1st Grade
Growth Mindset Challenges
Recommended 1st grade students will be tested in December for a 45 minute pullout program that begins in January.
The 1st grade GRO unit focuses on cultivating the students' Growth Mindset. A variety of engaging hand-ons activities that focus on resiliency, grit and perseverance will strengthen students' creative problem solving & critical thinking skills.
Growth Mindset addtional resources
Books:
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak
Making a Splash by Carol E. Reiley
The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein
My Strong Mind by Niels van Hove
The Power of Yet by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken
The Dot by Peter Reynolds
A Perfectly Messed-Up Story by Patrick McDonnell
Online Resources:
For more information about the district's GRO curriculum please click on the above link.