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Teach students about growth mindset with the story “The Pout Pout Fish Goes to School” by Deborah Diesen. Students learn how to adopt a growth mindset, overcome the “first day jitters,” and have a positive attitude, just like Pout Pout Fish!
Teach students about growth mindset with the story “The Pout Pout Fish Goes to School” by Deborah Diesen. Students learn how to adopt a growth mindset, overcome the “first day jitters,” and have a positive attitude, just like Pout Pout Fish!
✨ Digital for Google Slides™, PowerPoint, and printable formats are all included.
✅ A Digital for Google Slides™, PowerPoint, and printable formats are all included.hat summarizes the story and teaches about the “first day jitters,” the difference between growth mindset and fixed mindset, the power of yet, and how to adopt a growth mindset! An interactive drag-and-drop activity lets students read 24 scenarios and determine if they show a growth mindset or a fixed mindset.
✅ A PowerPoint presentation that teaches the same material as the Google Slides™ version.
✅ A printable growth mindset vs. fixed mindset bag sorting game with 24 scenario cards.
✅ Printable instructional posters that teach about growth mindset and fixed mindset.
✅ Printable worksheets and coloring pages for a variety of ages and ability levels!
✅ Document that shows how the lesson is aligned to ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors.
✂️ I recommend having a copy of the story “The Pout Pout Fish Goes to School” and two brown paper lunch sacks on hand for this lesson!
[This lesson was posted with permission from author Deborah Diesen and Senior Rights Manager from Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, Ebony Lane].
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“”We all love the Pout-Pout Fish, but this is a very unique and fun way to teach growth mindset to younger classes.” – Kara H.
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“I used this lesson with my kindergarten classes, and they loved it! They were engaged, and it had lots of great activity choices.” – Rebekah S.
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“We love the pout pout fish and everything we have learned about growth mindset! This was a wonderful addition!” – Mary Elizabeth T.
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“This is darling – I have always loved this book and this will be perfect for the beginning of the year.” – Super SPED Ed
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“I loved the thoroughness of the slideshow as well as the activity of sorting fixed vs. growth mindsets. This was a simple lesson to introduce the concept to students!” – Nicki B.
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“This resource made Growth Mindset relatable! The sorting game on mindset helped created a better understanding of the difference between the fixed and growth mindsets!” – TeacherMom4U
