Description
Looking for an engaging activity to help your students with their growth mindset? This Famous Failures growth mindset activity highlighting 16 people with diverse backgrounds and ethnicities helps students understand that failure is expected and necessary in order to succeed. Through this activity, students learn that famous people had to overcome obstacles and persevere in order to find success.
My students are always amazed when they hear about Michael Jordan and Walt Disney.
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This lesson helps to give them the confidence to become academic risk-takers in my class.
What teachers like you are saying about this growth mindset activity on famous failures:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“I used this during the pandemic and will use again this year with my students. I loved the diversity of individuals and how many examples of famous failures compared with a lot of other resources.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”This was a great way to start a conversation about failures and make it more “acceptable” to fail. I love the relevant examples and the kids found the material easy to read!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”Great resource. Really helped my students see the importance of making mistakes and failing”
Included in this growth mindset activity on famous failures:
✅ Lesson Guide
✅ Video Highlighting various people of different backgrounds and ethnicities
✅ Famous Failures Presentation
✅ 16 Readings about successful people and their failures along the way
✅ Student Handout to go with the presentation
✅ 24 Famous Failures Posters (8.5″ x 11″)
✅ Digital version
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