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A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste.

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A mindset is a terrible thing to waste. Now more than ever, there is a focus for working with students to build their social and emotional learning base, which includes developing growth mindsets. Intelligence is never fixed. Your brain can continue to grow, learn, and become stronger, you just have to train it. That’s why it is so important to have a growing mindset. ***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING*** See below for more details on using it with Google Slides. Make Your Mindset is a project based learning activity that asks students to work towards training and identifying factors that help growth mindsets by focusing on attitude, determination, and changing the way they view challenges. At the end of the PBL students will set their own goals, make a plan, and track/reflect progress for a goal of their choosing. There are 21 activities (most are 1 page each) for students to complete. Each page involves an issue or topic they must solve, design, create, or research. As students work through each page, they will make their own decisions and choose the outcomes based on information they learn. By the end, all students will have completed the project, but each version will be based on the creator’s imagination, creativity, and mindset. What's Included PAGE Title Content 7 Title Page 8 Introduction Students learn about the mindset project that they will be working on. 9 Brainstorm the mindset Students write what they already know about mindsets. 10 Vocabulary Students define mindset-related vocabulary terms. 12 Fixed Vs. Growth Students use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast fixed and growth mindsets. 13 Failures Seen Students identify 3 times they have see failures, along with writing about the reactions, too. 14 What About Students answer two pages worth of questions on FIXED and GROWTH mindsets. These will be longer response answers. 16 Turn Around Negative Students will rewrite fixed mindset sentences/sayings to reflect a growth mindset. 17 Keep An Eye Out Students look for instances around school where students/classmates are demonstrating growth mindsets. They can illustrate or write what they see. 18 A Story of Growth Students reflect and write a story of a time that they showed a growth mindset. 19 Acrostics Students create acrostics for the words: MINDSET, GRIT, GROWTH, and FIXED. 21 Power of Yet Students write down things they currently can’t do, but want to be able to do in the future. 22 Head Space Students design a head that is all about themselves; including what they like, character traits, and more. 23 Classroom Mindsets Students describe what classrooms look like with fixed and growth mindsets. 24 Quotes Students create their own quotes to reinforce powerful growth mindsets in the classrooms. 25 Building Up Others Students write notes to other classmates identifying times when they’v showed a growth mindset. 26-36 Making A Plan Students learn about a plan to develop and reach a goal that they have set This is a six-step, laid out on the following pages, to assist students. 27 Brainstorm Students different goals that they set for themselves. 28 Pick Your Goal Students pick a specific goal and answer questions about why it was picked. 29 Build A Plan Students look at specifics of the goal such as time, materials, and main steps needed to reach it. 30 Step It Out Students write the steps they will be taking to to reach their chosen goal. 31 Journal Entries Students have journal entries to complete as they progress. They can write in them and track their progress. There are three pages included for this portion. 34 Evaluate and Reflect Students will take a final look at their progress and decide where they want to go next. Also included are another two pages of reflections questions about their process and how they did. All pages can be geared towards multiple grade levels, although for some younger students the teacher may need to give more explicit instructions. Students may choose to use multiple resources to complete each page. They might even choose to work with a partner, but you get final say on that. ***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL!*** ACCESSING THIS DIGITAL RESOURCE There are two pdf files included in the zip file. To access the digital file for Google Slide open the file with the title "digital" in it. Then click the hyperlink included on the first page (inside the yellow box) to access the file online. What you need to get started: 1. Download Link for the Google Slide Product 2. Have access to the Internet and a Google Account. (FREE) 3. Open the file on your own Google Drive and engage while in the edit mode. 4. Printer access to print out the finished product. (OPTIONAL). Beginning your Google Slides Project: Before you begin editing/filling in your project, it is VERY important to first make a copy of the file, on your own Google Drive. Once you make a copy of the original file it will enable you to edit it and make any changes. After creating a copy of the resource you can decide which slides you would like to include and which ones to delete before you assign this as an assignment. ********* See More Projects in my custom category:  PROJECT BASED LEARNING MORE LIKE THIS: ZOO DESIGN: Area, Perimeter, Map Skills, Project Based Learning, & More! THE ISLAND: Project Based Learning for Writing, Math, Reading, Science, & SS GEOMETROCITY: Create & Build a City Made of Math Using Geometry FINAL FRONTIER, 3 part project: ELA, Math, Science BUILD A TINY HOUSE: Project Based Learning Activity with Geometry, Area, and Perimeter DESIGN AN OBSTACLE RACE COURSE with Area and Perimeter RUN A TACO TRUCK: Decimals, Area, Perimeter, Geometry, and Guacamole PRODUCE A TV SHOW: Development, Script Writing, and Build a TV Set BUILDING MY BLOCK: Your Neighborhood PBL for Math and ELA TREEHOUSE CONSTRUCTION: Design Your Dream House In the Trees, A PBL Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE Project Based Learning, Build a Ski Resort Project Based Learning, Design a School Library Project Based Learning, Design a Water Park Project Based Learning, Discovery In the Rainforest Project Based Learning, Earth Day Invention Project Based Learning, Running A Lemonade Stand Project Based Learning, Save Christmas Project Based Learning, Shark Security Force Project Based Learning, Snake Search: Around the World Project Based Learning, Valentine’s Day Party Planner Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE, PART 2 Project Based Learning Activity: Plan a School Party Project Based Learning Activity: All About Bats Project Based Learning Activity: Arctic Adventure Project Based Learning Activity: Plan a Field Day Project Based Learning Activity: President For A Week Project Based Learning Activity: Run A Toy Drive Project Based Learning Activity: Plan Thanksgiving Dinner Project Based Learning Activity: Let's Go Camping Project Based Learning Activity: Monster Squad Project Based Learning Activity: Island Survival Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE, PART 3 Project Based Learning Activity: Create A Classroom Community Project Based Learning Activity: Design A Video Game Project Based Learning Activity: Alive In The Desert Project Based Learning Activity: Endangered Animal Awareness Project Based Learning Activity: Habitats Around The World Project Based Learning Activity: Design A Miniature Golf Course Project Based Learning Activity: Run A Music Festival Project Based Learning Activity: The Ultimate Playground Project Based Learning Activity: Design A Theme Park Project Based Learning Activity: Water World, Save the Earth Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE, PART 4 Project Based Learning Activity: Insect Infestation Project Based Learning Activity: Into the Wilderness Project Based Learning Activity: The Animal Shelter Project Based Learning Activity: Making Your Mindset Project Based Learning Activity: Cardboard Creation  Project Based Learning Activity: Bears Everywhere  Project Based Learning Activity: Design An Arcade Project Based Learning Activity: Create A Summer Camp  Project Based Learning Activity: Plan A Vacation Project Based Learning Activity: Design A Treehouse GRAB A BUNDLE: Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE, PART 2 Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE, PART 3 Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE, PART 4

Because your brain could benefit from a good tidying just as much as your house.

Children learn their most important lessons on the playground, not in the classroom, researchers say.