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Filling those last few weeks of school with meaningful activities that still engage a tired class is hard - we've all been there (and many of us are there now).
Because I always begin my school year with a short unit on Growth Mindset, I like to circle back to this concept again at the end of the year, to reinforce those important ideas one last time before passing my class on to their next teacher(s). With middle stage classes, one activity the children have particularly enjoyed is colouring mandalas with growth mindset sayings. Relaxing, easy, yet still meaningful - perfect for the end of the year!
For younger classes, I made my own Growth Mindset colouring pages. Instead of mandalas, these pages have simple pictures that illustrate the Growth Mindset saying on each page in a concrete way. I used the pictures to help the class as a whole talk about what each saying meant before I sent them off to colour.
There are 11 different pictures, so this can keep your kiddos busy for awhile. I usually printed off a selection (enough for each child to colour 2 pictures, with a few extras), and let children choose which picture they preferred. You can get this FREE resource for your own class by clicking on the picture above.
These pictures can also be used during your Growth Mindset unit, of course. I've also included 3 different writing templates (differentiated) which can be used by the children to write a story about when they have shown a growth mindset and how it helped them to learn/get better at something. Each story can then be attached beneath the picture the child has coloured, and this can be used to create a lovely little Growth Mindset writing display (although I wouldn't be doing that at this time of year!).
Hang in there - only a few weeks to go!
Because I always begin my school year with a short unit on Growth Mindset, I like to circle back to this concept again at the end of the year, to reinforce those important ideas one last time before passing my class on to their next teacher(s). With middle stage classes, one activity the children have particularly enjoyed is colouring mandalas with growth mindset sayings. Relaxing, easy, yet still meaningful - perfect for the end of the year!
For younger classes, I made my own Growth Mindset colouring pages. Instead of mandalas, these pages have simple pictures that illustrate the Growth Mindset saying on each page in a concrete way. I used the pictures to help the class as a whole talk about what each saying meant before I sent them off to colour.
There are 11 different pictures, so this can keep your kiddos busy for awhile. I usually printed off a selection (enough for each child to colour 2 pictures, with a few extras), and let children choose which picture they preferred. You can get this FREE resource for your own class by clicking on the picture above.
These pictures can also be used during your Growth Mindset unit, of course. I've also included 3 different writing templates (differentiated) which can be used by the children to write a story about when they have shown a growth mindset and how it helped them to learn/get better at something. Each story can then be attached beneath the picture the child has coloured, and this can be used to create a lovely little Growth Mindset writing display (although I wouldn't be doing that at this time of year!).
Hang in there - only a few weeks to go!
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