Mindset
MATH TIME
We have an average of 36,000 thoughts per day (24 hours). This equal to about HOW MANY thoughts per minute? What does this tell us about our brain?
TIME TO DEFINE
What is confidence? With your team come up with your own definition of confidence.
TRUE or FALSE
You're either mentally strong or you're not mentally strong.
TRUE or FALSE
When we vividly rehearse a skill in our mind, our brain actually thinks we are performing that movement.
FIXED vs. GROWTH MINDSET
Worksheet 3
A fixed mindset means you believe that intelligence, talent, abilities and other qualities can’t be developed and are unchangeable. If you’re not good at something, you think you will never be good at it. A growth mindset means you believe intelligence, talent and ability can be developed with practice and effort.
Each team is going to be given a sheet with 15 fix or growth mindset examples. Read each example and label it as a fixed or growth mindset. After you answer all 15, come up with your own fixed and growth mindset example.
FILL IN THE BLANK
Worksheet 5
You will be given three statements about being a mentally strong performers. With your team fill in the blanks.
THE LOOP
Worksheet 1
Our thoughts, feelings and behaviors (actions) are all connected:
Thoughts: What we think affects how we feel and act
Feelings: How we feel affects how we and act and think
Behaviors: How we act affects how we think and feel
**Difficult experiences and challenges can fuel an unhelpful thinking loop**
Based on the situation given, what is an example of a healthy thinking loops and an example of an unhealthy thinking loop.
JINGLE TIME
The ability to feel confident at all times is not always a choice, we can't always control how we feel BUT we can control how we ACT and we can chose to act confident. We can ACT confident after a mistake or when faced with a challenge even if we don't feel confident.
We can STAND confidently
We can WALK confidently
We can TALK confidently
With your team come up with a quick jingle along with some simple movement that demonstrates standing confidently, walking confidently and talking confidently.
TIME TO DEFINE
What is resilience? With your team come up with your own definition of resilience.
RELAY WORD SCRAMBLE
WORKSHEET 2
Figure out the secret phrase using all the letters. The rules are...
CONTROL THE CONTROLLABLES
Worksheet 4
Our perspective and the way we view situations can either fuel or drain our confidence. Focusing on the aspects of an event or situation that are in our control is one way to fuel confidence. Trying to control the uncontrollable can drain confidence, increased stress and frustration, and decrease performance.
ACTIVITY:
With your team, list all the thing you can control and all the things you can’t control in this situation.
SITUATION: It’s audition day. You wake up and it is so cold outside. On the way to the audition there is traffic and you will not be there as early as you wanted. You arrive 15 minutes before you're about to dance. You thought you were singing first. You’re auditioning with some of strongest performers at your school. The audition begins. You make some mistakes but you stay present in the moment and recover quickly. You leave the audition feeling proud.
ART TIME
Brainstorm ideas to represent a fixed and growth mindset in art. Create an art piece that includes images and words that you feel reflect a fixed and growth mindset.