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Goal

To educate Kindergarten children about the ways that their brain learns and grows. Young children naturally have a growth mindset before entering Kindergarten. A growth mindset is a way of thinking that allows the children to dream and believe that anything is possible and they can achieve anything they set their mind to. Kindergarten expectations have changed significantly over the years, often expecting children to accomplish and process information that is not developmentally appropriate. When a child is confronted with challenging tasks, their growth mindset begins to weaken and they feel like they become limited in who they are and what they can do. Our goal is to teach the children how their brain has the ability to grow knowledge and persevere through difficulty in order to be successful in a given task.  

What will be done with my students

To help children understand how their brain works and keep their growth mindset, we will be using a series of books that specifically focuses on reinforcing these key ideas. Our team of teachers will work together to create motivating lesson plans and creative activities that correspond with the theme of the book. The number of books will allow us to reinforce these ideas several times a month throughout the entire school year.

1) The Brain: Your Fantastic Elastic Brain, Bubble Gum Brain, Growth Mindset for Kids: We All Have Brain Power, Making a Splash: Growth Mindset Children’s Book

2) Perseverance: Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bike, Brontorina, The Little Engine that Could, The Tortoise and The Hare

3) Problem Solving: The Most Magnificent Thing, Thanks for the Feedback, I Think, What to do with a Problem?, The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes, Knuffle Bunny, My Truck is Stuck

4) Creativity: Sky Color, The Dot, ish, Beautiful Oops!, What to do with an Idea?

5) Individuality: The OK Book, Finklehopper Frog, Finklehopper Frog Cheers, Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun

6) Positive Thinking: Amazing Grace, You Can Do It Bert, Not Yet, Almost

Many of these books cross over into other growth mindset themes and curricular areas of instruction. All books are aligned with State of Florida Kindergarten Literacy Standards. 

Benefits to my students

These books will be used year after year in each of the eight Kindergarten classrooms at Laurel Oak. The number of children impacted this year alone will be 150 students. Nurturing a growth mindset in our Kindergarten classrooms will give our children the tools and skills necessary to accomplish any challenge. They will become problem solvers, encouragers, and champions for themselves and others. They will take ownership of their learning and persevere when faced with new growth opportunities. 

Budget Narrative

The prices listed are the retail price for each book. Amazon has many of these books on sale. If this grant is funded quickly, then I will be able to purchase them at a lower price rate. 

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