Growth Mindset Task Cards - SEL Skills Activity

Help kids and teens learn about growth mindset by understanding the value of hard work, persistence, grit, and working towards goals. This is an important social emotional skill for success! Students use the task card prompts to practice a growth mindset in all areas of their life, including at school, home, activities, with friends, and in their own belief system. A total of 104 task cards and prompts are included.

Why Teach Growth Mindset

Having a growth mindset means understanding that you can develop your own strengths and challenges through hard work, dedication, and grit. By teaching students to have a growth mindset, kids and young adults can better learn to work through problems and overcome challenges in their lives.

Print and Digital for Google Slides

This resource includes both digital and printable task cards, making it easy to use the cards in the classroom or for distance learning. To access the digital version, just open the PDF with 'digital directions' in the title and click the link in the blue box!

How to Use

The cards would be an asset to special education teachers, support professionals, and even regular education teachers who are working to improve the thinking skills of their students. Growth mindset could become a critical teaching component to advisory periods, morning meetings, resource rooms, and small social groups.

Here are some ways to use the task cards:

• Read cards and discuss at the start of morning meeting.
• Students can read the cards as a whole group and take turns sharing answers and ideas.
• Partner students to take turns asking and answering prompts.
• Use as a bell ringer or “do now” to start your class or group.
• Use as short journal prompts prior to sharing.
• Use as advisory period lessons and discussion starters.

Table of Contents

• Teacher Guide
• Growth Mindset Student Handout
• All About Growth Mindset Task Cards
• At School Task Cards
• At Home Task Cards
• Friends and Activities Task Cards
• Values and Beliefs Task Cards

Color and Black/White Versions

Pages 5-35 are color task cards, while pages 37-67 are more printer-friendly black and white task cards. Feel free to print your black/white version on colored paper for a simple less-ink solution.

Answer Keys Included

Answer keys with sample responses are also included. Feel free to use this to guide your conversations and discussions.

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This Growth Mindset Bundle includes over 130 pages with lessons, task cards, posters, printables, and more. Use this bundle to help kids and young adults learn about growth mindset and positive thinking skills. Kids will work on understanding how hard work, persistence, grit, and dedication impact your success. It has everything you need to teach growth mindset for your students!

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Disclaimer: These resources and materials are for supplementary support/education purposes and not intended as a replacement for counseling, education, or other necessary supports. Educators, parents, counselors, and others who utilize these materials are encouraged to seek out additional support, as needed.

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