“In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment,” - Carol Dweck.
Students who embrace growth mindsets may learn more, learn it more quickly, and view challenges and failures as opportunities to improve their learning and skills.
These songs are available from a variety of albums:
Growth Mindset Songs
Songs about Growth Mindset, learning from mistakes, and hard work!
Be A Bucket Filler – Lauren Mayer
Curious Mind - Claudia Robin Gunn
Face My Fears – Lauren Mayer
Get a Growth Mindset – Lauren Mayer
The Harder I Work, the Luckier I'll Be – Lauren Mayer
Hey You, Voice in My Head – Lauren Mayer
How Can I Fail Today? – Lauren Mayer
Lightbulb Moment – Lauren Mayer
Mojo – Little Miss Ann
The Power of Yet – Lauren Mayer
Yes, And – Lauren Mayer
Winning – Claudia Robin Gunn
Perseverance
Songs for Encouraging Courage, Patience... and Accomplishment!
28 Days – Little Miss Ann
A Little Time – Timmy Abell
Almost Made It – Nanny Nikki
A Small Star – Earth Mama - Joyce Rouse
Believe – City Love
Be A Doer – Mrs. Kate
Butterfly – Earth Mama - Joyce Rouse
Connected, Unique and Powerful – Linda K. Williams
Everywhere All The Time – Dave Kinnoin
Every Little Thing – Bob Marley performed by Suzi Shelton
Feelin' Blue – Grin Brigade
I Think I Can – Grin Brigade
I’ll Picture Myself Succeeding – Linda K. Williams
It's a Great Feeling – Jaycie Voorhees
Just Try Harder – Annie Lynn & Chris Arms
Keep On Looking – Nanny Nikki
Little by Little – Claudia Robin Gunn
Little Cheerleader – Judy Pacoast
No One's Going To Keep Me Down – Vincent Nunes
Open the Fear Door (Courage) – Rock Solid Kids
Patience – Music with Mar.
Practice (Try and Try Again) – Dr. Mac - Happy Kids' Songs
Puzzle Pieces – Nanny Nikki
Teaspoon At A Time - Dave Kinnoin
Try, Try - Judy Pancoast
Wait Wait! – Lauren Mayer
We Keep Going - Corona 2020 –Vitamin L
What Can You Do – Dr. Mac - Happy Kids' Songs
Why Not? – Randy and Dave
Resilience
Songs for Teaching about Self Confidence, Flexibility, Initiative, Resilience and Self Reliance.
Determination – David Woodward's Virtuous Tunes
Diggin In – Treela
Endurance (Persistence) – Jan Nigro
Energy – Treela
Gotta Try (Persistence) – Street Smarts
High Achiever – Dave Kinnoin
I Didn't Stop (Effort & Persistence) – Rock Solid Kids
I Got This - Claudia Robin Gunn
I Make Mistakes – Andrew C. Germain's's Life-Skills
It's About A Sunrise (Rising above Adversity) – Dr. Mac - Happy Kids' Songs
The Me Inside – Grin Brigade
No One Like Me – Pam Minor
Nuthin's 2 Tuff - Dave Kinnoin
The Rain Falls On Everyone – Vincent Nunes
Roll With It – Lauren Mayer
Sí, se puede! You Can Do It! – Jim Rule
Slow and Steady – Prue Whoo
That Is a Mighty Power – Jan Nigro
Think for Yourself – Jan Nigro
Teamwork
Songs for cooperation and colaboration
Co-operation – Prue Who
Cool Cooperation – Paulette Meier
High Fives – Marsha and the Positrons
Magic in Our Soul – Vivi Melody & Friends
Teamwork – Mrs. Kate
Teamwork – Vitamin L
Together – Jack Hartmann
We Can Make It Together – Bobby Susser
Anti-Bullying Songs
See all of our songs about Anti-Bullying
Character
Songs for Character Education: teaching kindness, respect, perserverance, teamwork, responsibility and acceptance
Family
See all of our Songs for Teaching about Families
Peaceful Attitudes
See all of our Peace Songs
Positive Attitudes
See all of our songs for Building Self-Esteem and Upbeat Approaches to Life
For more character education songs, see:
School Concert, Friendship, Family, Diversity, Positive Attitude,
Homes and Inspirational and Religious Songs
Book Recommendations:
I Can't Do That, YET
by Esther Pia Cordova (Author), Maima W Adiputri (Illustrator)
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: A Growth Mindset Book for Kids to Stretch and Shape Their Brains
by JoAnn Deak Ph.D. (Author), Sarah Ackerley (Illustrator)
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes: A Growth Mindset Book for Back to School
by Mark Pett (Author), Gary Rubinstein (Author)
Beautiful Oops!
by Barney Saltzberg (Author)
Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be
by Charlotte Foltz Jones (Author), John O'Brien (Illustrator)
I Can Do Hard Things
by Gabi Garcia (Author), Charity Russell (Illustrator)
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)
by Dan Santat (Author, Illustrator)
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
by Carol S. Dweck (Author)
The Growth Mindset Coach: A Teacher's Month-by-Month Handbook for Empowering Students to Achieve
by Annie Brock (Author), Heather Hundley (Author)