Curated OER
Monty Python and the Quest for the Perfect Fallacy
Learners study ten fallacies that represent the most common mistakes in reasoning. In groups, students evaluate given arguments and identify the fallacy and/or bobby-trap in each one. Learners study larger arguments and discover...
Curated OER
Error Correction
Students are given an example of a biography and they are to find the mistakes. They are to use proofreading marks to mark the errors.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tea Moloby: Simplifying and Strengthening Emotional Wellness for Children
TEAMology's mission is to understand and improve emotional health to enhance every child's ability to succeed in school, career, and life. This a social-emotional learning curriculum with character-driven activities and videos brought to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Life's Little Lessons: Persistence
In this set of resources, we will use a video and a song from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood to focus on how you can help children learn that being persistent is worthwhile; and when we keep on trying we are more likely to succeed. When we...
Other
Teaching Children Philosophy: Alexander and the Terrible, by Judith Viorst
This instructional activity outline summarizes the philosophical issues embedded in the book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. This is followed by question sets that teachers can use to guide...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Learning From Mistakes
This Daily Teaching Tools resource is a reflective writing activty. Students will write a reflection regarding a mistake they have made. This activity may be used as a simple writing prompt or as part of behavior management system.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mistakes Can Be Good if We Learn From Them!
Mistakes are a natural part of the learning process, and how we react to them can be either harmful or helpful. Listen as kids discuss their experiences with mistakes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Learn: The Growth Mindset
This article showcases the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Reflect: The Path Forward
This activity asks students to reflect on what they have learned from the Growth Mindset activities.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Mistakes in My Own Life
This activity helps elementary school-age kids reflect on past mistakes and how they can learn and grow from those mistakes and future mistakes.