connecting Personal Neurons - Understanding How The Mind Grows

Students create posters showing the difference between how the brain's neurons share information at an early age (5 years) compared to that of their current age today.

Growth Mindset Pictures, 2nd grade art lesson

I asked students to create a picture that represents a "growth mindset" brain.

Read Alouds & Teacher Reading

This is a list of children's book on persistence, making mistakes, mindset, and the brain. There are also a couple of teacher books on the list.

Mindset Self Talk T-Chart

We made a T-chart showing self talk sentences that indicate fixed and growth mindsets.

"The Day the Crayons Quit" Mindset Lesson

This is a lesson plan for teaching fixed vs. growth mindset using The Day the Crayons Quit.