Ready-To-Use Resources for Grit in the Classroom: Activities and Mini-Lessons for Building Passion and Perseverance [Book]

Ready-to-Use Resources for Grit in the Classroomassists educators in creating a learning environment that fosters grit development for all students. With the emphasis on developing the social-emotional skills of students in the past decade, "grit" has become a popular buzzword. It often is used synonymously with "perseverance" and "stick-to-it-iveness," without the equal attention paid to passion and curiosity. This resource: Includes student activities and mini-lessons that can be completed in fewer than 10 minutes. Features activities on topics like learning goal setting and reexamining how one views failure. Includes instructions for how teachers can support their students in each activity. Also includes reproducibles for each teaching strategy. Provides the tools needed to help teachers and students understand that grit is two-faceted, and that both facets are crucial to grow. Ready-to-Use Resources for Grit in the Classroomis the perfect addition to an educator's social-emotional learning library.