Growth Mindset Activities for Picture Books BUNDLE #2: We're All Wonders & MORE!

All the files in this growth mindset literature unit bundle now include digital distance learning options in Google Slides™. Please refer to the final 7 pages of each file for the links and instructions.

These Growth Mindset Literature Units include these titles:

• We're All Wonders by R.J. Palacio
• Bubble Gum Brain by Julia Cook
• Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall

Please see the following information and links to each individual product:

We're All Wonders by R.J. Palacio

We're All Wonders contains powerful messages for elementary students. This product was created for 2nd-4th graders (though you can modify it to use with grade levels outside this range).

This product includes:

• teacher tips
• journal prompts
• no prep worksheets
• a newspaper template
• a craftivity
• vocabulary for discussion
• a mini-booklet with sentence starters on each of 8 pages (half-sheets)
• compare and contrast
• a quote poster
• discussion activities

These activities are sure to get your students thinking about how they can make this world a better place, one wonder at a time!

Bubble Gum Brain by Julia Cook

This new picture book by Julia Cook is a winner for any classroom teacher that is trying to instill perseverance and growth mindset in their students. Though the book itself is appropriate for any elementary classroom, this literature companion was created for 2nd-4th graders in mind. If you teach a grade level above or below that, please check the preview and thumbnails prior to purchasing (or contact me with questions).

This literature unit for Bubble Gum Brain includes the following:

• Teacher Tips
• Bubble Gum Brain - Brick Brain printable
• 2 writing prompts
• Reframing brick brain comments
• A newspaper template
• Quote banner templates (5 quotes with corresponding writing pages to be printed front-to-back or on separate sheets)
• A hot air balloon craftivity

Many of the components are pictured in the thumbnails and/or preview.

Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall:

The activities in the literature companion focus more on the concepts presented in the story and less on the content (although there are comprehension questions included in list form as well as task card form).

This file includes:

• 6 vocabulary cards
• 14 discussion question task cards and optional answer sheets
• When I feel nervous... brainstorm
• Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset
• Newspaper Template
• The Power of Yet
• Idioms anchor chart and printable
• Similes and Metaphors anchor chart and printable
• Bookmarks
• Making Inferences anchor charts
• Making Inferences printable and answer key

You will also find several pages of information and anchor charts related to figurative language (idioms, similes, and metaphors).

Please check out the preview for Jabari Jumps prior to purchasing and let me know if you have any questions!

These activities are perfect for teachers or counselors who are helping students develop a growth mindset and understand that it's normal to have fears and anxieties. Please let me know if you have questions prior to purchasing this literature unit.

NOTE: THESE FILES NOW INCLUDE A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

As of 8/26/20, these products include 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.

Technology Requirements:

• A Google Drive account
• If sharing with students, a Drive account that is linked to student Google accounts
• Can be shared/delivered on Google Classroom
• Only need access to Google Drive--no outside links to worry about!

These file can be used with iPads, chrome books, laptops, and desktops as long as your students have access to Google Drive or Classroom on a device. The digital portion of this product is on Google Slides™.

Looking for other Growth Mindset Literature Units?:

GROWTH MINDSET PICTURE BOOK BUNDLE #1

ALL the GROWTH MINDSET LITERATURE UNITS

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Kirsten Tulsian has 18 years of experience in elementary education. She has been a homeroom teacher for first grade, third grade, and fourth grade, as well as ESL. She has also been a school counselor for grades PK-6, an ESL pullout teacher for K-6, and a Reading Recovery Teacher. She received her Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and psychology from The University of Iowa and a Master’s of Education in school counseling from Sam Houston State University. She believes that students make the most progress when they are engaged in their hearts as well as their minds. Her resources offer relevant, rigorous, engaging content that nurtures the whole child.

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