The Most Magnificent Thing - Growth Mindset!

This is my favorite read-aloud of the year!!  I love the message Ashley Spire's portrays in her book The Most Magnificent Thing!

It is a great book to teach children about having a growth mindset, and that mistakes are part of the process, and sometimes you have to try, try, and try again to be successful.

After reading the book, I share this wonderful stop-motion animation of the book by students at Elmwood School.  That gives the students a second chance to hear the message.

We then watch this video about Ormie and his attempt at getting a treat!

We then compare and contrast the two main characters in the films!  (Tie in those reading skills)

We talk about what message (moral/lesson) the two stories were trying to teach us, and how we can use what we learned at school and in real life!

Then using postermywall.com, I have students create posters with inspirational messages and ideas to show the growth mindset!









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