Description
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain Book Activities for 1st and 2nd Grade:
Are you teaching your students about growth mindset? Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak is a perfect segue for teaching your students about the power of growth mindset.
Conceptually, these ideas are perfect for any level, but due to buyer requests, this literature unit was created with 1st-2nd graders in mind.
Infused with reflections, challenges (including a STEM challenge to create slingshots using rubber bands), a mini-book about the brain, and opportunities to learn about growth mindset, your students will learn and have a great deal of fun!
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain Book Activities Included:
- Brainstorming ways to use elastics
- Comparing and contrasting using a Venn diagram
- Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset
- A rubber band challenge
- Coloring parts of the Brain
- Fantastic Elastic Brain bookmarks (in full color and black and white)
- My Brain Mini-book
- Slingshot STEM challenge
- Growth Mindset Posters (5 posters in full color and in black and white)
NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!
This product includes a digital option (as well as the no-prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.
This PDF file includes 37 pages + Google Slides.








Angela R. –
Used this for summer school with third graders. They really enjoyed this resource.
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your positive experience with this product. I truly appreciate your kind words and feedback!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Carrie P. –
This is a great unit to use with my dyslexic students when talking about our elastic brain.
Lesson Plans and Leopard Print –
Thank you! Love this! Great resource to teach growth mindset!
Shannon S. –
My kids loved the brain book! It kept them engaged for sure!
Jessica L. –
Amazing resource to introduce growth mindset to students! Enjoyable and kid friendly and very relatable in their learning!
Alexa M. –
Great resource, thank you!
Britney W. –
Led to great conversations about flexible thinking. Students also loved the bookmarks!
Fran Barret –
Good resource. I love the book and this was very helpful for the students.
Kayla Eccher –
This is a great resource for my second grade classroom. My students love this resource!
Ornchuma Itsathitphaisarn –
Great resources. Will recommend for others. Thank you.
Katelyn L. –
Love these elastic brain activity for the beginning of the school year!
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for your thoughtful 5-star feedback, Katelyn!
I truly appreciate you for taking the time to share your thoughts and review of this resource!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Ashley D. –
My students loved to learn about their Fantastic Elastic Brains. This also was helpful to help remind students that they can continue to grow and learn more. I love using this in the first week of school 🙂
Stephanie E. –
to go with a great book! We had fun with the activities included as we read this fascinating book! We learned a lot!
Jennifer M. –
This was such a fun resource that my students really
Enjoyed! Thank you.
Sarah T. –
Great supplement for my Fantastic Brain unit at the beginning of the year. Fun ideas and printables for students.
Kendall R. –
Awesome resource to use along with the book!! Great BOY activity!
Emily G. –
This is a great activity for the beginning of the year.