Resilient Students
Building Life Skills in the K-5 Classroom and Beyond
1st Edition
Published on 22. September 2025
118 pages
978-1-040-43131-3 (ISBN)
Description
Build resilience in your students, starting in the elementary grades, so they develop the skills to overcome challenges and thrive in school and beyond.
Bestselling author Dr. Brad Johnson presents a strength-based approach to resilience, showing that it's much more than bouncing back but involves adapting and growing along the way. He shows the best ways to foster resilience in kids by teaching them grit, emotional intelligence, a growth mindset, and the ability to embrace failure, all while uncovering and building their strengths and confidence. He also reveals why this is such a key skill for our changing world.
Written in Brad's signature accessible style, the book offers loads of practical takeaways so you can get started building a more resilient classroom today!
Bestselling author Dr. Brad Johnson presents a strength-based approach to resilience, showing that it's much more than bouncing back but involves adapting and growing along the way. He shows the best ways to foster resilience in kids by teaching them grit, emotional intelligence, a growth mindset, and the ability to embrace failure, all while uncovering and building their strengths and confidence. He also reveals why this is such a key skill for our changing world.
Written in Brad's signature accessible style, the book offers loads of practical takeaways so you can get started building a more resilient classroom today!
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
1,08 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-43131-3 (9781040431313)
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Person
Brad Johnson is one of the most dynamic and engaging speakers in the fields of education and leadership. He has over 30 years of experience in the trenches as a teacher and administrator. He is the author of many books including Dear Teacher, Principal Bootcamp, Putting Teachers First, and Becoming a More Assertive Teacher. He has travelled the globe speaking and training teachers and educational leaders.
Content
1. Resilience-A Life Skill Built on the Playground and Beyond 2. Rewiring Our Brains to Handle Challenges 3. Teaching "Not Yet" and Growth Mindset 4. Tapping into Students' Unique Strengths 5. Fostering Emotional Awareness and Intelligence 6. Encouraging Students to Learn from Failure 7. Building Autonomy and Self-Regulation 8. Harnessing the Power of Play and Physical Activity 9. Creating a Classroom Culture of Resilience 10. Resilience-A Blueprint for Adapting to a Changing World
