Grown-ups never make mistakes.

What can checking a mistake help you find?

• What to change or practise next
• That this task must always stay hard
• That help never works

You feel upset after missing an answer in class. What could help you get ready to learn?

• Rush to the next answer without help
• Pause and breathe, then ask for help
• Hide the work and blame someone else

Zoe writes sn. Her teacher shows her the word sun. How can Zoe use this example?

• Find the missing u and practise adding it.
• Copy sn without checking.
• Hide the paper so no one sees the spelling.

Ben's tower falls. A helper shows him that the bottom is too narrow. What change could Ben try?

• Build again with the same narrow bottom.
• Add more blocks on top of the narrow bottom.
• Build again with a wider bottom.

Tom spills water because he fills his cup to the very top. Which next try shows learning from this mistake?

• He fills the cup to the top again and walks quickly.
• He puts less water in the cup and checks for spills.
• He blames the cup and fills it to the top yet again.

A glass cup slips from your hand and breaks. Pieces are on the floor. What is a safe next step?

• Step back and ask a grown-up for help.
• Pick up the pieces with bare hands.
• Keep playing beside the pieces on the floor.

Ana misses a soccer goal. She says, 'I will never learn.' Which reply offers help with learning?

• One miss means you should stop practising soccer and only watch games.
• One miss means you must keep playing now, even if you need a break.
• A miss can show what to practise. You can ask for help.