💛 SELGrade 2Lesson 6
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Learn Growth Mindset

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Learning Objectives

  • 1Tell the difference between a growth mindset thought and a fixed mindset thought
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Mini Lesson

Did you know your brain gets stronger every time you learn something new? The way you think about learning has a huge effect on how much you grow!

Growth mindset

  • Believing that you can get smarter and better through effort.
  • Example thought: "I can’t do this yet — but I will keep trying!"
  • Growth mindset people see mistakes as chances to learn.

Fixed mindset

  • Believing that your abilities are fixed and cannot change.
  • Example thought: "I’m just not good at math. I never will be."
  • Fixed mindset stops you from trying because you think it won’t help.

The power of "yet"

  • Adding the word yet turns a fixed thought into a growth thought.
  • Fixed: "I can’t read fast." Growth: "I can’t read fast yet."
Growth mindset brain versus fixed mindset brainTwo brain icons side by side: a growing brain labeled Growth Mindset with a plus sign and a locked brain labeled Fixed Mindset with a padlock.Two ways of thinkingGrowth Mindset"I can learn this!""Mistakes help me grow.""I will keep trying."Fixed Mindset"I'm just not smart.""I give up.""I'll never get it."Growth grows — fixed stays locked.
Growth mindset (can grow) vs. fixed mindset (locked).
The power of adding the word yetTwo thought cards showing the same thought before and after adding the word yet, transforming a fixed thought into a growth thought.The power of "yet"Fixed: "I can't do this."Stops you from trying+ "yet"Growth: "I can't do this yet."Keeps you going!One small word — one big difference!
Adding "yet" transforms a fixed thought into a growth thought.
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Ask yourself: "When something is hard, do I think I can’t, or I can’t yet?"

Vocabulary
Growth mindset
Believing you can get better through efforte.g. A growth mindset says I can learn this if I try.
Fixed mindset
Believing your abilities cannot changee.g. A fixed mindset says I am just bad at this.
Effort
How hard you trye.g. Effort makes the brain stronger.
Yet
A small word that turns I cannot into I cannot YETe.g. Adding yet keeps me hopeful.
Challenge
Something hard that helps you growe.g. A challenge gives my brain a workout.
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