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April 13, 2014

Growth Mindset: Power of Positive Thinking

Hey, friends! In an attempt to finish up my 90 report cards that are due tomorrow, I am blogging…but just super fast. *pinky promise*

Last week was scrimmage week, so my 5th grade friends spent 3 days taking practice tests that mimic the ‘real’ KPREP that they’ll take in 6 weeks. With all this scrimmaging, we had awkward pockets of time (15 minutes hear, 25 minutes there), and some students were being negative nickles. So negative, in fact, they could have made quarters or half-dollars. 😉
Inspired by Fieldcrest Elementary’s School’s anchor chart, we spent some of our ‘spare’ moments talking about ways to adjust our thinking. I introduced the chart below with the phrases on the left already written. Then, in partner pairs and as a class, we discussed how we could shift our thoughts into constructive POAs (plans of action). Here are what my friends’ ideas look like!

We also discussed that when we change our thinking, we are NOT saying our feelings don’t matter. We ARE saying that our feelings start with “I Statements” and contain emotion words, not “I give up.” and “This is stupid.”. When we make statements like “I give up.”, we stop working and it hinders our success. Instead, we want to believe and say things that empower us and our friends. Here enters our class theme, “Our Words Have Tremendous Power.”
Since our class conversation, it has been neat to listen to my friends suggest different way of saying something. I love when my students challenge each other and show that they are awesome humans-beings up for any challenge. *insert sentimental comment about how great 5th graders are* 🙂

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, 5th Grade, Community Building, Management Tagged With: 5th Grade, Anchor Charts, Management

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  1. jivey says

    April 13, 2014 at 11:31 pm

    I love this idea! Thanks for showing how your class answered. I think my kiddos might need a booster, too! 🙂
    Jivey

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  2. Rebecca H. says

    April 14, 2014 at 1:35 am

    I saw this idea a little while ago…thanks for the reminder. I definitely want to do this with my class, and next year I want to do it at the beginning of the year.

    Rebecca
    Ladybugs Lounge

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  3. Molly says

    April 25, 2014 at 12:29 am

    Love this! I am always trying to get my kiddos to think positively and this would be a great reminder for them!!

    Molly
    Lessons with Laughter

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