Okay to Make Mistakes

From Gracie's Corner

Okay to Make Mistakes
3 minPre-KK1stSocial-Emotional Learning
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Summary

A Gracie's Corner song about a big idea: it's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes help us learn and grow, and everyone makes them. A gentle boost for a growth mindset.

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Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Talk about it

Everyone makes mistakes — they help our brains grow. What matters is trying again.

  1. What is a mistake you learned something from?
  2. How do you feel when you make a mistake?
  3. What can you say to yourself to keep trying?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: mistake, learn, try again, grow.

Try it: Share one mistake that taught you something. Then say, 'I can try again.'