This month we're focusing on learning from our mistakes and bad ideas. Mistakes are proof you're trying. We need to change our perspective and embrace our mistakes. They're such a wonderful opportunity to learn something new! Failure is part of the journey to success.
We've provided resources on improving your child's spelling and vocabulary skills, the importance of failure and the power of embracing mistakes.
Please take a little time to explore these resources. Don’t forget, this is the Year of HERO and you are a hero!
Want to print this month's theme poster?
“People who have trouble coming up with good ideas, if they’re telling you the truth, will tell you they don’t have very many bad ideas. But people who have plenty of good ideas, if they’re telling the truth, will say they have even more bad ideas. So the goal isn’t to get good ideas; the goal is to get bad ideas. Because once you get enough bad ideas, then some good ones have to show up”
-Seth Godin
If students can see the beauty in spilled milk, research suggests they'll learn better.
We want our kids to be courageous, take good risks and not be afriad to fail. Yet, so many children avoid mistakes and failing at all costs. As a result, they don't spend enough time trying new things and miss valuable learning opportunities.
Kids can work and test independently.
Learning to recognize word roots early on helps carry spelling skills over to reading fluency. Try these fun ROOT WORD GAMES for grades 3 - 12.