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Lesson 2 - Growth Mindset

Year 3

Year 4

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Lesson overview

Lesson Objectives
  • To understand the growth & fixed mindset.
  • To understand how our minds work.
  • To challenge yourself.
Key Vocabulary

Mindset, fixed mindset, growth mindset, the brain, neurons, emotions, muscles, strategies, challenge, intelligence, pledge, positive, praise, learning and mistakes.

Curriculum Links
  • Understanding the consequences of their behaviour and actions.
  • Developing pupils’ confidence, resilience, and knowledge so that they can keep themselves mentally healthy.
Equipment and Resources
  • Lesson PPT.
  • paper, pen, and colours.
  • Flower template and printed worksheets.

Lesson activities

Starter Activty
  • Introduce the session with the lesson objectives along with the key word’s pupils will hear.
  • Explain and talk through the human brain using slides 3 – 9.
  • Class discussion: Ask pupils to discuss what kinds of things grow. Initiate feedback and explain what growth means using slide 11.
  • Watch the video about the growth mindset.
Main Activity
  • Mindset checklist activity: Print out the checklist on slide 13 and ask pupils to complete the sentences.
  • Explain to the class what a fixed and growth ‘mindset’ is using slides 14 and 15.
  • My thinking matters activity: Ask pupils to draw a table on a piece of paper and to write fixed mindset sentences on one side and then growth mindset statements on the other side. This can be done in pairs or small groups.
  • Mindset flower: Print out the flower template on slide 19 for each pupil. Ask pupils to write down positive words or sentences in each petal of their flower.
  • The power of yet activity: Print out slide 19 and ask pupils to complete the tasks. Explain the power of YET to the class and how we can use it to be positive.
Plenary
  • 5 day mindset challenge: Print out the challenge card on slide 20 and ask pupils to set themselves 4 more challenges to complete during the week.
  • Explain how a growth mindset can help us using slide 21.
  • Recap the lesson and ask pupils to reflect on their own mindset and complete the 5 questions on slide 22.

Related Downloads

  • Lesson Plan - Healthy Mind L2
  • Resource - Healthy Mind R2

Lessons in this unit

Lesson Plan Content

Lesson 1 - Healthy Mind
Lesson 2 - Growth Mindset
Lesson 3 - Resilience
Lesson 4 - Feelings and Emotions
Lesson 5 - Positivity
Lesson 6 - Anger Management
Be happy. Be healthy.

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