Perseverance activities

Today I bring together my posts and other people’s ideas about how to teach perseverance to kids. These are activities and lessons available in my character building series. I am sure all of us recognize that character is something we want to work to develop in our kids. However, we have to ask ourselves, “How...Read More

Perseverance is one of my very favorite character traits to teach. Once students have a true understanding of persistence, they notice it everywhere - in themselves, in other students, and even in me! There’s nothing better than hearing, “Ms. Gardner, I persevered!” Videos are such a powerful way

Help your students refocus on their goals and identify the strengths they have that will help them persevere and finish the school year strong with this fun perseverance activity!

Background: Fanny Crosby, the namesake for American Heritage Girls Pathfinder Level, was born almost 200 years ago on March 24, 1820. Due to doctor's error, she became blind when she was still just a baby; only 6 weeks old. But Fanny persevered. What does it mean to persevere? She never gave up. She kept going, kept trying, and stayed on task even when things were hard and she felt like giving up. She believed that she could do "all things though Christ who strengthens me" (Phil. 4:13). She…

Persistence activities to help kids and families learn about the power of perserverance. Includes a free printable activity guide!

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Teaching perseverance in the classroom is a critical element of classroom management. Resilience can be taught in morning meetings, or using books.

Learn how to cultivate Grit and Growth Mindset in children to help them build resilience. This all in one guide also give you 7 grit and growth mindset activities as well was 14 ways you can use to implement these two concepts at home or in the classroom. Click on the pin to learn more about grit and growth mindset.

This introduction character building lesson about perseverance provides the building block for teaching kids about this important trait. Kids learn perseverance through life experience, but parents can also be intentional about teaching grit. You have discovered my character building education series. Here you will discover 52 different character traits to work on with kids, one...Read More

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