We have some teachers who take the last 10 minutes of each day and have a "Mistakes Party." This is where students identify and celebrated the mistakes they made that day, or rather, the mistakes they learned from that day.
Parents: This is a great way for you to help your students recognize the importance of "grit." Ask them about mistakes they made and what they learned from it. Be sure to point out that it was because of their courage to try that they overcame something challenging.
If anything, spend a few minutes each day discussing the following two questions:
What was your biggest challenge today?
What made you happy today?
Don't criticize or offer advice, just listen. We can gain valuable insight to their lives, and can understand what it means to struggle in the life of a Kinder, first and/or second grader.
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