80 Songs that Inspire a Growth Mindset in Children
Listening to inspiring songs and music are great ways to inspire a growth mindset in your children or students. When you play songs with encouraging lyrics you can lift up the mood, bring smiles, and increase motivation!
If you need some tunes to keep you grooving on your growth mindset journey, we’ve got you covered.
Enjoy our list of 80 songs that inspire a growth mindset in children!
Be sure to save your favorite songs to listen to whenever you need a pick-me-up or to have your very own big life growth mindset dance party!
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30 Songs - Younger Kids (2-6)
- Big Life (Lindsay Müller)
- Be a Friend Song (Emily Arrow)
- Don’t Hide Your Magic (Emily Arrow)
- Follow Your Arrow (Emily Arrow)
- Everyone Makes Mistakes (Sesame Street)
- Proud of Me (Grover-Sesame Street)
- Can’t Stop The Feeling (Justin Timberlake-Trolls Soundtrack)
- Get Back Up Again (Anna Kendrick-Trolls Soundtrack)
- True Colors (Anna Kendrick- Trolls Soundtrack)
- Go the Distance (Roger Bart)
- Hakuna Matata (Lion King Soundtrack)
- How Far I’ll Go (Moana Soundtrack)
- So Glad I'm Here (Elizabeth Mitchell)
- I Hope You Dance (Lee Ann Womack)
- I’ve Got A Dream (Mandy Moore)
- Let It Go (Idina Menzel)
- Life is a Highway (Rascal Flatts)
- Fired Up (Disney Zombies Soundtrack)
- My Year (Disney Zombies Soundtrack)
- Shake It Off (Sing Soundtrack)
- Sunshine in My Pocket (Auntie Kayte)
- The Power of Yet (C.J. Luckey)
- Grit and Resilience (C.J. Luckey)
- Try Everything (Shakira- Zootopia Soundtrack)
- A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Disney Channel Song)
- I am Light (India. Arie)
- Everything Is Awesome (The LEGO Movie Soundtrack)
- The Roses of Success (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Recording)
- Good Day Sunshine (The Beatles)
- Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles)
50 Songs - Tweens/Teens (7+)
- Brave (Sara Bareilles)
- Never Ever Give Up (Matthew West)
- Anything’s Possible (Lea Michele)
- Couldn’t Be Better (Kelly Clarkson- UglyDolls Soundtrack)
- You Make My Dreams (Pentatonix- UglyDolls Soundtrack)
- Girl In The Mirror (Bebe Rexha- UglyDolls Soundtrack)
- Rewrite The Stars (Greatest Showman Soundtrack)
- A Million Dreams (Greatest Showman Soundtrack)
- This Is Me (Greatest Showman Soundtrack)
- Count on Me (Bruno Mars)
- Best Day of My Life (Kidz Bop Kids)
- I Lived (OneRepublic)
- Don’t Worry Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin)
- Everybody (Ingrid Michaels)
- Fight Song (Rachel Platten)
- Firework (Katy Perry)
- Roar (Katy Perry)
- Happy (Pharrell Williams)
- High Hopes (Panic! At The Disco)
- I Can Be (Taio Cruz)
- I’m Still Standing (Taron Egerton)
- Live Your Story (Tina Parol)
- One Foot (Walk The Moon)
- Proud (Heather Small)
- Skyscraper (Demi Lovato)
- Something More (Gabriela Bee)
- Stronger (Kiesza)
- #thatPOWER (Will.i.am, Justin Bieber)
- The Champion (Carrie Underwood)
- Unwritten (Natasha Bedingfield)
- Nobody's Perfect (Hannah Montana)
- On Top of The World (Imagine Dragons)
- Jorja Bleu (Bret Michaels)
- Thunder (Imagine Dragons)
- What Makes You Beautiful (One Direction)
- Beautiful (Christina Aguilera)
- Be The Change (Britt Nicole)
- The Climb (Miley Cyrus)
- Try (Pink)
- Waka Waka (Shakira)
- Hall of Fame (The Script)
- Stronger (Kelly Clarkson)
- Superheroes (The Script)
- Happy People (Little Big Town)
- Beautiful Day (U2)
- Living In The Moment (Jason Mraz)
- Never Gonna Let You Down (Colbie Caillat)
- Floodgates (Colbie Caillat)
- Long Live (for King & Country)
- Pompeii (Bastille)
THIS 5TH GRADE TEACHER THANKS YOU!
Charlie, that was the cutest song! Audrey is so talented! Keep up the amazing work, Audrey! I can’t wait to hear your next song! :)
I dropped Spotify in favor of a Youtube subscription so that my kids no longer have to watch the outrageous and increasing youtube ads. Can you guys add Youtube playlists? Much appreciated!
Love this list!
One to add – No Matter What, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and performed by Boyzone. My 8-yr old and I love this song!
HI. I was wondering if you could add a few more songs to the playlist. My 11-year-old daughter Audrey Guinn is a musical artist who just released her first pop album titled “Best Day Ever (Until Tomorrow)”:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1H5Fx6SkNr8e0CM1Wi8VB2
She released it on her 11th birthday. And it is full of inspiring themes for her friends and tweens everywhere.
Hope you like it!
Charlie + Audrey