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title: "Learning from Mistakes"
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# Learning from Mistakes

Understand that children and adults make mistakes, and learn to check what happened, ask for help, and choose a safe change to try when ready.

Subject: Personal & Social Development · Area: Self-Regulation & Resilience · Ages 5 to 7
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/learning-from-mistakes-mt_UGf6jICEhs

## Ready when they can

- Recognise that children and grown-ups can make mistakes
- Given a story about a mistake, choose a safe next step, such as taking a break, asking for help, or trying a different way
- Identify how checking a mistake can help someone choose what to change or practise

## Lesson: Mistakes Help You Learn

A mistake happens when something you try does not go as planned. Children and grown-ups make mistakes. Checking a mistake can show you something to practise. Compare your work with an example, or ask a helper to show what to change.

**Example.** Mia tries tying her shoe three times, but the knot comes loose each time. A grown-up shows her slowly. Mia changes how she makes the loop. On her fourth try, the knot stays tied. You can ask a helper to find one change to try.

*(drawing: Mia uses help to change her next try.)*

If you feel upset, pause and take a breath. A break is okay. When ready, check what happened or ask for help. Choose one change, try it, then check how it went. Some tries will not work.

One mistake does not mean you cannot learn. You can ask for help with practice. If you hurt someone, say what happened, say sorry, and ask how to help. They may still feel upset. If glass breaks, step back and get a grown-up. Get help before trying anything unsafe.

**Recap.** Check what happened, ask for help, and try a safe change when ready.

*Original lesson, questions and flashcards written for this dataset.*

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

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