Grades 1–4
Growth Mindset Word Search
Find twelve growth mindset words, like yet, effort and practice, hidden across, down and on a slant, then use one in a sentence.
SEL worksheet · Growth mindset
Meet Your Brain
Match five brain parts, like the amygdala and the hippocampus, to what they do, and see how your brain learns and handles big feelings.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Growth mindset
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Growth mindset, Perseverance, Positive self-talk, Learning from mistakes
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- When you learn and feel, messages zip between the parts of your brain. Here are five parts that help you learn, remember and handle big feelings.
- Draw a line from each brain part to what it does.
- When you take a deep breath, your thinking boss can calm your alarm. When could that help you?
Words on this sheet
prefrontal cortexlibraryneuronschoices
Teacher tip
Teach a hand model of the brain: the fist shows when we “flip our lid”.
How to use it
- Share a mistake you made this week and what you learned from it.
- Add “yet” to the end of kids’ “I can’t” statements all week.
- Read scenarios aloud for younger kids and let them answer with a drawing.
Watch for
Praise for being “smart”. Try praising the effort or the strategy instead.
Talk about it
- What is something you couldn’t do last year that you can do now?
- Have you ever been in a moment like this? What happened?
Take it further
Make a class “Power of Yet” bulletin board with kids’ goals.
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