Mistakes Help Us Grow

A girl standing proudly on a hill with arms wide open at sunrise

Big Idea

Mistakes Help Us Grow: Try, learn, try again.

Story time

One morning at the hilltop at sunrise, Finn and Clara talked about “mistakes help us grow.” Confident kids try new things, bounce back from mistakes and ask for help when they need it. Finn said, “Let's try it today!” Clara smiled and said, “Let's do it together.” By the end of the day, they both felt proud of the healthy choice they made.

Try it!

Write or draw three things you can do now that you couldn't do last year. Say each one out loud: 'I learned that!'

Quick check

  1. What is the big idea of this lesson in your own words?
  2. What is one thing you can do today to practice it?
  3. Who could you do this with at home?

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