Mrs. Going and Our Brains

At our school we have a Growth Mindset initiative.  If you want to know more about growth mindset, click here.

Our literacy coach, Mrs. Going,  came in to talk with us about our brains.

She reminded us about parts of the brain and that an adult brain weighs three pounds!  

We learned about how when we learn something new and make mistakes, the neurons in our brains get stronger.

weak neural connections

stronger neural connections

strong neural connections

We even got to see real neurons connecting on a brain scan.

 What skill is hard for you that you are working on?