Personal & Social Development·Self-Regulation & Resilience·conceptual
Growth Mindset
Understand the concept of a growth mindset — that abilities and intelligence can grow with effort, practice, and good strategies — as opposed to a fixed mindset where you believe you're either good at something or you're not
Suggested ages 7–9
Learning journey
Your child is learning that they can get better at things through practice and effort, while developing strategies to stay positive and break big challenges into smaller, manageable steps.
Evidence of understanding
- Explain the difference between growth mindset and fixed mindset in their own words
- Use 'yet' language when describing something they find difficult
- Give an example of something they got better at through practice and effort
Assessment prompt
When Growth Mindset finds something difficult like learning to ride a bike or mastering times tables, do they say 'I can't do it YET' rather than 'I'm just not good at this'?
Standards alignment
PSPE-ID-CU-P2-4International · ib-pyp-pspe
PSPE-ID-CU-P2-4
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence
PSPE-ID-LO-P2-12International · ib-pyp-pspe
PSPE-ID-LO-P2-12
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence