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Social-emotional education is as important as academics. We not only want our kindergartners to be strong learners but strong people. In all of Mount Carbon's classrooms, we spend a lot of time working and setting goals around these 5 mindsets: Empathy,Flexibility,Persistence,Resilience, and Optimism.
Social-emotional education is as important as academics. We not only want our kindergartners to be strong learners but strong people. In all of Mount Carbon's classrooms, we spend a lot of time working and setting goals around these 5 mindsets: Empathy,Flexibility,Persistence,Resilience, and Optimism.
We use the book A Mindset for Learning by Mraz and Hertz, to guide our instruction.
We use the book A Mindset for Learning by Mraz and Hertz, to guide our instruction.
We also use picture books , dramatic play, and restorative circles to strengthen our understanding of these mindsets. The kindergartners will be coming home using this language. See the definitions below to help support them.
Mindset: Optimism
Mindset: Optimism
Definition: Feeling hopeful that risks are worth taking and that problems will work out.
Kid friendly definition: Optimism is when you do something new, you think, “I can try” and give it your best shot because that’s how you grow.
Mindset: Persistence
Mindset: Persistence
Definition: Sticking with something even when it is challenging.
Kid friendly definition: Persistence is when you try and try again, even when it feels hard.
Mindset: Flexibility
Mindset: Flexibility
Definition: Seeing and trying many possible actions within a task.
Kid friendly definition: Flexibility is when one thing doesn’t work, you try a different way.
Mindset: Resilience
Mindset: Resilience
Definition: Bouncing back and recovering from setbacks or failures.
Kid friendly definition: Resilience is when you can bounce back from trouble and try again.
Mindset: Empathy
Mindset: Empathy
Definition: The ability to feel how another person is feeling, and imagine what it would be like in another’s position
Kid friendly definition: Emplatht is when you feel someone’s feelings in your own heart.
***This is a great article about Kindergarten social skills copied from Kristine Mraz's website:)
***This is a great article about Kindergarten social skills copied from Kristine Mraz's website:)
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