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Are you stuck and wondering how to teach growth mindset in your classroom? Are you searching for growth mindset ideas and activities to share with your students? Are you desperate for ideas about how to make growth mindset part of your classroom culture and climate? Check out these easy to implement ideas!

How to Teach Growth Mindset on a Budget of 10 Minutes

Growth Mindset· Teacher Tips

This post may contain affiliate links.  Please see my disclosure here. My guess is that you fall into one of two categories.  Either your administration is pushing hard for growth mindset instruction OR you’ve done research and want to incorporate these concepts because you know they can be transformative.  In either case, you have 6 hours to teach 9 hours of…
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Guide to Helping Students Develop Positive Self-Talk Using Growth Mindset Concepts: Increase Student Confidence and Self-Esteem by Helping Students Identify and Shift Negative Self-Talk

The Ultimate Guide to Helping Students Shift Self-Talk from a Fixed Mindset to a Growth Mindset

Growth Mindset· Social Emotional Learning· Teacher Tips

This post may contain affiliate links.  Please see my disclosure here. “I can’t do this stuff!” Suddenly Jackson’s math paper sails across the table. Even though you immediately want to retort, “Jackson, we’re only 4.2 seconds into math time,” you know that won’t help.  His confidence is zero. Begging him to try won’t change that. Now what? He has successfully…
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Are you looking for ways to keep your kids busy, active, and engaged this summer? Here are some practical tips for helping your kids steer clear of boredom and have some extra summer fun!

Tips for Keeping Your Kids Active and Engaged During the Summer

Parenting· Teacher Tips

This post may contain affiliate links.  Please see my disclosure. You barely make it to Saturday morning (GASP! Yes, ONE day after school gets out) at the end of the school year and you hear, “MOM, I’m BOOOORED!” HERE. WE. GO.  #sigh You patiently (#butnotsopatiently) ask, “Well, what do you want to do?” “I don’t know….. I’M BORED!” A mere twelve…
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Are you in teacher with end of year burnout? The last few weeks of school are tough, no doubt! Read through these 6 tips that will help you glide through the final days of school with a fresh perspective. Say goodbye to end of year burnout!

6 Teacher Tips for Surviving the End of the School Year

Teacher Tips

This post may contain affiliate links.  Please see my disclosure here. Are you counting days, hours, and minutes until summer vacation? Do you give your school papers a ride home each night and find that it was merely a field trip? Those ungraded papers remain just that…. ungraded. Have your students forgotten all the classroom rules and procedures? Are you pushing…
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Are you looking for a fun way to teach your students or children about important historical figures without boring them to death? Brad Meltzer has you covered! His "Ordinary People Change the World" series infuses engaging text with bright illustrations, for just the right combination of facts and fun. People of all ages will love the I AM book series by Brad Meltzer!

Ordinary People Change the World: A Review of Brad Meltzer’s Biography Series

Character Traits· Children's Literature· Growth Mindset· Language Arts

This post may contain affiliate links.  Please see my disclosure here. I’m going to be honest.  When given a choice, I don’t reach for biographies…. ever.  I am a wee bit history phobic and have a very difficult time remembering dates and places.  Don’t even get me started on trying to remember people’s names.  It’s just never been something that…
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