How does creating a healthy growth mindset in a small group encourage positive math interventions in first grade?

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How does creating a healthy growth mindset in a small group encourage positive math interventions in first grade?

Growth Mindset

1st Grade

Elementary

Mathematics

All Disciplines

Do you hear students vocalizing "I don't know" and "I can't do it". This is something that I hear many times when I pull students to work in small intervention math groups. This lead me to research about Growth Mindset with a math focus for my first grade small intervention groups. I developed some mini mantras with a growth mindset and I now see a calmer group with acceptance for mistakes and a tolerance for those with a slower reply time.

How does creating a healthy growth mindset in a small group encourage positive math intervention in first grade? This was my question that guided my research and after a review of literature and seeing positive outcomes for all ages this brought about the need for educating my students: 1) to learn about a fixed mindset 2) to then learn about about a positive growth mindset 3) to form relationships with teachers and classmates and 4) to be positive about making mistakes and learning in math. Through my research I have been able to explore more into positive growth mindset and how to modify it and make mini mantras and quick videos to use in small groups. I completed pre and post test data along with daily notes. In addition, I have learned more about making surveys "work" in small groups. I saw improvement in my students math scores and with their outlook about making mistakes and slowing down to think about their answers. I have seen a positive increase in their desire to learn and an increase in their attitude towards our small math groups. As a result of my awareness and in creating a healthy growth mindset in a small group to encourage positive math interventions in first grade, I feel that my students have learned to be more positive in groups and to just try and not worry about mistakes. I am pursuing more lessons on positive growth mindset to use in small groups and to use in the classroom.