Today's amazing interview is with Heather Hundley and Annie Brock, the author's of The Growth Mindset Coach. This fantastic book offers a month by month guide to teaching Growth Mindset in the classroom. It is so well researched and so full of amazing ideas, you will definitely want a copy on your bookshelf! Buying the book through this affiliate link helps to support the podcast.

Heather Hundley is an elementary educator with 12 years of teaching experience. She currently works as an Instructional Support Specialist with Greenbush Southeast Kansas Education Service Center. Heather has an elementary education degree from Washburn University and master's degrees in education and in school leadership from Baker University. She has served as a supervisor for pre-service teachers and as a guest lecturer with Washburn University. Heather was recently named a Kansas finalist for the 2016 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

Annie Brock is a former library media specialist and high school language arts teacher. She graduated with a degree in journalism and mass communications from Kansas State University and earned her teaching credentials through Washburn University. She currently works as a freelance writer and educational technology consultant. Annie previously authored Introduction to Google Classroom. She lives in Holton, Kansas, with her husband, Jared, and their two children.

If you enjoy the podcast and can review us on iTunes that would be amazing. We really appreciate your reviews as they help us continue to make the podcast and help other teachers to find us. 

Kindergarten Kiosk is a proud member of the Education Podcast Network, a network of podcasts for educators by educators. Check out the other great podcasts!

Want more Growth Mindset ideas and activities? We have some!

Also available at Teachers Pay Teachers!

Growth Mindset is a simple, yet powerful idea that can unlock the potential of all students. 

The following monthly lessons will help you create a classroom community that fosters a growth mindset. We’ve spread the activities out over the year, but feel free to use them at whatever pace works best for your classroom!

Table of Contents

August: We Respect Ourselves, Our Classroom, and Each Other

Monthly Overview......................................................................6

Respect Poster.............................................................................7

Respect Song...............................................................................8

“Respect Land” Activity..............................................................9

“We Are All Different” Activity.................................................13

September: We Take Care of Each Other’s Feelings

Monthly Overview.....................................................................14

Care Poster.................................................................................15

Care Song..................................................................................16

“How Do I Feel” Activity..........................................................17

“Name That Feeling” Activity...................................................86

“S/he Feels, S/He Needs” Activity............................................90

“We Take Care of Feelings” Activity.........................................91

October: I Do My Personal Best

Monthly Overview.....................................................................95

Personal Best Poster..................................................................96

Personal Best Song....................................................................97

“I Am” Activity..........................................................................98

“We Work At Our Own Pace” Activity......................................99

“No Put Downs” Activity.........................................................101

“I Can Always Get Better” Activity.........................................102

November: We Can Grow Our Brains

Monthly Overview...................................................................103

Brain Poster..............................................................................104

Brain Song...............................................................................105

“The Brain Makes Connections” Activity...............................106

“I Can Make My Brain Work Hard” Activity.........................107

“My Brain Needs To Work”....................................................108

“My Brain Doesn’t Know How...Yet” Activity.......................110

December: We Love Mistakes

Monthly Overview...................................................................112

Mistakes Poster........................................................................113

Mistakes Song..........................................................................114

“Red Light, Green Light” Activity...........................................115

“Memory” Activity...................................................................116

“My Favorite Mistake” Activity...............................................118

“To The Next Level” Activity..................................................120

January: We Can Persevere

Monthly Overview...................................................................121

Perseverance Poster.................................................................122

Perseverance Song...................................................................123

“Don’t Tell Me” Activity.........................................................124

“My Persistence Pal” Activity.................................................125

“My Goals” Activity...............................................................127

“Toss The Ball” Activity..........................................................129

February: We Can Use Positive Self Talk

Monthly Overview.............................................................130

Positive Talk Poster............................................................131

Positive Talk Song..............................................................132

“I Am Kind To Myself” Activity........................................133

“I Talk Nicely To Myself” Activity....................................137

“What Are They Thinking” Activity...................................139

“I Am My Own Cheerleader” Activity...............................140

March: We Can Do Hard Things

Monthly Overview..............................................................141

Hard Things Poster..............................................................142

Hard Things Song................................................................143

“Tangram Puzzles” Activity.................................................144

“Nonsense Words Bam!” Activity........................................146

“Front Car-Back Car” Activity..............................................157

“Beat The Boss Activity........................................................159

April: We Can Solve Problems

Monthly Overview................................................................160

Problems Poster.....................................................................161

Problems Song......................................................................162

“Use Your Words” Activity...................................................163

“Brainstorm” Activity...........................................................164

“Think About It” Activity.....................................................165

“Take A Deep Breath” Activity.............................................166

May: We Are Always Growing

Monthly Overview.................................................................168

Growing Poster......................................................................169

Growing Song........................................................................170

Portfolio Pages.......................................................................171