Lesson Plan to discuss personal growth

1. GROWTH
MINDSET
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2. INTRODUCTION TO THE “GROWTH MINDSET”
 Learning how to embrace the learning process
 Looking at the positive outcomes
 A way to gain knowledge
 A new outlook
 Setbacks should not always be looked at as negative
 In college, it can be easy to become overtaken by stress and shy away from a “growth mindset”
 When getting a bad exam on a project, try to learn from it and see how you can improve

3. WHAT’S YOUR ONE WORD?
ACTIVITY
• Take time for students to create a positive word/phrase that
allows them to remember what is really important
• Then, give them time to create an image out of their
word/phrase

4. DISCUSSION ON THE POWER OF YOUR WORDS
 Importance on the idea that words a lot
 Positivity in words is SO important
 Sharing negativity in words does not benefit you or anyone else
 Positivity in what you say--- can lead to positivity in your life
 EX- The more you talk about how badly you want a job and have a positive outlook on it, the more likely you are to get
the job

5. WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?
DISCUSSION

6. Take time for students to go
around the room and share
their word/phrase visuals

7. JOURNAL
Give students time to reflect on everything just talked
about. Encourage them to write about a time when they
had a negative reaction to a setback or failure. Then, have
them try to go back and think about how they could have
reacted in a more positive way and see the failure as a
learning outcome.

8. THE END