Looking for an impactful social emotional learning lesson? This Growth Mindset lesson is sure to encourage your students! It includes everything you need to introduce growth mindset to your middle school class. This lesson is one of my favorite back to school activities, but it’s also great for any time you want to encourage students and set a positive tone in your classroom. This is designed to be a 2-3 day lesson, depending on the length of your class periods. It’s perfect for the first days of school! Included in this resource: Growth Mindset Lesson Plan: A detailed plan to guide you through this lesson. Growth Mindset Lesson PowerPoint Slides: A 20-slide PowerPoint presentation that teaches terms and ideas about growth mindset. It includes student participation opportunities (such as think-pair-share and discussion questions) to encourage engagement. Growth Mindset Sorting Activity: This activity makes for a great group work assignment to make sure students can identify examples and non-examples of growth mindset. Growth Mindset One-Pager Assignment: This is a fun, creative way to let students show what they’ve learned about growth mindset. It encourages students to think about how they can apply a growth mindset to their lives.  Growth Mindset Writing Prompts: There are three writing prompts to choose from. Students will respond to the prompt with a paragraph. This is helpful for getting a writing sample from your students! A Growth Mindset Coloring Page: There are four options for students to choose from. Great for early finishers. Answer key for the sorting activity and Rubrics for the One-Pager and Writing assignments Your students will benefit from learning about growth mindset, and you’ll love the convenience of this complete lesson plan. Get to know your new students while building your classroom community! Note: Your .zip file download will include 3 files: A PDF with the lesson plan and activities, a PDF with the lesson slides, and an editable PowerPoint (.ppt) file with