Kids Need Mojo

As I visit classrooms, I continue to hear the same message.  Students can't persevere.  They want instant success. They give up too easily.  How do we help our children embrace a productive struggle?  This all boils down to a growth mindset.  Teachers need to model for students.  Parents need to model for their children.  Children learn what they live.  If they see adults working hard, learning from mistakes, and not giving up, they will follow in our footsteps.  

Class DoJo recently released videos, A Big Ideas video series, that help our wee ones connect with the power of the growth mindset.  "When you try challenging things, like those math problems, you're giving your brain the exercise it needs to get stronger, which makes you smarter."

Mojo loves challenges!!!

This series includes five, kid friendly videos.  Each two and a half minute segment sends a powerful message about growing as a learner by tackling challenges.

Here are the episode highlights:

Episode 1:  A Secret about the Brain - Exercise your brain and you will get smarter.

Episode 2:  The Magic of Mistakes - "Mistakes are no big deal.  They even make you smarter."

Episode 3:  The Power of "Yet" - When you get stuck, just remember that "I can't do it yet."

Episode 4:  The World of Neurons - You have the power to grow if you learn challenging things.

Episode 5:  Mojo Puts It All Together - Learn to love challenges and you will always be growing.

Additionally, a free, downloadable discussion guide is offered with each episode. 

These clips can fit perfectly into the classroom environment.  They are equally as powerful to watch as a family and discuss.  The Mojo character is so relatable to kids that the episodes can be watched multiple times.  What a great way to remind children about Mojo when they get stuck or find something - anything - hard.

Check out the clips!  I'm sure you will be hooked and want to share them.  Heck, Mojo even reminded me as an adult how to be a role model of growth mindset for my own kiddos.

What other strategies do you use to foster a growth mindset with children?  Share your ideas.  We all learn from each other.