Description
Growth Mindset Bell Ringer BUNDLE for 2nd grade and up:
This Growth Mindset Warm-Up BUNDLE is right for you if you:
- want to provide differentiated activities to your students
- teach in a multi-level classroom
- teach students with special needs during different times in the day
- are meeting the needs of students with varying language abilities or students who are acquiring English
Please note that this bundle contains TWO PRODUCTS. It includes growth mindset bell-ringers for 2nd-3rd grade and growth mindset bell-ringers for 4th grade and up. These products align by weekly topic.
THIS FILE HAS BEEN UPDATED AND NOW INCLUDES DIGITAL OPTIONS IN GOOGLE SLIDES. PLEASE REFER TO THE FINAL 10 PAGES OF EACH PRODUCT FOR LINKS AND INSTRUCTIONS!
This is what you will find in each product:
GROWTH MINDSET 2ND-3RD GRADE WARM-UPS:
These growth mindset bell ringer warm-ups are perfect for teachers who are looking for quick, easy-to-use, information-packed daily growth mindset instruction in the form of warm-ups or bell ringers. These 200 activities, spanning 40 weeks, give you everything you need to teach your 2ND OR 3RD GRADE classroom about all things growth mindset! Please review the thumbnails and previews to assess appropriateness for your class.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE 35 TOPICS WITH EXPLANATORY INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS ON EACH TOPIC. THERE WILL BE INSTRUCTION REQUIRED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH WEEK TO INTRODUCE NEW VOCABULARY AND CONCEPTS. This provides a reference point and a baseline of information for the topic. You can find this information at the top of each week’s warm-up. There are also posters provided for each of the 35 topics if you choose to use them on a growth mindset bulletin board.
The following topics are covered, week by week, in this full-year growth mindset instructional package:
- Growth and Fixed Mindset
- The Brain
- Parts of the Brain
- Neurons
- Perseverance
- Grit
- Mistakes
- Growth Mindset Self-Reflections
- The Power of YET
- Accepting Feedback and Criticism
- Tackling Challenges
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Self-Talk
- Positive and Negative Self-Talk
- Perfection
- Growth Mindset Self-Reflections
- Metacognition: Self-Reflection
- Metacognition: Distractions/Focus
- SMART Goals
- SMART Goals Application
- Room to Grow
- Failure
- The Success of Others
- Growth Mindset Self-Reflections
- Motivation
- Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation
- Resilience
- Malleability of the Brain
- Improvement
- Confidence
- Positive Affirmations
- Growth Mindset Self-Reflections
- Commitment
- Multiple Intelligences
- Mindfulness
- Self-Care
- Reframe Your Mindset
- Becoming Is Better Than Being
- My Growth Mindset Agreements
- Growth Mindset Self-Reflections
This product also includes 35 bulletin-board posters that explain each topic above (as of 10/23/17, a black-and-white copy of these posters is also included). The product also includes a pre-assessment and a post-assessment, along with sample answers or notes for each activity.
This daily growth mindset activity product is for YOU if you struggle to squeeze in growth mindset instruction or don’t know how to teach it. Your students will get instruction in EVERY AREA of growth mindset with the topics covered!
Please review the activities in this product to determine how and when to use them in your class. Some students or groups of students can use them as a warm-up, bell ringer, or independent station activity. Other students or groups may need a bit more support, depending on their level of exposure to growth mindset concepts.
There are SAMPLE ANSWERS available at the end of this file. I emphasize SAMPLE because there are rarely any “correct” answers, as most warm-ups are designed to help students reflect on their own thinking and growth. Occasionally, the sample answers include a tip or trick. Those are there to guide you, but should not be viewed as an exclusive or ultimate idea for approaching a topic.
35 posters correspond to the 35 concepts presented. Please note that there are 40 weeks of warm-ups, but 5 of those weeks are reserved for self-reflection (and there is NOT a corresponding poster for those weeks).
The growth mindset pre-assessment and post-assessment are designed as reflection tools. These are not meant to be graded or formally evaluated; instead, they serve as a tool to reflect on changes in thinking and behavior (most questions are the same so students have a clear way to compare shifts in their thinking).
The scaled questions with emojis that appear in many of the Thursday exercises are designed to help students reflect on how they feel about the topic. Students can share their thoughts with a partner, in a small group, or with the entire class. These exercises have no incorrect answers.
Each 8th week (Week 8, Week 16, Week 24, Week 32, and Week 40), students have an opportunity to reflect on their learning, growth, and the areas they want to keep working on. The inventory in these weeks will include statements repeated from previous weeks. Ask students to save their warm-ups for each 8-week period so they can compare their inventory answers (looking for growth, in particular).
At the very end of this product, you will find an OPTIONAL cover page and Table of Contents that you can use IF YOU CHOOSE TO BIND all the activities together for each student at the beginning of the year (or the beginning of the instruction). If you copy one sheet per week, your students will not need those pages.
GROWTH MINDSET 4TH GRADE AND UP WARM-UPS:
These growth mindset bell ringer warm-ups are perfect for teachers who are looking for quick, easy-to-use, information-packed daily growth mindset instruction in the form of warm-ups or bell ringers. These 200 activities, which span across 40 weeks, will give you everything you need to teach your 4TH GRADE AND UP classroom about all things growth mindset!
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE 35 TOPICS WITH EXPLANATORY INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS ON EACH TOPIC. This provides a reference point and a baseline of information for each topic. You can find this information at the top of each week’s warm-up. There are also posters provided for each of the 35 topics if you choose to use them on a growth mindset bulletin board.
The following topics are covered, week by week, in this full-year growth mindset instructional package:
- Growth and Fixed Mindset
- The Brain
- Parts of the Brain
- Neurons
- Perseverance
- Grit
- Mistakes
- Growth Mindset Self-Reflections
- The Power of YET
- Accepting Feedback and Criticism
- Tackling Challenges
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Self-Talk
- Positive and Negative Self-Talk
- Perfection
- Growth Mindset Self-Reflections
- Metacognition: Self-Reflection
- Metacognition: Distractions/Focus
- SMART Goals
- SMART Goals Application
- Room to Grow
- Failure
- The Success of Others
- Growth Mindset Self-Reflections
- Motivation
- Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation
- Resilience
- Malleability of the Brain
- Improvement
- Confidence
- Positive Affirmations
- Growth Mindset Self-Reflections
- Commitment
- Multiple Intelligences
- Mindfulness
- Self-Care
- Reframe Your Mindset
- Becoming Is Better Than Being
- My Growth Mindset Agreements
- Growth Mindset Self-Reflections
*This product also includes 35 posters for a bulletin board that explain each topic above (as of 10/23/17, a black-and-white copy of these posters is also included). This product also includes a pre-assessment and a post-assessment, along with sample answers or notes for each activity.
This daily growth mindset activity product is for YOU if you struggle to squeeze in growth mindset instruction or don’t know how to teach it. Your students will get instruction in EVERY AREA of growth mindset with the topics covered!
Please review the activities in this product to determine how and when to use them in your class. Older students can use them as a warm-up, bell ringer, or independent station activity. Younger kids (4th grade and perhaps 5th grade) may need a bit more support, depending on their exposure to growth mindset concepts.
There are SAMPLE ANSWERS available at the end of this file. I emphasize SAMPLE because there are rarely any “correct” answers, as most warm-ups are designed to help students reflect on their own thinking and growth. Occasionally, the sample answers include a tip or trick. Those are there to guide you, but should not be viewed as an exclusive or ultimate idea for approaching a topic.
35 posters correspond to the 35 concepts presented. Please note that there are 40 weeks of warm-ups, but 5 of those weeks are reserved for self-reflection (and there is NOT a corresponding poster for those weeks).
The growth mindset pre-assessment and post-assessment are designed as reflection tools. These are not meant to be graded or formally evaluated, but to reflect on changes in thinking and behavior (most questions are the same so students have a clear way to compare shifts in their thinking).
The scaled questions that appear in many of the Thursday exercises are designed to help students reflect on how they feel about the topic. Students can share their thoughts with a partner, in a small group, or with the entire class.
Each 8th week (Week 8, Week 16, Week 24, Week 32, and Week 40), students have an opportunity to reflect on their learning, growth, and the areas they want to keep working on. The inventory in these weeks will include statements repeated from previous weeks. Ask students to save their warm-ups for each 8-week period so they can compare their inventory answers (looking for growth, in particular).
On pages 146-148 (at the very end of this product), you will find an OPTIONAL cover page and Table of Contents that you can use IF YOU CHOOSE TO BIND all the activities together for each student at the beginning of the year (or the beginning of the instruction). If you copy one sheet per week, your students will not need those pages.
These PDF files contain 390 PDF pages + Google Slides.








Tabitha R. –
I’ve been doing growth mindset for a few years in my classroom and couldn’t quite find the resource I wanted as a journal; this is it! I’m excited to put this to use!
Jacquelin C. –
Great resource, excited to implement these within our homeschool.
Chris K. –
Working Great so far!
Gillian L. –
Great
Monica B. –
This has been a great resource to help me plan lessons for next year!
Chi Fung L. –
My students are learning about their brains and learning how to build a growth mindset with our guidance counselors. I really like how these bell ringers are quick and easy to do. The students are able to do this while we are waiting for the rest of our friends to join us in Google Meet and I can leave a personalized comment on their work since it is on a Google Slide. Thank you so much for making a Google Slide version of it. This really helps with distance learning.
MrsZ –
This is such a helpful resource for promoting growth mindset!
Alicia Y. –
WONDERFUL! This was a great guide for a year of Mindfulness! Thanks!!
Megan G. –
Very comprehensive and engaging unit!
Louise K. –
A very helpful addition to my classroom. The kids found it easy to use and fun.
Laura L. –
I use this everyday in our morning meeting work and then try to tie it in to work that we are doing throughout the day.
Stephanie P. –
This is an excellent resource! It was very helpful in my autism community class.
Kaylinn Morrell –
An amazing resource to help bring up the topics that are most important in growing kids. Growth mindset themes are well balanced and very approachable. Highly Recommend.
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for the positive comments and 5-star feedback, Kaylinn!
I truly appreciate you for taking the time to leave feedback,
Kirsten
Rachel M. –
I cannot rave about this program enough, it offers so much for students and teachers! 10/10!!!
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for your thoughtful 5-star feedback, Rachel!
I truly appreciate you for taking the time to share your thoughts and review of this resource and am so happy to hear that you are so satisfied with this resource! I’ll take a 10/10 any day of the week!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
THERESA D. –
Love this resource!
Always working on Growth Mindset and Grit, my students really enjoy using this resource!
The bell-ringers we use to be included in daily journals, and the conversations are outstanding.
Love it!!
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for your thoughtful 5-star feedback, Theresa!
I truly appreciate you for taking the time to share your thoughts and review of this resource and am so happy to hear that it resulted in outstanding conversations!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Miss Berard –
We started using this as morning work as a way to try and implement more SEL/mindset work throughout our day. I love the bundle with the 2 different sets but both work on the same skills each week so that in my 5th grade class I can differentiate by student.
Hattie Williams –
I have used this product in many different grade levels. It is by far my favorite resource when it come to classroom management and SEL. So amazing and easy to use.
Special Kind of Middle School Crazy –
Fantastic resource for students to use as morning work.