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Resilience Grows Every Time You Bounce Back

Personal & Social Development · Self-Regulation & Resilience · ages 9-11
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  1. Is resilience more like a trait you're born with, or a skill you build?

    • A trait you're born with and can't change
    • A skill that grows stronger through practice
    • Something only some people can ever have

  2. What best describes resilience?

    • Bouncing back and continuing after a setback
    • Never feeling upset about setbacks
    • Winning every time you try something

  3. Struggling after a setback means something is wrong with you.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Look at the bar chart. What does it show about resilience?

    1st try22nd try43rd try7
    • Resilience gets stronger each time you face a setback and recover
    • Resilience stays the same no matter what
    • Resilience only matters on the first try

  5. Sam studied hard but got a low grade. He said, 'I studied the wrong way. I'll ask my teacher what to fix and try again.' What is Sam doing?

    • Giving up before trying again
    • Proving that resilience can't be learned
    • Showing resilience by adapting and continuing

  6. Feeling upset about a setback means you don't have resilience.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Which shows resilience growing over time, not just one bounce-back?

    • A kid who recovers quickly from one setback and never faces another challenge
    • A kid who never has any setbacks at all
    • A kid who faces several setbacks over months and notices bouncing back gets easier each time

  8. Leah didn't make the soccer team. She decided never to try any sport again because 'I'm just not a sports person.' What is missing from Leah's response?

    • She needs to accept she'll never improve
    • She skipped adapting and trying again, which resilience requires
    • She showed perfect resilience by quitting quickly
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  1. A skill that grows stronger through practice · Resilience is a skill. The more you practice bouncing back, the stronger it gets.
  2. Bouncing back and continuing after a setback · Resilience means picking yourself back up after something hard, not avoiding hard feelings.
  3. False · Struggling is a normal part of building resilience, not a sign of weakness.
  4. Resilience gets stronger each time you face a setback and recover · Each bar is taller than the last, showing resilience growing with practice.
  5. Showing resilience by adapting and continuing · Sam felt disappointed but adjusted his approach and kept going. That's resilience in action.
  6. False · Resilience isn't about not feeling upset. It's about what you do after.
  7. A kid who faces several setbacks over months and notices bouncing back gets easier each time · Resilience is a skill that builds up. Noticing it get easier over repeated setbacks shows real growth.
  8. She skipped adapting and trying again, which resilience requires · Resilience means adapting and trying again, not deciding never to try. Leah's response skips the bounce-back part.
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