Class Meeting: Growth Mindset
September 26th - September 30th
Kinder - 2nd Grade
Start off your class meeting by reviewing your Character Lab Poster for Growth Mindset.
Talk to students about how they can show grit by:
- Talking about our learning and explaining our learning to others.
- Talking about our mistakes and problem solving through them.
1.What problem did Dojo face?
2. What did he decide to do when faced with that challenge?
3. What did Katie explain to him about his brain?
4. Does Mojo have to face those challenges with zest to have growth mindset?
5. What learning challenges has your brain faced this year?
3rd - 5th Grade
Start off your class meeting by reviewing your Character Lab Poster for Growth Mindset.
Talk to students about how they can show grit by:
- Talking about our learning and explaining our learning to others.
- Talking about our mistakes and problem solving through them.
1.What problem did Dojo face, and what was his reaction to that problem?
2. Why are your thoughts about the brain growing like a muscle?
3. How often do you work out your brain, and in what areas are you letting it get weak by not challenging it?
4. What type of attitude do you have to have in order to truly have growth mindset? What other trait have we learned of that would help with the attitude you must have in order to have growth mindset?
5. How do you think that growth mindset and grit are related?