Grades 2–5
Growth Mindset Secret Code
Use the number code to uncover three growth mindset messages, then write a secret code message of your own for a friend.
SEL worksheet · Growth mindset
Trace Growth Mindset Sentences
Trace four short growth mindset sentences, like I can learn and Mistakes are okay, then draw something you are learning.
- Grade level
- Grades K–1
- 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:
- Trace each sentence. Say it out loud.
- Mistakes are okay.
- Draw something you are learning to do.
Teacher tip
Say each sentence together with a fist pump before tracing.
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.
- 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
- 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.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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