Mindset Matters

Mindset Matters

A Counseling Curriculum to Help Students Understand how to Help Themselves Succeed with a Growth Mindset

By Lisa King, Ed.S, LPC

DOWNLOADABLE POWERPOINT LESSONS 

VIDEO LINKS

TOPIC PAGE AUDIENCE LENGTH
Background and Overview of Growth Mindset    
Carol Dweck, “Developing a Growth Mindset” 155 Adult 9:37
Growth Mindset Video 90 Student 2:30
Mindfulness    
“Just Breathe” by Julie Bayer Salzman & Josh Salzman 42,55,57 Student 3:41
Mind in a Jar – Planting Seeds of Mindfulness MOVIE! 42,55,57 Student 1:13
JusTme – My Mindfulness 42 Student 2:38
JusTme Feat. E.E.D.E.E – Mindful or Nah 42 Student 4:15
Sesame Street: Common and Colbie Caillat – “Belly Breathe” with Elmo 42,50,51 Student 2:25
JusTme Im Present 42,50,51 Student 3:01
Yoga for Kids: Breathing Warm-Ups 42 Student 1:17
Mindfulness in Schools: Richard Burnett at TEDxWhitechapel 43 Adult 19:21 
Identify How Your Brain Works   
How To Remember Stuff for Exams (A Sieve-Like Brain) 64 Student 1:33
How We Learn – Synapses and Neural Pathways 64,68 Student 3:15
Your Brain is Plastic 64 Student 4:07
Structure of a Neuron 64 Student 6:13
How Youth Learn: Ned’s GR8 8 64 Student 6:12
Brain Jump with Ned the Neuron: Challenges Grow Your Brain 27,64,84,85 Student 1:51
Brain Tricks – This Is How Your Brain Works 64 Student 4:40
How the Brain Works 64 Student 9:05
The Learning Brain 64,72 Student 7:01
Neuroplasticity 64,73 Student 2:03
Not Yet is OK
Famous Failures 79 Student 2:58
You Can Learn Anything 79,84,85 Student 1:30
Jesse Ruben-We Can-OFFICIAL Music Video   79 Student 4:11
Barney Saltzberg’s Beautiful Oops, full video 79,89 Student 9:59 
Sesame Street: Janelle Monae – Power of Yet 79,90 Student 2:41 
Understanding Talent 79 Student 2:12
Determination and GRIT
Carol Dweck: The Effect of Praise on Mindsets 95 Adult 3:25
TMB Panyee FC short film: Make the Difference 95,108 Student 5:14
How Many Times Should You Try Before Success? 96 Student 1:55
Grit: The Key to Your Success at FLVS 96,108 Student 2:22
Amazing Kids of Character: Perserverance (Accessible Preview) 96 Student 4:07
Amazing Kids of Character: Portraits of Perseverance 96,110 Student 1:44
Don’t Stop, Don’t Give Up! 96,98 Student 1:18
Sesame Street: Bruno Mars: Don’t Give Up 96 Student 1:57
Warhawk Matt Scott in Nike ‘No Excuses’ Commercial 96 Student 1:01
Will Smith Mindset 96 Student 1:26
The Wall: TV Commercial 103 Student 1:30
Self-Talk
Jessica’s “Daily Affirmation” 116 Student 0:49
Do or Do not there is no try – Yoda Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 116 Student 1:00
Teaching Positive Thinking 116 Student 0:49 
Positive & Negative Thinking Great Lesson 116,117 Student 1:59
Power of Positive Thinking 116 Student 1:17
Crabby Little Girl – Clip 116 Student 1:41
Finding Nemo – Just Keep Swimming.flv 116 Student 0:30
Tiger Tiger Is It True? 134 Student 6:32
Bonus Videos   
Carol Dweck’s TED talk 25 Adult 10:20 
The Power of Believing that You Can Improve 35 Adult 10:20
Perseverance. The story of Nick Vujicic 108 Student 3:36
The Bouncing Dot Music Video 122 Student 2:30
Daily Affirmations – Short Positive Affirmations Quotes 134 Student 1:52
EGGBERT The Slightly Cracked Egg-EDM310 Kristen Phelps 149 Student 1:10
Change your mindset, change the game | Dr. Alia Crum | TEDxTraverseCity Adult 18:20
The Power of Belief – Mindset and Success- Growth mindset vs Fixed mindset Adult 10:52
Carol Dweck, Growth Mindsets and Motivation Adult 8:01
Angela Lee Duckworth: The key to success? Grit Adult 6:12

 p163-165_Video Index to Support Lessons 

DOWNLOADABLE DOCUMENTS

Page in Book  –  Title

p11_BrainStation poster

p13_Mindset Chant

p14_Mindset Chant teaching copy

p16_Mindset poster

p17_Mindfulness coloring sheet

p18_Identify coloring sheet

p19_Not Yet coloring sheet

p20_Determination coloring sheet

p21_Self Talk coloring sheet

p22_Everyone is Unique coloring sheet

p23_Teach Others coloring sheet

p25_ Small Group Counseling Sample Email to Teachers

p26_Group Outline template

p28_Mindset Matters group letter

p29_Mindset Matters pre-post survey

p30_Mindset Matters student pre-survey, Gr 4-6

p31_Mindset Matters pre-post survey, Gr 2-4

p32_Group Reminder cards

p34_Record Lessons worksheet

p45_Thinking Brain Sensing Brain poster

p46_True False cards

p47_True or False worksheet

p48_Mindful or Mind FULL worksheet

p49_Mindfulness word search

p52_Distractions cards

p53_What Does It Mean To Be Present? worksheet 

p54_Stop and Be Mindful poster

 

*Revised since publication

Page in Book  –  Title

p56_Mindful Minute Bottle labels

p57_Mindfulness Matters letter

p58_What Is Mindfulness worksheet

p60_Mindfulness activity cards

p67_Brain maze

p69_Licorice Connections worksheet*

p70_Brain Riddles worksheet

p71_Fancy Facts about the Brain poster

p72_Brain Power Puzzle worksheet

p72_Brain Power Puzzle Answer Key

p73_Neuro What worksheet

p74_NEURONS and AXONS and DENDRITES poster

p75_NEURONS and AXONS and DENDRITES worksheet

p81_Power of Yet poster

p82_I CAN worksheet

p83_NOT YET worksheet

p87_Rubric for Do You Get It Yet poster

p88_Which Step Have You Reached Today poster

p91_Power of Yet poem

p97_Are You DETERMINED to Crack the Code worksheet

p99_Pipe Cleaner Perseverance Challenge Reflection sheet

p101_How Gritty are You worksheet

p102_GRIT poster

p104_Choose Which Word worksheet

p105_Persistence puzzle

p106_Set Your Goals worksheet

p107_Quotes About Determination and GRIT poster

Page in Book  –  Title

p109_Determination Interview worksheet

p111_How to Solve a Problem worksheet

p118_Change Your Words Change Your Mindset poster

p119_Positive Thinking = Growth Mindset worksheet

p121_Positive Thinking Sandwich worksheet

p123_Confidence Competence worksheet

p125_Positive Problem Solving worksheet

p126_Positive Thinking = Growth Mindset poster

p129_Rainbow Bridge worksheet

p130_Negative Thinking/Fixed Mindset statement cards

p131_Seeing the Rainbow in the Rainstorm worksheet

p132_A Super Ball and an Egg: Bounce Back and Smile worksheet

p133_Super Ball and Egg letter

p134_Tiger, Tiger is it True cards

p139_Different Same Different worksheet

p140_We are THE SAME in these Ways worksheet

p141_We are DIFFERENT in these Ways worksheet

p142_SAME DIFFERENT Class title page

p143_A Unique Wordsearch worksheet

p144_Unique Signature Bingo worksheet

p146_Roll a Review Question worksheet

p147_Only ONE Me workheet

p148_Fish Cutout worksheet

p155_Growth Mindset TicTacToe 

p156_Mindset Chant Door Hanger

p157_Teach Others Walk-About worksheet

p163-165_Video Index to Support Lessons

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