Mrs. Baxter's January Summary - Perseverance

Mrs. Baxter's Class Shows Perseverance

To introduce the topic of perseverance we began by discussing the what we have learned through our Classroom Champion lessons so far. We talked about what it means to play fair, be a considerate classmate, family member and student, and how we are doing in meeting our goals. Through that conversation the students came up with key words that led us to the definition of perseverance. The students see perseverance as trying their best and to keep trying even if it is hard. We also discussed how to do our 'belly breathing' that we learned in yoga to calm ourselves if we get frustrated. 


We watched Akeem's perseverance video and then read two books while we looked for ways that the characters were showing perseverance.  While both were great books, we loved "The Most Magnificent Thing" and really connected to the illustrations and main character.

Then, to meet Akeem's challenge, we brainstormed our experiences that we have demonstrated perseverance through. The students came up with many examples of times that they had to keep trying when it was hard for them to learn something and how much they learned or improved through that experience. 

Perseverance is now a key motivational word in our classroom. The students use it regularly to encourage each other to keep persisting and master a tough skill! Our next lesson will be practicing using our words to encourage others and role playing to model for others.