Today we watched an episode of Charlie and Lola, where Lola finds out that some of the things she has to do at school are quite tricky. She decides she doesn’t want to go back to school anymore.
We used this story to have discussions about what it can feel like to think you can’t do something – especially when it seems like other people do know how. We talked about what it means to have a fixed mindset – to believe that we can’t do something and give up. The children discussed how this would make them feel.
In groups, we discussed what Lola’s big brother Charlie could say to Lola to help her to develop a growth mindset, which means she will keep on trying.
We talked about times when we have all had a fixed mindset and how it made us feel. We shared ideas about who helps us to develop growth mindsets and how we can encourage other people too.
Mally-Ray: “Do you want me to help?”
Tabitha: “I will help you.”
Dylan: “You can do this!”
Ashton: “Don’t give up!”
Elsie: “It doesn’t matter, I can help you try again.”
Olivia-Rose: “I will show you how.”
Having somebody give them advice and support helped to cheer the children up and made them feel like they want to keep on trying.
We used this story to have discussions about what it can feel like to think you can’t do something – especially when it seems like other people do know how. We talked about what it means to have a fixed mindset – to believe that we can’t do something and give up. The children discussed how this would make them feel.
In groups, we discussed what Lola’s big brother Charlie could say to Lola to help her to develop a growth mindset, which means she will keep on trying.
We talked about times when we have all had a fixed mindset and how it made us feel. We shared ideas about who helps us to develop growth mindsets and how we can encourage other people too.
Mally-Ray: “Do you want me to help?”
Tabitha: “I will help you.”
Dylan: “You can do this!”
Ashton: “Don’t give up!”
Elsie: “It doesn’t matter, I can help you try again.”
Olivia-Rose: “I will show you how.”
Having somebody give them advice and support helped to cheer the children up and made them feel like they want to keep on trying.
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We have created a classroom display to use to remind us of what to say to ourselves and each other when we feel like giving up.
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We then took our new growth mindsets and words of encouragement out onto the yard to practise skipping, hopping and hula-hooping! The children all supported their partners by offering words of encouragement, as well as advice to those who found it tricky.
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