Grades 1–5
My “Yet” Web
Fill an idea web with six things you can’t do yet, at school, at home, in play and more, then pick one to practice first.
SEL worksheet · Growth mindset
Steps to Learn Something New
Number six steps of Jayden learning to ride a bike, from the first wobble to riding down the street, then write about a skill you learned.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Growth mindset
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Growth mindset, Perseverance, Positive self-talk, Learning from mistakes
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Jayden is learning to ride a bike. Every new skill takes steps, and mistakes are one of the steps!
- Number the steps from 1 to 6.
- He falls off and feels frustrated.
- He rides all the way down the street!
- Jayden wants to learn to ride a bike.
- He practices every day after school.
- He tries it for the first time and wobbles.
- He asks his mom for tips.
Teacher tip
Ask kids what Jayden might say to himself at the wobble step.
How to use it
- Share a mistake you made this week and what you learned from it.
- Add “yet” to the end of kids’ “I can’t” statements all week.
- Let kids choose to share or keep their answers private. Both are fine.
Watch for
Praise for being “smart”. Try praising the effort or the strategy instead.
Talk about it
- What do you say to yourself when something is hard?
- Have you ever been in a moment like this? What happened?
Take it further
Make a class “Power of Yet” bulletin board with kids’ goals.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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