This exercise, ‘Graphing Our Reasons to be Thankful’ involves the whole class in an activity designed to prompt thoughts about gratitude. Students are asked to collect the responses to ‘What are two things you are most thankful for this year’ and then group them into common themes (for example family and friends, good health and …More
This ‘Coping With Change’ writing prompt is an ideal activity for promoting a growth mindset by encouraging students to reflect on how they respond to change. The writing prompt provides an introductory passage describing how changes in our circumstances can generate different reactions in different people and promotes the idea that we have some control …More
This ‘Having a Plan B’ writing prompt is an ideal activity for promoting a growth mindset by encouraging students to reflect on how they respond to setbacks. The writing prompt provides an introductory passage describing how having a plan B is about adapting and being resilient, flexible and able to make a choice to go …More
This ‘Making Mistakes’ writing prompt is an ideal activity for promoting a growth mindset by encouraging students to reflect on how they respond to making mistakes. The writing prompt provides an introductory passage posing a question about the usefulness of mistakes before detailing a real-world example of how one scientist’s mistake led to an amazing …More
This ‘Training Your Brain’ writing prompt is an ideal activity for promoting a growth mindset by encouraging students to stretch themselves by trying new learning strategies. The writing prompt provides an introductory passage describing how our brains are similar to our other muscles in that they grow when we exercise them and dispels the myth …More
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