This week in our living and learning lesson we were talking about resilience, which is one of our ‘Eight R’s’ in school. We know that resilience means not giving up, and trying even if at first we don’t succeed. We always try our best in our learning!
During circle time we each discussed something we are not good at, or have struggled with in the past.
One child said ‘I wasn’t very good at riding a bike when I was younger. But I kept on practising and now I can ride a bike without stabilisers.
The children know it isn’t possible to be good at every skill straight away, but with resilience we can overcome challenges.
During the second part of the session, we worked as a team to build a tower. The children had 8 minutes to work in a team and build the tallest tower. They were not allowed to use sellotape or glue but could use materials in the classroom to build.
See how they got on below!
The team that won took their time to find strong materials.
SK: ‘I realised the heavy things couldn’t go on top so I moved them to the bottom and then the tower was strong.’
Help at home: by discussing resilience regularly and that as long as we try our best, that’s the most important thing!