HULA HOOP EXERCISE

• Going to try something where your brain needs tries a new challenge
• Get in a circle of 6-8 Bigs and Littles with a Hula Hoop
• Hold out pointer and middle finger on both hands, palms toward each other
• GOAL: Lower Hula Hoop to ground as quickly and evenly as possible
• I will place the HH on top of your fingers

DEBRIEF

• Was your goal a little harder than you first thought? More of a challenge?
• Why was it easier a second time?
• What did you do when the goal was harder than expected?EFFORT: DID YOU CONTINUE TO TRY?
• TRYING DIFFERNT STRATEGIES: SWITCHED STRATEGY?
• SEEKING HELP-Ask for help?
• Was this fun?-Challenge can be fun when you belive you can do it and you keep trying and get help along the way.

SLIDE #21

• In review...it is good to never give up on your goal so keep trying
• If it gets tough switch your strategy (if it aint working try something else)
• If you need help definately ask for help! 

SLIDE #22 FIXED (FM) & GROWTH MINDSET (GM)

• We've talked about a GM. Unfortunately some outside the room have a FM 
• What kind of "FM" things have you heard people say?

ex...you are just a natural athlete/born artistic/a math person

• We have proof that your brain and abilities can grow and change

SLIDE # 23 ALAN

SLIDE# 24 HOW DO YOU RESPONDTO THESE FM'S?

2 MINUTES A PIECE

• Big & Littles team up Choose one of the above statements
• Partner may not believe this but imagine they do
• try to convince your partner by teaching what you learned
• PARTNERS act this out for real. if you are really being convinced give us a thumbs up
• then we'll switch and have the other partner do the convincing

SLIDE #24 CONTINUED

• WHOSE PARTNER DID A GOOD JOB OF CONVINCING THEM? RAISE YOUR HANDS
• EXCELLENT-will somone come up and try to convince me?

SLIDE 25 CHALLENGES

• TAKE OUT A PIECE OF PAPER, PENCIL OR PEN & ANSWER THE QUESTION ON THE FOLLOWING LIDE.
• PURPOSE: For you to start thinking about how you face setbacks/problems or challenges

SLIDE #26 WHAT YOU SAY MATTERS...

• Life is a set of challenges. Your challenges are something you can discuss with your Big since we won't work on these today
• As you face your challenges pay attention to what you say. what you say is what you will do
• if you say "I can't you cause your brain to shut down so you won't even put effort into tryin new strategies to help you succeed.
• Use Growth Mindset Language to help you move forward

SLIDE # 27 MINDSET ADVICE LETTERS

• On to the next IMPORTANT THING: You are going to write advice letters to other littles. We adults are BORING so they may believe it more if it is coming from you
• Stay in your same Big/Little pairs...
• BIGS- write down what the Littles say
• BIGS-You may help your littles with examples from tonights activity to support what they want to say

• SLIDE # 27 CONTINUED

LITTLES-remember your setback you wrote down imagine another Little has the same setback

• What could you say to help them u nderstand that abilities can change?

Include your own thoughts, feelings and experiences as mush as possible

SLIDE # 27 CONTINUED

USE...

Use the Advice letter worksheet

Brain Toolkit and Handouts to come up with a convincing message

You have 15 minutes to write your letter

Be Creative and convincing

When finished we will ask a few of you to share

ADVICE

If using the Phineas Gage story give specifics don't just say: you should believe this because of Phineas and Gage

Slide 27

Questions?

MSS move table to table giving support and helpful Hints

Ask Littles to share