Finding Wins Lesson Plan Let's Celebrate! Finding Your Wins
Growth Mindset & Self-Compassion Lesson
5th Grade | 20 Minutes
Learning Objective
Students will celebrate personal progress, develop a growth mindset, and practice self-compassion by identifying successes and an area for improvement.
Why This Matters
"This lesson empowers students to recognize their hard work, build confidence, and approach challenges with a positive attitude. It helps them see learning as a journey with continuous growth."
Materials Checklist
Celebration Slides
My Wins Journal (1 per student)
Reflect & Grow Cool Down
Projector/Whiteboard
Preparation Steps (10 mins)
Review the Celebration Slides and Teacher Script.
Print copies of the My Wins Journal for each student.
Have the Reflect & Grow Cool Down ready to display or distribute.
Ensure projector/interactive whiteboard is set up.
Instructional Sequence
5'
Warm-up & Introduction
Greet students and introduce the theme using Slide 1 .
Ask students to think of a small personal achievement from the past week (e.g., mastering a math problem, helping a friend).
Share the learning objective and why celebration matters.
5'
Celebrating Wins Discussion
Guide a brief discussion using Slides 2-3 on what constitutes a 'win'.
Encourage sharing with partners or the whole class.
Emphasize that wins can be big or small, academic or personal.
7'
Journal Reflection
Distribute the My Wins Journal .
Explain the activity: writing about wins and one growth area (Slide 4 ).
Circulate to support students as they write.
3'
Cool Down
Introduce Reflect & Grow Cool Down questions (Slide 5 ).
Students share one reflection or complete the exit ticket independently.
Celebration Slides GRADE 5 WELLNESS
Let's Celebrate!
Finding Your Wins
Recognizing Your Progress and Potential
Welcome students and set a positive tone!
What's a "Win"?
A moment of success , big or small.Overcoming a challenge .
Learning something new .
Helping someone or showing kindness .
Think about something you did well this week!
"I finally finished that chapter book!"
"I asked for help on problem #5."
"I held the door for the class."
Why Celebrate Your Wins?
Boosts Confidence
Seeing your progress makes you feel capable and ready for the next challenge!
Growth Mindset
It helps you see exactly how you're learning and changing over time.
Self-Compassion
Being kind to yourself for the effort you put in, even if things weren't perfect.
Motivation
Success feels good! It encourages you to keep trying and improving.
ACTION!
My Wins
Journal Time!
1
Celebrate Your Wins
Write down a few things you're proud of from recently.
2
Grow Forward
Identify one area you want to work on or improve.
Take your journal and find a quiet space to reflect.
7 MINUTES
Reflect and Grow!
Let's quickly think about what we learned today as we wrap up our session.
Cool Down Discussion:
"What is one thing you learned about yourself?"
"How did it feel to focus on your wins?"
Teacher Script Teacher Script
Finding Your Wins
5TH GRADE WELLNESS
SESSION DURATION: 20 MIN
00:00 - 05:00
Warm-up & Introduction
Display Slide 1
"Good morning, class! Today, we're going to do something really important and fun: we're going to celebrate ourselves! Before we dive in, I want you to take a moment, close your eyes if you feel comfortable, and think about one small 'win' you've had in the past week. It could be anything! Maybe you finally understood a tricky math problem, or you helped a friend, or you read a chapter in a book that was a bit challenging. Keep that win in your mind for a moment."
(Pause for 10-15 seconds)
"Okay, you can open your eyes. Today, our goal is to recognize and celebrate our progress, and to understand that it's okay to make mistakes and always keep growing. This helps us build confidence and be kind to ourselves as we learn."
05:00 - 10:00
Celebrating Wins Discussion
Display Slide 2
"So, what exactly is a 'win'? When I say 'win,' what comes to your mind? Turn to your elbow partner and share what you think a 'win' is, and maybe even share the small win you just thought of."
(Allow 1-2 minutes for partner discussion. Circulate and listen.)
"Alright, let's hear some ideas! Who would like to share what they discussed? (Call on 2-3 students). Excellent points! A win isn't just about winning a game or getting a perfect score. It's about overcoming challenges, learning new things, helping others, showing kindness, or even just sticking with something when it's hard. Every little step forward is a win!"
Display Slide 3
"Why do you think it's important to celebrate these wins? Why shouldn't we just move on to the next thing? (Take 1-2 student responses). You've got it! Celebrating our wins helps us feel good about ourselves, it builds our confidence, and it reminds us that we are capable of learning and growing. It also helps us practice what we call a 'growth mindset' – the belief that our abilities can be developed through hard work. And it teaches us 'self-compassion' – being kind to ourselves, especially when things are tough."
10:00 - 17:00
Journal Reflection
Display Slide 4
"Now, you're going to have a chance to do some personal reflection in your own My Wins Journal . I'm going to hand these out now. In this journal, you'll have two main tasks:"
"First, I want you to write down a few things you're really proud of from this past week or even this school year. These are your 'wins'!"
"Second, and this is just as important, I want you to think about one area you want to work on or improve. This isn't about feeling bad; it's about recognizing where you want to grow next."
My Wins Journal MY WINS JOURNAL
"Every small step counts!"
NAME:
DATE:
My Recent Wins
Think about this past week. What are some things you did well? They can be big goals or small moments of kindness and effort.
WIN #1
WIN #2
WIN #3 (OR MORE!)
Grow Forward
Growth is a journey! What is one area you'd like to work on or improve?
Why is this important to me?
One small step I can take:
Be kind to yourself! You are growing every single day.
Reflect and Grow Exit Ticket Lesson Exit Ticket
Reflect & Grow
Cool Down
Student Name
1 Name one new thing you learned about yourself today.
2 How does celebrating your wins make you feel?
HAPPY
SMART
PROUD
READY
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
