Growth Mindset
Is growth mindset a CBT or DBT skill?
CBT
True or false: water represents our difficult situations.
FALSE! Lemons represent our difficult situations.
True or false, POPS is a problem-solving skill.
TRUE! POPS helps us solve our problems.
Do our emotions last forever?
NO
What fruit do kids traditionally give to teachers?
Apples
Give an example of two things now, that you couldn't do a year ago.
Ride a bike, multiplication, read, other appropriate answers accepted.
What does the sugar stand for?
Glimmers of positivity
True or False, when listing our options, we are only allowed to list helpful options.
FALSE! We should list all of our options, helpful and unhelpful
What are the three sections of our wave?
Before, During the intense emotion, After.
According to the Dr. Seuss book, who stole Christmas?
The Grinch
If we replace our ANT with a growth mindset statement, how does that make us feel? Ex. If I think "This will take hard work, but I can keep trying!", how does that make me feel?
Happy, calm, excited, proud, motivated, encouraged.
What are the 3 ingredients in lemonade?
Sugar, water, and lemons
IF we're having trouble falling asleep, what are three options we could do to help us solve that problem?
read a book, listen to music, use a skill, ask parents for help
What emotions might we feel during the intense emotion phase?
Furious, angry, sad, anxious
What is the name of the toy cowboy in Toy Story?
Woody
What does, "my brain is like a muscle" mean?
It means, we can exercise our brain like other muscles in our body by challenging it with difficult situations to grow and get stronger.
Give an example of a time lemons to lemonade would be helpful for you.
Ex. School, fighting with siblings, losing electronics
What does every letter of POPS stand for?
Problem- identify the problem
Options- list all your options
Pick one- pick one of your options
See if it works- See if your option helped solve your problem
Name two skills we can use during each part of the wave?
NICE JOB NAMING THOSE SKILLS!!!
Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Egypt
Turn this fixed mindset statement into a growth mindset statement. "I am not in control of my voice or body"
"I am learning skills to help me be in control of my voice and body"
Give an example of using lemons to lemonade when you lose your electronics. *think about a glimmer of something positive in that situation
Ex. “If I show expected behaviors now, at least I'll get them back sooner”, “At least I can go play outside now”, “At least I can bake cookies now”.
Think of a problem you have had before, and use POPS to work through that problem.
WOW!! You did it!
Name a situation we might use ride the wave in.
When someone annoys us at school, when our siblings hit us, when parents say no.
What’s the response to “see you later, alligator?”
"After a while, crocodile."