Character Strength of Growth Mindset – Instructional Strategies and Activities

The following are instructional strategies and activities to help integrate the strength of GROWTH MINDSET into the culture of your classroom.

• Engage in the Language of Growth Mindset – Understood.org provides PDF downloads of questions, situations and action plans to immerse your students in the language of growth mindset.

• Guiding Mantra – Work with your students to create their personal mantra of growth mindset self-talk applying terms such as “I can …, I am learning to …, I am trying … and I am going to …”.

• Growth Mindset Folder – Access the PDF activities in this folder.

• Growth Mindset Survey – Have your students take this three question survey to then get feedback as to their engagement with growth mindset.

• Inward-Outward  – Think of ways to use the strength internally for your own wellbeing. Think of ways to express the strength outward to benefit others. Example: In- Engaging growth mindset in which setting really grows your self-confidence and “can do” attitude? Out- Applying growth mindset in which situation brings helps others overcome obstacles?

• Lessons Database – Access the MindSet Kit offers resources and lessons.

  • Assessments for A Growth Mindset (2 lessons)

  • About Growth Mindset (3 lessons)

  • Celebrate Mistakes (5 lessons & classroom activities)

  • Introduction to Growth Mindset (slideshow)

  • Praise the Process, Not the Person (3 lessons)

Find lessons at the Heart-Mind Online resource site provided by the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education. Find lessons at the Greater Good in Education resource site provided by the Greater Good Science Center (University of California – Berkeley).

• My Favorite Mistake – Reflect upon mistakes you made last week. Which one did you learn from the most? (Making Wellbeing Practical)