Captain Yet – Growth Mindset Resource Pack

Introducing Captain Yet

Captain Yet is the perfect guy to teach your class the values and characteristics of a growth mindset. With Captain Yet and his friend, Pirate Nup, your students will learn valuable lessons which teach them the power of:

• problem-solving
• resourcefulness
• optimism
• grit
• independence
• persistence

The characters Captain Yet and Pirate Nup have an important friendship. Pirate Nup often feels helpless to the challenges of learning. Captain Yet is a fantastic friend and has a way to help Pirate Nup see that challenges will often have solutions, they may take time. The purpose of Captain Yet is to help students use a growth mindset approach to see that there are solutions to learning challenges and how to find these using independent and resourceful strategies.

This resource pack’s teaching resources include goal-setting and tracking templates, posters, displays, worksheets, games, activities and a word wall.

These Captain Yet-themed resources are great for setting your classroom values or as a maintenance activity throughout the year to remind your students that even though you may not be able to do something yet, you can succeed with hard work and the right attitude.

What Does Growth Mindset for Kids Look Like?

Students who have a growth mindset believe that, through hard work and perseverance, they can grow and develop their knowledge and understanding. They focus on the process of learning, rather than the end result. Which is exactly what teachers want students to do!

That’s where Captain Yet and Pirate Nup come in. These Captain Yet-themed resources are great for setting your classroom growth mindset values, or as a maintenance activity throughout the year to remind your students that even though you may not be able to do something yet, with hard work and the right attitude you can succeed.

The characters make great role models for students due to the supportive nature of their friendship. Pirate Nup often feels as though he can’t overcome many of his learning challenges. Captain Yet is a fantastic friend and has a way of helping Pirate Nup see that through resilience and problem-solving, every challenge has a solution.