Teaching Students to Use Failures Productively in Pre-K

In early childhood education, success is often celebrated, while failure can sometimes be seen as moments to avoid. But what if we changed this perspective? Teaching young children how to navigate and learn from their mistakes—whether it’s spilling paint, struggling with a puzzle, or building a block tower that tumbles—can help them develop important life skills like resilience, creativity, and problem-solving. These foundational abilities are key to fostering a growth mindset, where every mistake becomes an opportunity to learn rather than a reason to stop trying.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/failure-tool-learning-preschool/

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