Today I’m sharing my favorite 6 books for growth mindset. Growth mindset is being talked about everywhere right now.. And it’s used in learning environments all around the world. I know how hard it is to try and find time for looking up good books on a subject.. So I put together this blog post sharing my 6 favorite books for growth mindset and I’ve included a free growth mindset reward tokens download at the end for you to use with your students too!
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What is Growth Mindset?
Before we start, I just want to give a quick introduction to what growth mindset is.
Growth mindset is the belief that intelligence and ability levels can be developed through dedication and hard work. When we promote growth mindset, we are encouraging our students to embrace challenges.. But we also help them to view any failures as opportunities to learn and grow.. Helping them to reach their full potential.
Growth mindset helps to foster a love for learning and a positive learning experience. It also helps to our students to develop a positive attitude towards themselves and their education/learning.
5 Books for Growth Mindset
1. Mindset The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.
This book is a great place to start with your reading. Growth mindset was actually developed by Carol Dweck, a psychologist. So this book is the perfect place to start! In this book, Carol tries to explain that people either have a fixed or a growth mindset. People who have a fixed mindset see intelligence as being inherent, they are naturally good at many different things, however, they have no desire, and don’t understand why they need to develop more skills/talents that are beyond their current capabilities
People with a growth mindset see intelligence as something that can constantly be increased, it can flourish through a lot of hard work, resilience and grit.
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2. How to Catch a Star
This is a story of a boy who loved the stars so much that he decided to catch one for himself.
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3. A Mindset for Success in Your Classroom and School
In this book, the author looks at different ways in which schools could be limiting students potential to achieve success and outlines steps that could help to push children to achieve success.
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4. The Growth Mindset Playbook
This book provides tips, strategies and different ideas to apply growth mindset within the learning environment.
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5. The Most Magnificent Thing
This story is about a girl and her best friend, a dog. She has a wonderful idea to make the most magnificent thing, she tries and tries to make it, failing over and over but with some help from her dog she keeps going and makes her magnificent thing.
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6. The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes
This is a story of young girl who has NEVER made a mistake. However, one day, she makes a mistake for the first time, and it’s the most unthinkable mistake!
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Free Growth Mindset Reward Tokens
These growth mindset reward tokens are a great way to reward your students in class but also to keep them motivated. Download them for free here.
More Growth Mindset Activities
- Growth Mindset Alphabet Posters
- Question & Reflection Growth Mindset Cards
- Growth Mindset Quote Posters
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