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Growth Mindset Garden

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Lesson Plan

Planting Seeds of Potential

Students will be able to define growth mindset versus fixed mindset and identify strategies to develop a growth mindset through effort and practice.

Understanding and applying a growth mindset helps students embrace challenges, learn from mistakes, and persist in the face of difficulties, leading to greater academic and personal success.

Audience

Elementary School Students

Time

45 minutes

Approach

Interactive discussion, visual aids, and a creative project to reinforce concepts.

Materials

Growth Mindset Garden Slide Deck, Brain Stretch Challenge Warm-Up, My Growth Mindset Mural Project Guide, and Art supplies (paper, crayons, markers, colored pencils)

Prep

Gather Materials & Review

15 minutes

Step 1

Introduction & Warm-Up: Brain Stretch Challenge

10 minutes

  • Begin with the Brain Stretch Challenge Warm-Up to get students thinking about challenges and effort.
    - Discuss student responses, linking them to the idea of growing their brains.

Step 2

Introducing Growth Mindset: From 'Can't' to 'Can!'

15 minutes

  • Use the Growth Mindset Garden Slide Deck to introduce the concepts of fixed and growth mindsets.
    - Engage students with questions and examples from the slides to illustrate the difference.
    - Emphasize that mistakes are opportunities for growth and effort builds ability.

Step 3

Activity: My Growth Mindset Mural

15 minutes

  • Introduce the My Growth Mindset Mural Project Guide.
    - Explain that students will create a visual representation of their own growth mindset, focusing on how they can 'plant seeds of potential.'
    - Provide art supplies and give students time to begin their murals. Circulate and offer encouragement.

Step 4

Wrap-Up & Share

5 minutes

  • Ask students to share one idea or image from their mural that represents a growth mindset.
    - Reiterate the main takeaway: our brains can grow stronger with effort and dedication, just like plants in a garden.
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