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Your Fantastic Elastic Brain Activities

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Delivery Method: Instant Digital Download 

Pages: 37 PDF pages + Google Slides

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Description

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain Activities for Upper Elementary:

These literature unit activities for Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak has a digital distance learning option in Google Slides. Please refer to the final seven pages of the file for the link and instructions.

Are you teaching your students about growth mindset? Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak is a perfect segue for teaching your students the power of growth mindset. Conceptually, these ideas are perfect for any level, but this literature unit was created with 3rd-6th graders in mind.

I recommend starting the school year (or your growth mindset instruction) with material that teaches students about the brain. This provides students with a solid foundation for building subsequent growth mindset instruction.

Infused with reflections, challenges (including a STEM challenge for creating slingshots using rubber bands), and opportunities to identify and clarify growth mindset vs fixed mindset, your students are sure to learn and have a great deal of fun!

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain activities include:

  • Brainstorming ways to use elastics
  • Comparing and contrasting using a Venn diagram
  • Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset
  • Prompts for student reflections
  • A rubber band challenge
  • Identifying parts of the brain and their purpose
  • Fantastic Elastic Brain bookmarks (in full color and black and white)
  • Slingshot STEM challenge
  • Growth Mindset Posters (5 posters in full color and in black and white)
  • Answer Keys where deemed appropriate

NOTE: THIS INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

This product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.

This file contains 37 pages + Google Slides™.

536 reviews for Your Fantastic Elastic Brain Activities

4.9
Based on 536 reviews
  1. Deeper Learning 

    Thanks! I am exited about using this in the next couple weeks. This is a great resource!

  2. Lisa E

    Great companion to the book! Thank you 🙂

  3. Digging Deep to Soar Beyond the Text 

    I was just getting ready to read this book to my students when I saw this product, so I just had to buy it.

  4. Hedgehog Reader 

    I can’t wait to use this with my kids this week!!!

  5. GiGi in the Classroom 

    Had to buy the book. Thanks

  6. Marlene B

    I’m looking forward to using this as we study our brains – it is thorough, but not too complicated.

  7. Eyv R

    Great companion to the book!

  8. Marie W

    A great resource to focus on mindset

  9. Joelle V

    Used as part of morning meeting to lead into the character education trait: grit.

  10. Joelle V

    Used as part of morning meeting to lead into the character education trait: grit.

  11. Heather S

    Excellent resource!

  12. Kathryn R

    I love this product!

  13. Mary P

    A must if you are doing growth mindset!

  14. Flexing 4th  

    A helpful resource for this busy teacher ~ thanks!

  15. Beyond the Blackboard 

    Awesome addition to my brain unit with my GT kiddos!

  16. Lauren Moreland 

    Love this resource…AND this book!

  17. Marcie B

    This has great activities for teaching growth mindset

  18. Demi Torman 

    I think it was a little above my kiddos heads, but great info none the less.

  19. Jacquelin B

    Great activity for teaching growth mindset.

  20. Michelle B

    Thanks!!

  21. Amber C

    I’m so excited to use this resource to start the new year!

  22. j P

    looking to start this with my class as we need a fresh start to a challenging year

  23. Heather D

    Great resource for my unit on perseverance within the character development and leadership class our middle school students are required to take. I even used the bookmarks as the “prize” inside our Breakout Edu when we practiced perseverance and they loved them:)

  24. Deb H

    thank you!!!

  25. Kimberly Mechling 

    Love this book! Thanks for sharing fun activities to go along with the story!

  26. Viviana Graney 

    This is going to be great for back to school. Thanks.

  27. Victoria Wheeler 

    love!

  28. Carla Kennedy 

    A1 resource

  29. Ashley W

    I’s so excited to use this!

  30. PooBelle7 

    Loving this!

  31. Instructional Renovator  

    love

  32. Meredith Snowden 

    great. Thanks

  33. J-Kan Teach 

    Love the book and great resource to compliment it! Thank you!

  34. Jennifer C

    Great stuff!

  35. Tracey S

    Great resource to use with the book

  36. krystal trevino 

    Very nice resource to use with the book!

  37. Jo Keane 

    Such a great resource to accompany the book and my Growth Mindset unit. Thanks!

  38. Tiffany Albers 

    Great way for students to work on their growth mindset.

  39. Deborah S

    What a great resource to introduce Growth Mindset. The students loved the lessons.

  40. ForeverATeacher 

    This was a fantastic resource that I used as centres in my Grade 4 classroom. My students were engaged with each of these activities.

  41. Rebecca F

    Great.

  42. Donna B

    🙂

  43. Rachel F

    This was a really nice collection of lessons to use with my special education students who struggle with rigid mindsets! They really enjoyed this AND I am seeing improvements in attitude…

  44. Jennifer S

    Amazing. This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for doing this. Can’t wait to use it!

  45. Kristen Price 

    Perfectly compliments the book. Thanks

  46. Wendy S

    This is fantastic I chose certain items from the package and they LOVED IT.. so did I and we WILL be doing it again next year. THANK YOU

  47. Karen Mills 

    Great for growth mindset!

  48. sheri I

    I love this package, works well with my grade 2’s!

  49. Andrea F

    This is great – am using it with my grade 5 class. They are getting a lot out of it and it is a time saver for me.

  50. Rachel McIntosh 

    Thank you!

  51. Rachel McIntosh 

    Thank you!

  52. Wendy S

    GREAT!!!!

  53. Melissah Cook 

    Great resource. Thank you

  54. Robin Chiang 

    Love!

  55. Loving Books Naturally 

    Great resource! Can’t wait to use it this fall. 🙂

  56. Play All Day the Kinder Way 

    A great amount of resources to go along with this book.

  57. Laura Pompa 

    Love this resource! I will use this in the first week of school. I attended three day conference focusing on Growth Mindset.

  58. NorthernBrains  

    I am so excited to use this with my class this year! We are going full force #growthmindset

  59. Nancy H

    I am really focusing on growth mindset this year in my class. I can’t wait to use these activities our first week of school.

  60. Jessica C

    Very excited to use this at the beginning of the year. Thank you!

  61. Rebecca S

    Just picked up this book and am excited to use your resources. Thank you!

  62. Mary Hillard 

    Looking forward to using this with my 5/6 ELA students. I wish it was editable as I found a typo (pg. 7 under Fixed Mindset).

  63. Kelly Wagner 

    Love this!

  64. Mary Hillard 

    Looking forward to using this with my 5/6 ELA students. I wish it was editable as I found a typo (pg. 7 under Fixed Mindset).

  65. Ashley May in 4th 

    Thanks for a great resource!

  66. Marcella M

    Thanks for your creativity.

  67. Kathy H

    Loved this resource. Will be using it again.

  68. Amy W

    Great for my growth mindset lesson!

  69. This Teacher Life 

    Just what I need to start our year off with a Growth Mindset!

  70. Ropers Pocket 

    Thank you for the great resource!

  71. Antoinette N

    Love the various activities included in this resource. Thank you for making learning fun and enjoyable! I cannot wait to use this resource in my classroom this year.

  72. Caroline C

    This had some great materials to use for teaching my new kiddos growth mindset

  73. Lisa H

    I can not wait to use this with my students when we get back to school.

  74. Allison S

    I cannot wait to use this with my students for back to school!

  75. Victoria W

    Great resource for teaching about growth mindset. I’m planning on using the rubber band activity with my students this fall.

  76. Lynne E

    Great hands on activity to start off the year to get the students thinking about a growth mindset!

  77. DARCY MESSINEO 

    Love this companion pack and my kids do as well! Have been working a lot with growth mindset in my students and this has been a welcome addition.

  78. mary A

    Great first couple of days activity!

  79. Eva L

    Thanks! I’m using a brain theme this year. Perfect!

  80. Emily M

    Thank you!! 🙂

  81. Mrs Feldmann’s Fabulous Fifth Grade 

    I’m so excited to use this… looks wonderful!

  82. Arlene Armstrong 

    I’m excited to use this with my class.

  83. Arlene Armstrong 

    I’m excited to use this with my class.

  84. Linda B

    Excited about the cross curriculum this unit will provide !!!

  85. KAPARSONS 

    I love this book! My students in the past have really enjoy learning about the brain, but I’ve been looking for ways to expand upon the book. This will be a great resource for that!

  86. Britney H

    Thanks! I am thrilled to be using this resources to develop the confidence of my scholars! The activities are very engaging!

  87. Sarah Seeberger 

    This resource is wonderful for teaching growth mindset to my 4th graders at the beginning of the year. Thank you!

  88. Molly T

    I seriously can’t wait to begin this with my students. When my students understand how their brains learn, they are betters students. Plus the growth mindset aspect helps my students know that even though things are hard now, they won’t be later and we are better learners because of our perseverance.

  89. Jacque F

    I can’t wait to use this with my brain unit

  90. Laura Gilligan 

    My students are loving this unit!

  91. Loving to Learn with Mrs K 

    I’m so excited to use this with the book

  92. Katherine Simpson 

    Enjoyed using these resources with my sixth graders!

  93. E’liane K

    Love this book and love your activities to go with it!

  94. Melinda Huff 

    I’m loving combining this resource and the book along with my Growth Mindset Coaching book!

  95. Ronna B

    Just what I needed to reinforce our campuswide growth mindset campaign. Thank you!

  96. Lyda H

    Perfect for our lesson!

  97. Gretchen Cherian 

    This was so great to use with gifted students and 2nd and 3rd graders loved the colorful posters. It hung in our library most of the year. Thanks.

  98. Dala LuAnn Garrett 

    Great resource for the book!

  99. Elise L

    Can’t wait to use it with my kiddos during our intro to growth mindset!

  100. Sara M

    Great resource to use with growth mindset.

  101. Tara H

    Lots of great resources to go with an excellent growth mindset book.

  102. Brittany D

    My students loved this!!!! Thank you!

  103. Joan S

    This is a great supplement to my growth mindset lessons!

  104. Jocelynn F

    Great way to start the year and get the students thinking about thinking! Love it.

  105. Randi F

    great growth mindset supplement

  106. Carrie M

    Thanks for a great product!

  107. Shannon T

    This whole packet is a great companion to the book. My students loved the activities and were completely engaged.

  108. PENNI R

    Great first week activities!!!

  109. Irene J

    This looks like an awesome resource! I’ve got it ready to go for the first week in my grade 4 class!

  110. Bonnie W

    great variety of activities to use within the classroom

  111. Kelly D

    This was an excellent addition to our study on Growth Mindset.

  112. Sara P

    This is amazing! Thanks!

  113. Christan W

    I love these activities! So excited to use them in my 3rd grade class.

  114. Tasha O

    My kids enjoyed this book and the activities too!

  115. Karen T

    Love this resource! Looking forward to sharing with my kiddos. Thank you so much for creating such a thorough product that gives me a lot to choose from.

  116. Ayn H

    Awesome

  117. Caitlin M

    Great activities to go with the book I use to introduce my students to growth mindset. Also good with science human body unit.

  118. Amy N

    Excellent resource. Thanks for posting!

  119. Desert Willow Education 

    This helps us so much with our nervous system studies, showing that we can train our brains. Thank you so much!

  120. Kerry P

    Excellent product.

  121. Kathy A

    Used parts of this in my School Success lesson for 5th graders…they loved it!

  122. CaffeineTeachRepeatInFirst 

    I can’t wait to use this with my fourth graders!

  123. Lori T

    This is such a great book, and these are great things to do with it.

  124. Jennifer B

    Great resource! Thank you so much.

  125. Lauri T

    Student’s loved the STEM challenge-so engaging and fun. Great opportunity for students to learn how to listen to each other and work together.

  126. Learning with Lerew 

    Great resource to coordinate with the book. I am implementing growth mindset literature and activities to teach my students this important framework.

  127. Lauren B

    I used this at the beginning of the year. It was perfect!

  128. Tabitha Edenfield 

    Thank you for these activities!

  129. Gloria C

    can’t wait to use

  130. Lisa A

    Lots of resources – great variety!

  131. Alicia C

    I love the visuals included with this pack!

  132. Margaret K

    Incredible resource!!

  133. luckylearningpod 

    Super!

  134. Angie T

    GREAT resource! Had to keep an eye on the rubber bands though! 🙂

  135. Angie T

    GREAT resource! Had to keep an eye on the rubber bands though! 🙂

  136. Tara P

    The kids really enjoyed these. I enjoyed learning more about the kids.

  137. Delcina C

    So much wonderful stuff. I didn’t get to all of it. I will use it later for refreshers.

  138. Jodie Bishop 

    This is a great product, thanks!

  139. Amie L S

    Wonderful resource with many great activities.

  140. Janelle S

    Great resource to help shape positive thinking!

  141. Jane M

    Thanks!! This was fun!!

  142. Jennifer M

    There is a lot of good activities here to use with students. We will need to do more of them next year!

  143. Jennifer H

    New to Growth Mindset and loved the activities!

  144. Heidi B

    Great addition to the book.

  145. Wendy W

    Great lesson for growth mindset. Thank you!

  146. Tiffany H

    This fits in with my growth mindset curriculum. Thanks!

  147. Celia D

    Thank you!!

  148. Tina Leavitt 

    good resource

  149. Olivia H

    My students enjoyed these activities!

  150. Kerrie G

    Great for kids of different grades.

  151. Lori LaFortune 

    Great addition to mindset activities!

  152. Donna Zlab Kovar 

    Looking forward using this with my upper elementary kids for our Wellness activities!

  153. Duncan Barber 

    Good resource.

  154. Tammy L

    Perfect to go with my Leadership classroom and follows things I am learning in a graduate class right now.

  155. Jane M

    Thank you for such a great resource on an important topic!

  156. Carol T

    Well done but some materials too advanced for third graders

  157. Carol T

    Well done but some materials too advanced for third graders

  158. Laura J

    This is a wonderful packet for my very independent 9 year old! She is enjoying it and stretching her brain in the process!!

  159. Britney B

    It’s so much fun to teach kiddos about the brain and see their excitement!

  160. Kim M

    Useful, thank you.

  161. Lisa M

    These activities help make the kids make sense of our amazing brains!

  162. Alexandra Madrid 

    I used this at the beginning of the year with my 3rd grade students to teach and discuss fixed vs. growth mindset.

  163. Karri H

    Thank You!

  164. Alyssa Bontrager 

    Great variety.

  165. Kimberly H

    Great resource! We used it as part of a larger Growth Mindset Unit! Thanks!

  166. Kimberly Scheuring 

    I love all the activities. My kids are enjoying everything we are doing.

  167. Holly W

    Great resource! Thanks!

  168. Nidia B

    loved it, loved it!

  169. Carolyn L

    This a great!

  170. Laurie T

    Love this – thank you!

  171. Stephanie B

    Love this package! The activities are great! Thank you!

  172. Wish I Was Teaching at the Beach 

    Great, thank you!

  173. Trish M

    Love the book and love the resources!!!

  174. Cindy S

    Thank you! Great activities to develop growth mindset!

  175. Nicolle R

    Perfect additional to my morning meetings!

  176. Rosa B

    Thank You

  177. michelle O

    This is a great resource. I implemented it in my Responsive Classroom this year and I love it!

  178. Jennifer H

    Great activities to go with a wonderful book!

  179. Mandy S

    Great hands-on activities

  180. Mary H

    Excited to use these with our small groups!

  181. Beth Molitor 

    used for the beginning of the year

  182. Coral M

    Love the unit. Glad to see an upper elementary version

  183. Teaching and Learning Adventures 

    thanks!

  184. The Therapy Dog Counselor 

    I incorporated some of this with a 5th grade lesson. They loved it!

  185. Brenda L

    I used this book with my students when the Science teacher did her unit on the body systems. It was a great tie in and the students remembered more. They still refer back to the book at times in class.

  186. Brenda L

    I used this book with my students when the Science teacher did her unit on the body systems. It was a great tie in and the students remembered more. They still refer back to the book at times in class.

  187. Diane L

    Love this! Full of great resources!

  188. donna H

    I love the book and I love this resource. Very helpful and the kids really liked the activities.

  189. Mary Enwemaya 

    I love using this for my 2nd graders in conjunction with 7 Habits of Happy kids. You see students internalize these ideas and own their social, personal and academic learning.

  190. Michelle P

    Great addition to unit.

  191. Erin M

    I’m using this with my ELL students. They enjoyed the rubber band challenge.

  192. Jaclyn L

    This resource was a great way to bring science in the form text to our growth mindset introductory lessons this year.

  193. Cristi S

    This review was left prior to the new ratings system. See rating breakdown.

  194. Celeste Y

    Perfect!

  195. Monique W

    CANNOT WAIT TO USE THIS WITH MY 4TH GRADERS!!!

  196. Brittany A

    great supplemental activities to guide discussion and exploration of growth mindset!

  197. ELA Techsperts 

    I love teaching my students about the brain. This worked perfectly with Whole Brain Teaching. Thank you!

  198. Elizabeth C

    Kids loved it and so did I. They were enthusiastic about the STEM challenges and it opened up the floor for some really great conversations!

  199. Claire H

    What a great resource. An excellent link to the text. Thanks

  200. Alison F

    Thank you, this has been a great help

  201. Jennifer Capen 

    Perfect for our school’s growth mindset initiative! Thank you! 🙂

  202. Samantha Dipple 

    This is great.

  203. kimberley S

    I loved using this with my students.

  204. Early Years Bazzar 

    Great resources – thanks

  205. Lisa Whitman 

    This worked perfectly with my goal-setting lesson.

  206. Jennifer Rhymes 

    Thanks1

  207. MrsJMoore 

    Great resource! Thanks!

  208. Melissa M

    Thank you for this resource! 🙂

  209. Kristin R

    Fun engaging activities!

  210. Heather P

    So great to go with my Fantastic Elastic Brain book!

  211. Glenette H

    Thank you for sharing!

  212. valeria F

    Helpful resource

  213. Katrina B

    How awesome!!

  214. Robyn H

    Can’t wait to use the affirmation cards. Great way to build a Growthinddet culture in the class.

  215. Corinna F

    Great activities to go along with the book

  216. Lucie C

    My students really enjoyed it. Thank you 🙂

  217. Nicole B

    This was awesome! Thank you

  218. Kim B

    Excellent resource to use with students when studying growth mindset!

  219. Nicole D

    Great for growth mindset and goal setting before testing.

  220. Denise M

    Great extended activity.

  221. Julie H

    A great addition to just reading the book. I love the activities

  222. Laurie P

    I used this as a back to school activity for 4th grade that would “stretch” through the entire year;)

  223. Zoraida M

    Great product! Thank you!

  224. Leslie C

    Great for learning about growth mndset.

  225. Cathy O

    Thanks.

  226. Kimberley E

    Downloaded this based on great feedback – it was accurate! Great resource to add to my brain lessons toolbox. 🙂 Thank you!

  227. Donna F

    Students were engaged and having fun.

  228. Rana L

    Great resource. Thanks!

  229. Catherine K

    My fourth graders absolutely loved starting the year with this! I can’t wait to use it again.

  230. jodi F

    Thank you

  231. Sheila W

    I enjoyed using this with the book. Great supplemental information!

  232. Amy B

    Great unit!!

  233. Janna M K

    I appreciate the colorful graphics and great activities to use this amazing book. I teach K-6 Health and Social and Emotional learning and am starting the year for all grades with some brain lessons so will be using this right away.

  234. William G

    Great resource! Can’t wait to use it with my class!

  235. Laura A

    Super resource!

  236. Brianne K

    Very useful thank you.

  237. Mount St Mary A

    Can’t wait to use this in my class.

  238. Jessica O

    Looks great and can’t wait to use this when school starts again.

  239. Cynthia Z

    I can’t wait to use this! Thank you!!!

  240. Laurie S

    Fun! Thank you!

  241. Shannon S

    Thank you for this engaging lesson.

  242. Kristi Cornwell 

    What a wonderful resource for teaching growth mindset!

  243. Nancy D

    Looking forward to using it when we study the body systems.

  244. Brooke B

    I can’t wait to use this for the upcoming school year!

  245. Jennifer Stay 

    So excited to use these as a part of my Growth Mindset unit this upcoming school year.

  246. Stephanie A

    Excited to add this to my growth mindset resources.

  247. Hannah Lambrecht 

    I am so excited to use this with my class this year!

  248. Sara C

    Awesome job of tying literature and science in with growth mindset!

  249. Shelly’s 3rd Grade Sources 

    Great segue to the growth mindset lessons throughout the year.

  250. Gabrielle K

    Love the various activities! Cannot wait to use them!

  251. Detra E

    love it

  252. Mary C

    I love this product to teach growth mindset for upper grades.

  253. Nicole R

    thank you!

  254. Klennert Corner 

    Great!

  255. Carla S

    Great resource for my 5th graders. Able to understand it easily.

  256. Katie C

    Using this next week! Can’t wait to get started helping them change their thinking!

  257. Linda Henderson 

    Thank you for providing this! I use this book at the beginning of the year as part of my Growth Mindset. This will be very helpful:)

  258. Abigail D

    great product

  259. Amber W

    This goes well with the book.

  260. Teri R

    Great! Thank you!

  261. Jennifer T

    Awesome!

  262. Learners for Life 

    I’ve been doing a brain unit to start the year out fro several years now and this was the perfect addition to our unit along with the Growth Mindset DOJO videos. Thank you so much for this helpful resource. The posters are fabulous!

  263. Lecia S

    Love this resource for extending learning when using this text. Thanks!

  264. Anna Grunwald 

    Great! Thanks!

  265. Martha T

    Thank you for the upper grade version!!!

  266. School Counseling Content 

    A+!

  267. Elizabeth B

    I’ve had this book for a while, so I’m happy to have some great activities to use with it.

  268. Shoshana 

    Great resource, I used it with my special needs class. They we very interested and enjoyed it!

  269. Corrine S

    A brilliant resource, will be using alongside Inside Out for a health and wellbeing topic.

  270. Anna H

    Awesome resource!

  271. Cindy A

    Great product for the first week of school!

  272. Terri R

    Amazing resource!

  273. Lindsay C

    Great Resource

  274. Lindsay C

    Great Resource

  275. Jeanne B

    My students loved the STEM challenge

  276. Kristin N

    I use this resource with my fifth graders at the BOY and it’s perfect!

  277. Emma T

    Excellent resource

  278. Kimberly L

    Liked the variety of resources and especially the rubber band challenge. I’m going to use a different engineering STEM style graphic organizer, but I appreciate the teacher tips!

  279. Debbie Smith 

    Great resource.

  280. Alana T

    This is brilliant! I really love it! Thank-you for making this resource!

  281. Nicole Maines 

    Loves all the different ways a students learns how their brain is elastic and it is related to the text!

  282. Jennifer G

    I love the posters.

  283. Manon M

    Love it!!!!

  284. Melinda R

    LOVE!

  285. Miss Marigold Magic  

    I love this resource!

  286. Maria S

    Fantastic resource

  287. Martha Witten 

    I was thrilled to find such a comprehensive companion to the book! Well done!

  288. Suzanne E

    OUtstanding Resource! Thank you so much!

  289. Tasha S

    Great packet to introduce Growth Mindset- Thank you!!

  290. Dawn S

    Perfect activity for my third graders!

  291. Charlotte S

    Can’t wait to use this!

  292. Charlotte S

    Can’t wait to use this!

  293. Ashley R

    Thank you!

  294. Holly V

    So well put together.

  295. Jennifer B

    Great addition to my growth mindset unit

  296. Sarah W

    Excellent, it was a perfect activity for my students!

  297. Denise G

    Love it.

  298. S for Sped 

    I LOVE this bundle!

  299. JaMia Jones 

    i

  300. Tracey G

    This was a great supplement to the book!

  301. Kari D

    My 3rd graders really liked learning about the brain. This unit was great for the beginning of the year.

  302. Sarah Jane’s Classroom 

    Lots of great resources!

  303. Heather S

    Love using this with my students!

  304. Kallei Mapes Hahn 

    This is a great resource to pair with Growth Mindset learning.

  305. Elisabeth H

    Great resource!

  306. Stefanie T

    Gets students really thinking! Great activity for the beginning of the school year!

  307. Susan E B

    Great resource to start my growth mindset unit!

  308. Mme G

    Looking forward to trying this! Thank you!

  309. Jordan L

    Great to add to Growth Mindset materials!

  310. Erin M

    kids enjoyed bookmarks

  311. Rebecca W

    Really fun to use to get kids thinking about their “I can” or “I can’t” mindset.

  312. Rebecca W

    Really fun to use to get kids thinking about their “I can” or “I can’t” mindset.

  313. Michelle S

    great resource

  314. Shawnee Scaniffe 

    Great resource for the beginning of the year!

  315. Mary Ellen S

    This is one of my favorite resources! Thank you!

  316. Shawnee’s Session 

    It was a really great product to compliment the book. Thanks!

  317. Noell Bautista 

    Can’t wait to use this with my students. Love teaching Growth Mindset to my students and this will be a wonderful activity!

  318. Zaida S

    great resource!

  319. Teaching Tiny Hoosiers  

    Great companion to the book! Thank you!

  320. Anika V

    Thank you for creating such a useful resource! Excellent Product!

  321. Grace B

    Thanks for the perfect activities to go along with the book!

  322. Jessica E 

    Thank you

  323. KerryAnn A

    great

  324. Christy M

    Great resource for growth mindset

  325. Anai C

    Thanks!

  326. Andy S

    My students loved this!

  327. Melanie E

    Great Product!

  328. Regina Z

    I can’t wait to use this unit! Thank you!

  329. Britney S

    Thank you for creating this packet for upper and lower grades. Very helpful to have similar content differentiated for both age groups.

  330. Rhonda W

    I’m not seeing how this is a literature unit, but it is a great resource for growth mindset lessons. It has a lot of great thought/discussion-provoking activities. I’m using it about 2 days per week for about 20 minutes per day, and I am only a couple activities into with the students, but we are loving it!

  331. Jennifer M

    Excited to use this!

  332. Words of Wisdom SLP 

    Thank you for a comprehensive and fun product!

  333. Rhonda W

    I’m not seeing how this is a literature unit, but it is a great resource for growth mindset lessons. It has a lot of great thought/discussion-provoking activities. I’m using it about 2 days per week for about 20 minutes per day, and I am only a couple activities into with the students, but we are loving it!

  334. Kerry B

    Great resource for teaching students mindset and how your brain continues to grow and grow!

  335. gail M

    perfectly matched my classroom needs

  336. Maseyk 

    Great support to the text

  337. Kate C

    Thanks! 🙂

  338. TINA CRISTE 

    Thank you for this amazing resource!

  339. Erin Weaver 

    We used this at literacy night and the families loved it.

  340. Sheila B

    Thank you.

  341. Donna Kay 

    My students enjoyed this.

  342. Stacey D

    This product is amazing!!

  343. Dawn U

    A great resource for older students to introduce mindsets.

  344. Heather H

    I am a math teacher. The kids loved this and it really did show them a new way to think. Loved it.

  345. Adam F

    Great supplementary activities! Thanks!

  346. Jacqueline H

    Great product to accompany read aloud.

  347. Jacqueline H

    Great product to accompany read aloud.

  348. Donna S

    Fun!

  349. Elizabeth A

    great resource.

  350. Cindy C

    Lots of great ideas! Thanks!

  351. Sarah H

    Brought some academic foundation to a topic that can become fluffy

  352. Sarah H

    Brought some academic foundation to a topic that can become fluffy

  353. Alexandra F

    Great product! Thanks!

  354. Mme Guenette 

    LOVE IT !

  355. Julie B

    Great resource for my Growth Mindset unit!

  356. Lisa D

    Great resource. Love that it includes opportunities within the lessons to practice having a growth mindset, and it is easy to prep.

  357. Rosalie M

    Very easy to use resource. I was able to differentiate instruction and include, or leave out, some of the resources. The book itself is a great lesson, and this product enhanced the books meaning.

  358. T M

    A great resource! Very tangible for students to understand!

  359. Lesa H

    Great resource to use with the book.

  360. Lauren M

    Great resource, Thank You!

  361. Taylor M

    Super fun and interactive! Students loved it!

  362. kris E

    Thanks for creating these! Great activities!

  363. kris E

    Thanks for creating these! Great activities!

  364. Jennifer R

    Perfect for back to school! Great way to start the new year and for review for test prep!

  365. Jordan H

    Thank you for this resource! It really helped my students!

  366. Vanessa Z

    Great resource! Thank you!

  367. melanie W

    great

  368. melanie W

    great

  369. Sonia N S

    Great!

  370. Karen L

    Some good ideas to use alongside the text.

  371. Karen L

    Some good ideas to use alongside the text.

  372. Kimberly P

    Growth mindset is huge in our district, I can’t wait to put this to good use!

  373. Jessica C

    Great beginning of the year activity.

  374. Elizabeth Y

    Excited to use this

  375. Zahil Caraballo 

    Excellent resource! Thanks!

  376. Elizabeth Y

    Excited to use this

  377. Jessica R

    I love these resources! What a great ideas!

  378. Alicia W

    I am excited to add this to my growth mindset unit. I look forward to using this resource in the fall. Thank you!

  379. Julie Harpole 

    My students enjoyed this, it was great!

  380. Lisa C

    Excellent resource for the beginning of the year!

  381. Jillian R

    Such fun activities!

  382. Spears’ Cool Stuff for School 

    Lots of fun activities to go with this great book!

  383. Bridget Smith 

    Perfect resource for teaching about the brain and growth mindset. Thanks!

  384. Corey S

    Great activity! The kids were really engaged!

  385. Elizabeth M

    Great, thanks!

  386. Lori V

    Like the variety of activities. My students will love the elastic brainstorming, the rubber band challenge, and the slingshot STEM activity. Thanks bunches for a great resource!

  387. Katelyn B

    Awesome package to go with the book.

  388. Katelyn B

    Awesome package to go with the book.

  389. Roberta B

    love these activities

  390. Rhonda Okazaki 

    This was a great resource for introducing Growth Mindset – hands on coloring and gives kids language to talk about growth mindset. Thanks

  391. Susan T

    An interesting way to introduce growth mindset.

  392. Julie M

    Supports the book beautifully

  393. Jenn Ware 

    Very engaging and easy to use with 3rd graders

  394. Mercedes Escriba 

    Great!

  395. Mercedes Escriba 

    Great!

  396. Lisa C

    Thank you so much for this unit!

  397. Pia E

    Looking forward to using this with my 3rd Grade students for their Brain/Growth Mindset Unit

  398. Jessica P

    My students really enjoyed this STEM activity.

  399. Sherry G

    Good resource with a variety of ideas!

  400. MsPizzolato 

    This is a fantastic resource and I’m excited to use it with my students in my Growth Mindset curriculum!

  401. Forever in 4th 

    We really try to encourage students to have a growth mindset throughout the year and this was a perfect resource to use! I love that it actually explained and had them color the different parts of the brain. I’m also all about STEM challenges!

  402. Christina S

    Great resource. The students love the STEM activity. Challenging and engaging.

  403. Danielle C

    Great Resource

  404. Annamarie W

    Thank you for sharing! I can’t wait to use this with my students as we work on growth mindset.

  405. Heather M

    I think that my students are going to like this.

  406. Ms Blais All Stars  

    Not quite what I expected, but a good little resource. A bit overpriced for what you get, as many of the activities you can do with the paper/are on pinterest.

  407. Ms Blais All Stars  

    Not quite what I expected, but a good little resource. A bit overpriced for what you get, as many of the activities you can do with the paper/are on pinterest.

  408. Shandra Pickler 

    Thanks

  409. Art Invention Lab 

    Helped that the brain diagram was similar to what we read in the book.

  410. Christopher M

    Good resource.

  411. Christopher M

    Good resource.

  412. Heather F

    Wonderful resource! Thank you for all your hard work.

  413. Robin B

    thank you

  414. Tyisha C

    Thanks this was great for the beginning of the year!

  415. Stephanie L

    Love

  416. Wendy M

    To anyone who hasn’t embraced ‘Growth Mindset’ yet, ……. PLEASE DO! This is an amazing teaching resource…..

  417. Allison S

    Great resource

  418. Dina P

    Great! Thank you!

  419. Camille W

    Great resource! Also, my students love the bookmarks! Teaching a growth mindset is so important! My students still talk about the STEM challenge 2 months later!

  420. Crystal G

    Great Growth Mindset lesson!

  421. Catherine D

    loved explaining the brain in this easy to use way

  422. april H

    This was a great way to begin my resource class, thank you

  423. Nancy C

    Very helpful. Used with 4th graders

  424. Lynsie M

    I enjoyed using this with my students. It was easy for them to follow and utilize

  425. Alexandra D

    exactly what i needed. thanks!

  426. Misty Bassham 

    Awesome Resource

  427. Deborah C

    Wonderful!

  428. Brittany Bancroft 

    Good first week stuff.

  429. Gail G

    Utilized prior to setting up SMART Goals

  430. Laura B

    Great growth mindset resource!

  431. Suzy B

    I read this book at the beginning of the year to the class, and this was a nice addition to it.

  432. Haley K

    my kids loved this!

  433. Alison W

    Great resource. I used activities from this unit in small groups and in classroom lessons.

  434. Lisa D

    Perfect resource for helping students learn about Growth Mindset.

  435. Cassidy W

    This is one of the best resources I have found for growth mindset. I love that it helps them understand the different mindsets, but it also gives them the science behind it. Once my students “see” the science, they are more convinced that they can change their own mindset.

  436. Jessica G

    Great

  437. Katie Brunger 

    Great first of year activities!

  438. Kalee S

    This had a lot of great activities that I could use alongside the book. Thank you!

  439. Shelley K

    This was a great resource for our science unit all about the brain.

  440. AUDREY W

    Excellent addition to my social learning toolbox.

  441. Jodi B

    My students loved this resource. I bought the book and we started the year stretching our fantastic elastic brains!

  442. Nicole C

    Great activities

  443. Erin R

    This is a great resource. I use it every year when teaching about growth mindset. I love the activities included.

  444. Sonia A

    Love starting the year with this unit. Great resource.

  445. Ashli A to Z 

    This is exactly what I needed! Thank you!

  446. Sherri Fankhauser 

    This is awesome!

  447. Daphne M

    Thanks for providing a motivating useful resource that students enjoyed.

  448. Lyndsie Daines 

    thanks

  449. Mary B

    Great addition to the Growth Mindset unit that is taught during the year.

  450. Michelle S

    This product has some great visuals but lacks some directions. I would benefit from having some lesson plans included, and/or a link to information about the brain which can be shared with students for the coloring and labeling activities.

  451. Jackie R

    Extremely engaging resoirce.

  452. Abigail S

    This was a great activity to use when talking about growth mindset!

  453. Lisa C

    I used the posters as part of my presentation to drive home those important aspects of a growth mindset! Thanks you!

  454. Christine S

    Love love love this resource! It’s both science based and brain based. I appreciate the fact the kids learned bout parts of the brain and also growth mindset. I used it for 3 days in science. Thanks so much!!

  455. Nicholas P

    Great product!

  456. Stephanie L

    This was a great resource to go along with the book, which I read to students every year as we begin discussing Growth Mindset.

  457. Candice Sieradzki 

    This was a great book companion. It was very easy to use and my students enjoyed it as well.

  458. Melanie C

    What a great way to start the year! We had a lot of fun with the hands on part. Gave me great insight and a writing sample! Bulletin will stay up all year!

  459. Allison K

    This was a great resource! It went along with the book wonderfully and was a great way for me to assess student understanding.

  460. Michelle Fitch 

    After reading the story, this resource provided meaningful activities that teach a growth mindset.

  461. PAMELA H

    This was a great resource with my 6th and 7th graders. I will use it over and over!

  462. Chelsea G

    We use Fantastic Elastic Brain at the beginning of every school year.

  463. Kirsten M

    Using this lesson during my maternity leave

  464. Amber Elkins 

    Very easy to use! Thank you!! Time saver!

  465. Courtney W

    This was a great supplement to the book. I also liked the printable that can hang around classroom!

  466. The Naturally Creative Classroom 

    Wonderful resource that is a great compliment to the book!

  467. Whitney B

    Great resource on a topic that can be hard to find info on.

  468. Ms Pea the LRT 

    I used this with a grade 6 class. They were engaged but we did notice the colours did not line up with the colours in the book.

  469. Michelle M

    Thank you for some fun activities for older students to go along with the younger set,

  470. Daniele S

    This is a wonderful ressource that works really well with the book. I would have loved to see an answer key as some of the answers were a bit ambiguous. My students struggled to fill the Venn diagram about how a brain is like an elastic band. It would have been nice to have an answer key to help guide them.

  471. Demetria Montoya 

    Thank you! Great resources to talk about our brains and growth mindset!

  472. Shana N

    Loved using this resource!

  473. Jessica D

    Great Resource!

  474. Michelle B

    Great resource to reinforce respect with students.

  475. Stephanie E

    I love to start the year with this read aloud and activity.

  476. Jeanette Herndon 

    OH my goodness …. I cannot rave enough about this!! We are getting so much use out of it. This is definitely gonna be a repeat shop for me 100%

  477. Rachael Bingham 

    Did all of these activities with my kids during our morning meeting each day! Helped us really dive into our feelings and why we do the things we do.

  478. The Innovative Apple 

    This book is one of my favorites for the beginning of the year. This definitely helped cut down my planning time so I can focus on classroom management and establishing our routines!

  479. Kaitlyn M

    My students loved this resource it was engaging and created a dialogue.

  480. Play Learn and Grow Hub 

    This resource works beautifully to support students understanding of growth mindset and the brain. Students were really curious about the parts of the brain and wanted to learn more.

  481. Misty S

    Cute activity. The book was a little over their heads but worth it, nevertheless.

  482. Jennifer L

    My students loved using the resource earlier in the year.

  483. Melissa Petersen 

    Great resource. Worked well with the middle grades.

  484. Meghan LaForce Stack 

    I loved using this resource with my students to introduce some Mindfulness work for the school year. It gave the kids a sense of how their mind is not just about knowledge but about how we can change our reactions to situations.

  485. denise S

    Great book
    Great resource

  486. Chantel McClarnen 

    This was great to go with the book.

  487. Aus Upper Primary 

    fantastic resource!

  488. Kate’s Kind Classroom 

    Great supplement to this amazing book!

  489. Lynn W

    I loved this product. Exactly what I needed.

  490. Caitlyn D

    Great resource for my EC students!

  491. Caitlin Davis 

    I loved using this to start the discussion on mindset. I will continue to use for years to come.

  492. Arrianna S

    To be honest, I use this resource as an addition to teaching mindset. I STEM the story and get a quick science grade using this resource.

  493. Schooling the Strawns 

    Great activities to go along with the book. Thanks!

  494. Ellen P

    This was very helpful when we had to hybrid teach as both sets of students could access.

  495. Dorothy J

    Awesome growth mindset activity!

  496. Nicole Puckett 

    This resource was amazing for teaching the flexibility of the brain. My students really liked coloring in their brain and identifying the parts and what they did.

  497. Kimberly J S

    I use this resource with my students to help them understand how they learn. They become reflective once they learn how they learn and begin to make connections to the resources we use and why.

  498. Renee T

    Easy to implement activities to help introduce the concept of growth mindset. Hands on activity with elastic bands provided students with a great opportunity to collaborate at the beginning of the school year.

  499. Holly and Clove Designs 

    Lots of activities to choose from!

  500. Bales Blockbusters 

    Great for online group.

  501. Meggan C

    This was perfect for the first week of school.

  502. Jennifer C

    Great activities to use along with the book.

  503. Aimee VanMiddlesworth 

    Great activities for the beginning of the school year! My students enjoyed them. Thanks!

  504. Margo Melson 

    Great addition to our growth mindset unit.

  505. Elizabeth Cufari 

    Great resource for growth mindset

  506. DAWN S

    Loved it!

  507. Heather Alexis 

    Great compliment to the book! My students enjoyed being able to express their learning on paper after being online for so long. The variety sparked their brains!

  508. Rebekah H

    Thank you!

  509. Kaitlyn T

    Great resource!

  510. Melissa White 

    Engaging activities to use with the book!

  511. Crystal S

    I have used this resource for a few years and my students always enjoy the activities.

  512. Delsa T

    Awesome

  513. Monica Hamlin 

    GREAT TOOL!

  514. Sarah K

    Great practice for my special education kiddos!!

  515. dawn C

    Great resource! Very engaging!

  516. Julie B

    I purchased this for the bookmarks and posters. I would love to use the activities in the future.

  517. Kaitlyn H

    The kids really enjoyed it!

  518. Stacey G

    I LOVE this book and this resource. I will always start the year off with it. We refer back to it all year long!

  519. Rocio SuarezRuiz 

    Love this resource…can be used throughout the school year to motivate students!

  520. Katie Paddock 

    Such a fun way to review for end of the year testing!

  521. Cara M

    This was a great back-to-school activity to get students thinking about the importance of a growth mindset.

  522. Rachel Smith 

    Great beginning of the year growth mindset activities to go with the book.

  523. Angela C

    I used this activity for the first few days that I pulled my guided reading and guided math groups. I teach advanced content to gifted 5th graders and it was great being able to talk about the brain and how we can stretch ourselves.

  524. Tiffany J

    This was a hit, even in 5th grade! My students were able to think about what they wanted to grow in and I was able to challenge them to not give up since their brain is always stretching!

  525. Misty B

    Great read aloud for the first week of school. Goes great with POsitivity Project, if your school is doing that.

  526. Bailey Lawrence 

    Perfect!

  527. Patricia E

    Wonderful resource!

  528. Kristina S

    I used this resource the first week of school. My third graders really enjoyed the activities!

  529. Marcia M

    I love reading this book at the start of each school year and this resource was a great way for students to show what they learned from the book in a fun and engaging way.

  530. Passionately Promoting Positivity 

    Excellent for growth mindset! This was just what I needed!

  531. Elkine Irwin 

    Thank you!

  532. Sally H

    Easy to use and print out. Kids enjoyed them during independent learning!

  533. Free Spirit in FirstNovember 5, 2017

    Very challenging!

  534. mostly simpleAugust 3, 2017

    Thank you! :0)

  535. BuyerJuly 3, 2017

    Great product, thanks!

  536. Especially SPEDSeptember 3, 2016

    So excited to use this with my students!

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