It's a growth mindset year for me, being in a new position, and I want to bring that growth mindset to my students! I'm excited about my new growth mindset bulletin board:
The inspiration and print-outs for this bulletin board came from Math Equals Love . Super easy to do, but I love how clean it is AND the important message that it represents! Of course, a teacher shouldn't just put up a growth mindset bulletin board, but needs to talk with the students about what that actually means! I found a great, kid-friendly, but not babyish, video explaining growth mindset here- Brain Jump with Ned the Neuron. On the first day of school, I had my students set goals for the year, using this cute coloring sheet from Classroom Doodles. I told them to write three academic goals and three other goals, which could be about behavior, accomplishing something at home, etc.. We used the web coloring sheet and they look great posted on my wall!
As long as I'm showing you my new classroom, here are some other parts of it! We had to clean out a ton of old furniture and old curriculum to get a nice, open, clean space. I feel like I can breathe now and I love how colorful the room is. There wasn't much tying it together, so I purchased a pack of colorful stars and put them throughout the room to provide more of a theme.
Sorry that some of it cut off, but I love having these positive words on my window to be the first things students see when they come in for the day! You can get this lovely product from Ms. Cooper on Teachers Pay Teachers and it is currently free!
What does your classroom look like this year? Did you experience a job change? Tell me about it in the comments! :)
