Growth Mindset in Year 2

Since coming back after Christmas we have been introducing a new way of thinking within the classroom called 'Growth Mindset' This is the concept in which, when we come to learn something new, we may feel anxious, worried and unsure whether we will be able to do it, so we start at the top of the line and start to go into the 'pit'. Then as we become more confident and learn how to do the thing, we come back out the other side and feel better in ourselves and more confident in what we have learnt.

It is not the idea of 'I can't do it'.... It's 'how can I make myself able to do it', 'I can't do it yet but I will be able to soon'.

Here is a picture of the learning line in our room....Can you show your grown up how we show it on our hand?

We also have 4 new characters.... They show the four characteristics of learning and when we display these behaviours through our learning, we get a sticker!

They are called:

 Resourceful Rashan

 Perseverance Parker

 Co-operative Cora

Reflective Ria