Grades 3–5
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.
SEL worksheet · Growth mindset
My “Yet” Web
Fill an idea web with six things you can’t do yet, at school, at home, in play and more, then pick one to practice first.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–5
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Growth mindset
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Growth mindset, Perseverance, Positive self-talk, Learning from mistakes
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- At school, I am learning…
- At home, I am learning…
- In sports or play, I am learning…
- In art or music, I am learning…
- With friends, I am learning…
- Someday I want to learn…
- The one I will practice first:
Teacher tip
Revisit the web later in the year and check off the “yets” kids reached.
How to use it
- Celebrate a “mistake of the day” where the class learns from an error.
- Connect it to a real hard task, like a tricky math page.
- Use it during morning meeting or right after recess, when the topic is fresh.
Watch for
Praise for being “smart”. Try praising the effort or the strategy instead.
Talk about it
- Why are mistakes part of learning?
- How might someone else see it differently?
Take it further
Keep a learning journal where kids note one thing that was hard and how they kept going.
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More growth mindset worksheets
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.
Grades 2–5
Mistake Detectives
Be a mistake detective: read four short stories and write what went wrong, what each kid can learn and what to try next time.
Grades 1–5
Growth Mindset Challenge Board
Sixteen growth mindset challenges, from trying a new food to asking for feedback. Check them off and try for four in a row.
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