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Mistakes Help You Learn

Personal & Social Development · Self-Regulation & Resilience · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________
  1. Grown-ups never make mistakes.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
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  1. False · Grown-ups make mistakes too. The statement says they never do, so it is false.
  2. What to change or practise next · Checking what happened can help you choose something to change or practise.
  3. Pause and breathe, then ask for help · You can pause and breathe when upset. When ready, ask for help with what to check.
  4. Find the missing u and practise adding it. · Comparing sn with sun shows a missing u. Zoe can practise putting it between s and n.
  5. Build again with a wider bottom. · A wider bottom changes the part the helper pointed out. Ben can try it and check what happens.
  6. He puts less water in the cup and checks for spills. · Tom changes how much water he uses and checks the result. That tests a change to the part that caused this spill.
  7. Step back and ask a grown-up for help. · Broken glass can hurt you. Step back and get a grown-up instead of touching the pieces.
  8. A miss can show what to practise. You can ask for help. · The reply about practice and help gives Ana a next step. She can take a break before trying it.
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