5th Grade Works on Growth Mindset

The 5th graders worked on Growth Mindset, Systems Thinking, and Design Thinking this week.  To practice Growth Mindset and Systems Thinking, they did a challenging puzzle on the interactive white board called, “Blocky Christmas.”  As they reached higher levels, the students encountered more obstacles and really had to persevere.  They also had to think about what mistakes they were consistently making so they could break out of frustrating cycles of incorrect answers.  In a different activity, “Holiday Hink Pinks,” the students again applied these skills to help them solve the riddles.

In addition, the 5th graders also worked on Design Thinking with the Bloxels kits.  We hit many obstacles because the app has been updated and only part of it will work with our district filters.  But we powered through and got the beginnings of some games completed.

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