Learning from Mistakes · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

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 mistakes teach you?

    • What to try differently next time
    • That you should stop trying
    • That you are not smart

  3. You get an answer wrong in class. What is the best thing to do?

    • Give up
    • Try again
    • Say 'I can't do it'

  4. Zoe spells a word wrong on her paper. Why is that okay?

    • It shows her the right way to spell it
    • It means she is bad at spelling
    • It means she should stop spelling

  5. Ben's block tower falls down. What should Ben do?

    • Walk away and never build again
    • Say towers are dumb
    • Build it again

  6. Which one shows learning from a mistake?

    • Tom fell off his bike and never rode again
    • Tom fell off his bike, then held on tighter next time
    • Tom fell off his bike and blamed the bike

  7. Why is it helpful that mistakes can feel a little uncomfortable?

    • The feeling helps you remember what to change
    • It means you are not smart
    • It means you should never try that again

  8. Ana missed a goal in soccer. She said 'I am bad at this' and sat down. What did Ana do wrong?

    • She ran too fast
    • She should have missed more goals
    • She gave up instead of trying again
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Answer key

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  1. False · That is not true. Grown-ups make mistakes too, and that is how everyone learns.
  2. What to try differently next time · Mistakes show you what to change. That helps you learn something new.
  3. Try again · Trying again helps you learn from the mistake instead of giving up.
  4. It shows her the right way to spell it · Getting it wrong shows Zoe exactly what to practice next time.
  5. Build it again · Building it again lets Ben learn what went wrong and try a new way.
  6. Tom fell off his bike, then held on tighter next time · Tom noticed what went wrong and changed what he did next time.
  7. The feeling helps you remember what to change · That feeling helps your brain remember what to try differently next time.
  8. She gave up instead of trying again · Ana gave up instead of trying again, so she could not learn from the miss.
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