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SEL: The Girl Who Makes a Million Mistakes~ Growth Mindset

 

Summary of SEL: The Girl Who Makes a Million Mistakes~ Growth Mindset: Want to teach children how to turn mistakes into resilience?” A modern-day uplifting classic that empowers children to foster a growth mindset and perseverance. “From tangled hair to missing teeth, Millie’s track and field race turns into a disaster when she makes mistakes after mistakes. This young girl dreams of being a top athlete. But whatever she does, she always messes up. Millie squeezes too much toothpaste, uses too much glue, spills milk all over and spells ‘banana’ wrong. When she repeatedly makes errors in the race, she feels frustrated and discouraged. She even ends up in a tree! Will she quit? Will she ever become the amazing athlete she aspires to be?

The exciting ups and downs will leave young readers rooting for this highly relatable girl. See how Millie finally succeeds through learning, creative problem solving, mental toughness and determination!

 

This story teaches: THEME- That it’s okay to make mistakes. To learn from mistakes and bounce back, to develop mental toughness, to practice mindful affirmations. Never give up your goals. This heartwarming, fun and educational book is a must-have for all school classrooms, libraries, teachers, librarians and perfectionists!

 

 SEL: A Girl Who Makes a Million Mistakes: Growth Mindset resource includes:

A summary of the story page.

Optional Work Packet Cover- 2 versions

Predicting what the story will be about page.

Story Concepts- Main Characters, Setting, Problem, Solution, Favorite Part of Book.

Venn Diagram where student compares him/herself to Millie, the main character.

Summarizing events in the story

Text Connections- Text to Self, Text to Text, Text to World

Character Traits of the main character.

Theme or Message of the story page

Character Analysis- How did the main character change from the beginning to the end of the story?

Self-Reflection questions

Roll and Retell Activity (2 versions) and a recording page (OPTIONAL)

Figurative Language: Onomatopoeia

Figurative Language: Onomatopoeia- Create your own sentences with the specific examples of onomatopoeia words for each.

Onomatopoeia BOOK HUNT with answer key provided.

SEL Theme: Growth Mindset Activities

Sorting activity- Sorting comments that are either growth or fixed mindset.

Growth mindset vs. Fixed Mindset- Students come up with 3-4 examples of what someone with a growth mindset says or does and what someone with a fixed mindset says or does.

2 Writing Prompts:

Who is your cheerleader? (someone who supports you and wants you to do well)- Writing prompt.- 4 templates: blank, big lines for younger kids, lined, and DIGITAL

Write about a time you have been proud of yourself- Writing prompt. 4 templates: blank, big lines for younger kids, lined, and DIGITAL

Design your own cover for the book

3 different coloring pages

 

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SEL The Girl Who Makes a Million Mistakes: Growth Mindset