Lesson Plan for 2nd Grade

STEP-BY-STEP PLAN:

1. Arrive
2. Introduce myself
3. Introduce a growth mindset and how change can lead to resilience.
4. Read “Little Tree” by Loren Long
5. Assess the book in a discussion format
6. Explain Activity
7. Do activity
8. Closing and goodbye

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:

Make cut-outs of leaves (one per each kid in class). On the leaves, hole punch a hole in the steam and attach a string. On the leaves, have a kid write one thing they want to let go of/don’t want to change/want to change. Once each leaf has something written on it, attach it to a tree.

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