Mindset Sheets · Pack
Six sheets for ages six to eleven, with a raccoon who makes mistakes too. Big 1-to-5 scales, a poster to color, stars for trying, and a page of conversation cards so the grown-ups know what to say.
What's inside
Some things you can't do yet. Not never. Just not yet. Write the hard things on the rungs, then write one way you'll practice. Every rung is a step up the ladder.
Everybody makes mistakes. Even raccoons. Fill in the blanks to make a poem about one of yours — then read it out loud in a silly voice.
Some things are in your paws — you get to decide. Some things aren't — nobody can decide them. Knowing which is which makes hard days easier.
Your brain is like a muscle. Every time you practice something hard, it builds new connections — like tiny bridges. Hard things make it stronger. Color the poster and hang it up.
You don't get a star for being perfect. You get a star for trying. Every day, write one hard thing you tried. Color a star for a try, two if it was scary, three if you tried again after it didn't work.
For parents, grandparents, teachers. Cut the cards out and keep them by the dinner table or in the car. One card a day, and answer it yourself too — kids copy what they watch, not what they're told.
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What every sheet has
The same 1–10 question at the top and the bottom. The gap between the two numbers is the sheet working.
Two sentences of the actual research, Dweck, Beck, Gollwitzer, Neff, in plain English on every page.
Every sheet is followed by a finished one. Real-looking, not perfect. Read it first when you're tired.
Each sheet ends with the one thing you'll do in the next 24 hours. Thinking changes nothing; that one action does.
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A note on what these are. The Mindset Sheets are self-help worksheets built on well-studied methods (cognitive behavioral techniques, growth-mindset research, implementation intentions, self-compassion work) written in plain language for everyday use. They are not therapy or treatment. If low mood, anxiety, or hopelessness is constant or getting in the way of daily life, please talk to a doctor or a licensed counselor. In the US, call or text 988 in a crisis.
