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title: Happy New Year!  Vision Board and Informational Essay Lesson
description: Having a growth mindset is a trending topic in education. As teachers,  we want to challenge our students to work hard and keep going, despite the many challenges and setbacks they may face. Kick-off 2022 by creating a vision board with your students, helping to focus their efforts on what they would like to accomplish this next semester.
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# [Happy New Year!  Vision Board and Informational Essay Lesson](https://blog.empoweringwriters.com/love-to-write-and-read-all-day/2021-vision-boards)

 Written by [Kylene Reed](https://blog.empoweringwriters.com/love-to-write-and-read-all-day/author/kylene-reed) | January 1, 2024

Having a growth mindset is a trending topic in education. As teachers, we want to challenge our students to work hard and keep going despite the many challenges and setbacks they may face. Kick off this New Year by creating a vision board with your students, helping them focus their efforts on what they would like to accomplish this next semester.

 I taught this lesson for the first time in 2020, and it turned out even better than I expected. I have included a few examples from my sweet students for you all to see! If you haven't downloaded it yet, be sure to grab it today! The lesson is now available as a digital lesson as well:) [**Download**](https://blog.empoweringwriters.com/toolbox/jan-2021-grades-5-8-lesson-month) and enjoy! Also- I have included blog posts from my modeling. Check those out, beginning with Pick, List, Choose then strategies for writing details!

 

 

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