Full Description
Build resilience in your students, starting in the elementary grades, so they develop the skills to overcome challenges and thrive in school and beyond.
Bestselling author Dr. Brad Johnson presents a strength-based approach to resilience, showing that it's much more than bouncing back but involves adapting and growing along the way. He shows the best ways to foster resilience in kids by teaching them grit, emotional intelligence, a growth mindset, and the ability to embrace failure, all while uncovering and building their strengths and confidence. He also reveals why this is such a key skill for our changing world.
Written in Brad's signature accessible style, the book offers loads of practical takeaways so you can get started building a more resilient classroom today!
Contents
1. Resilience—A Life Skill Built on the Playground and Beyond 2. Rewiring Our Brains to Handle Challenges 3. Teaching "Not Yet" and Growth Mindset 4. Tapping into Students' Unique Strengths 5. Fostering Emotional Awareness and Intelligence 6. Encouraging Students to Learn from Failure 7. Building Autonomy and Self-Regulation 8. Harnessing the Power of Play and Physical Activity 9. Creating a Classroom Culture of Resilience 10. Resilience—A Blueprint for Adapting to a Changing World
