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The Girl Who Never Makes Mistakes Activities:
Are you teaching your students about growth mindset and fixed mindset? These activities for The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein are PERFECT FOR YOU!
These worksheets and lessons provide fun instruction on the role of failure and/or making mistakes in growth mindset and fixed mindset perspectives.
Conceptually, these ideas are perfect for any level, but this literature unit was created with 2nd-6th graders in mind (2nd graders may need extra support with some of the activities).
You will find the following activities in this literature unit for The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes:
- Discussion questions in 1/2 sheet task card form as well as list form (13 questions over 2 pages)
- Discussion questions answer sheet
- Compare and Contrast
- Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset (using mistakes as a framework)
- Too Much Pressure (students reflect on the pressure they might feel)
- What Can You Learn From Mistakes?
- Got Mistakes? (brainstorming different types of mistakes students have made)
- Perseverance (a look at famous people who have failed and/or made multiple mistakes along the way)
- A Week of Purposeful Mistakes…
- When You Feel Worried (steps for helping)
- Five full-color posters with quotes about mistakes
- Five corresponding black-and-white quotes posters
PLEASE NOTE: Since the questions and activities are opinion and experience based, there are NO answer keys.
NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!
This product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.
This PDF file includes 39 pages + Google Slides™
Deanne C –
Great
Jennifer H –
I was able to create a cohesive lesson plan focusing on a few objectives with this. Thanks!
Jennifer H –
I was able to create a cohesive lesson plan focusing on a few objectives with this. Thanks!
Sarah F –
Helpful to go with the book.
Janet P –
Use this as an additional resource for the use of the book itself.
Janet P –
Use this as an additional resource for the use of the book itself.
Abigail S –
This is great for kiddos getting ready to take FSA
Abigail S –
This is great for kiddos getting ready to take FSA
Kimberly K –
great resource!
Liana N –
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Jill L –
This resource was easy to use during distance learning with my students. It was a great resource to use during my live teaching session that I could share with my students, as well as, giving them independent work for them to complete online.
Irene D –
Great resource for lessons on perseverance.
GISELLE Q –
Great resource for virtual learning. Thank you!
Jodi Maran –
Really useful resource for distance learning. Super easy to adapt and assign.
melinda mahoney –
This file worked great with my social kids
Jenna B –
Great resource!
Alicia N –
Loved the activities, discussion questions and quotes!
Carla P –
Students loved this!
Jean S –
Great resource to use with students!
Tiffany E –
A great resource to start off the school year!
Kaitlyn H –
Love it!
Sarah K –
Great practice for my special education kiddos!!
Hannah Alexander –
This has been great for social learning with my students. Thanks!
Annette P –
Love this!
Tiffany N –
This was perfect with my growth mindset lessons to start off the school year!
Stephanie B –
Great resource that is easy to use. Students enjoyed it!