Grades 1–4
Talk Back to a Fixed Thought
Four comic panels where a character says a fixed mindset thought. Write a growth mindset talk-back in each empty bubble.
SEL worksheet · Growth mindset
Mistake Acronyms
Match FAIL, END and NO to the growth mindset words they stand for, then make your own acronyms for TRY, YET and GROW.
- 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:
- An acronym is a word made from the first letters of other words. Some people use acronyms to remember that mistakes and “no” are part of learning.
- Draw a line from each acronym to what it stands for.
- Make your own growth mindset acronyms. Write a word for each letter.
- Which acronym will help you most, and why?
Words on this sheet
failendWordtryyetgrow
Teacher tip
Hang the kids’ own acronyms near the math center.
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.
- Keep finished sheets in an SEL folder so kids can look back on their growth.
Watch for
Praise for being “smart”. Try praising the effort or the strategy instead.
Talk about it
- What do you say to yourself when something is hard?
- 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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