Mindsets
At Mt. Carbon, kindergarten through 5th grade students learn how to cultivate different mindsets to prepare them for the future. We use the work from the book A Mindset for Learning to help guide our instruction.
EMPATHY Kid Definition: "You have empathy when you feel someone’s feelings in your own heart. "
FLEXIBILITY Kid Definition: “When one thing doesn’t work, you try a different way."
PERSISTENCE Kid Definition: “When I have trouble, I bounce back and try again”
RESILIENCE Kid Definition: “You try and try again, even if it feels hard!”
OPTIMISM Kid Definition: "When you try something new, you think, “I can try!” and give it your best shot."
Books for empathy: Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Those Shoes Freedom Summer, Each Kindness
Books for Flexibility: Sky Color, How to Catch a Star, Bunny Cakes, Rosie Revere, If You Want to See a Whale
Books for Resilience: Beautiful Oops, The Most Magnificent Thing, Oh No, George!, Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman
Books for Persistence: One Word from Sophia, The Carrot Seed, Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle, Author: A True Story by Helen Lester
Books for Optimism: Today I Will Fly!, Elephants Cannot Dance!, Lily the Unicorn, Almost, Going Places
