Perseverance
Our second topic for this month is Perseverance. Perseverance is the ability to keep doing something in spite of obstacles. People who persevere show steadfastness in doing something despite how hard it is or how long it takes to reach the goal. -CSM.2021
We hope that you are all having a great Spring 2021 semester. Please continue to reach out to us for support.
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GUSD Counseling Dept.
Perseverance
Gallery: Trustworthiness
What is perseverance?
1. Staying with the task and not giving up.
2. Showing commitment, pride and a positive attitude in completing tasks.
3. Trying again and again and again.
4. Being patient and willing to work hard.
Articles
Book suggestions for perseverance
Kindergarten: The Little Engine That Could, Watty Piper The Very Busy Spider, Eric Carle The Carrot Seed, Ruth Kraus
First Grade: Are You My Mother?, P.D. Eastman The Isty Bitsy Spider, Iza Trapani Turtles Race with Beaver, Joseph Bruchac
Second Grade: Princesses Are Not Quitters, Kate Lum Tortoise and the Hare, Janet Stevens Wanda's Rose, Pat Brisson
Third Grade: Flossie and the Fox, Pat McKissack, I Have a Dream, Margaret Davidson Perseverance: The Story of Thomas Alva Edison, Peter Murray
Fourth Grade: Amazing Grace, Mary Hoffman More than Anything Else, Marie Bradby Addy Saves the Day, Connie Rose Porter
Fifth Grade and Higher: Wilma Unlimited, Kathleen Krull Fly, Eagle, Fly, Desmond Tutu I Knew You Could, Watty Piper