'Cultivating Grit' explores character development: grit, growth mindset, and motivation. The author draws on personal and professional experiences as well as current research to share do-it-yourself, confidence-building strategies with educators and parents. She takes readers on a journey through an eight-part discussion with five reflection activities to be completed individually or as a group. The premise is that by helping learners increase confidence, performance improves in class and at home.

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"Grit Fish" is a grit and growth mindset craft activity infused with literacy-building opportunities. "Grit Fish" is a Jackson Education Support product for all ages.

This activity is ideal for classroom instruction, parent nights, and family time. Participants enjoy an engaging informational learning experience. Also, parents and teachers spend minimal time preparing to implement quality reading comprehension activities. PDF file includes: materials list, grit and growth mindset statements, and instructions for creating your very own Grit Fish.

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‘Parent Support’ provides practical solutions that help parents (and educators) support children’s educational goals. Parents put in long hours to help children succeed academically. Many seek guidance through the maze of homework, exam preparation, and class projects. In this guide, Jillian shares advice that is proven to reap rewards for families and facilitate development of strong home-school partnerships. Readers are invited to view learning from an effective educator’s perspective. ‘Parent Support’ is comprised of twenty-six lessons. Each lesson offers practical, relatable strategies along with clear, concise explanations and examples. The premise is that by leveraging everyday experiences as learning opportunities, performance improves in class and at home.

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"Gritty Kitty Bundle" includes grit comprehension activity and word problems that blend character development with language arts and math. The bundle is designed to offer upper elementary learners a fun, engaging experience in the classroom or at home. Parents and teachers spend minimal time preparing to implement a quality cross-curricular lesson. 

This bundle reinforces reading skills (e.g., automaticity, reading fluency and speed, decoding, expression, vocabulary building) and core math skills (e.g., algebraic thinking, money, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction).

The PDF file includes:
1. Reading passage with story images
2. Student comprehension activity
3. Comprehension answer sheet for educators and parents
4. Word problems activity
5. Word problems answer sheet for educators and parents

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