CraftED is crazy about Rosie Revere, Engineer for early deeper learners. What better way to lay the foundation for younger children then by sharing this creative and inspiring story with them!
Throughout the many lessons of failure and perseverance Rosie learns a great deal about herself. Use this text as a springboard for discussion and reflection on any of the following topics:
- Celebrating wild and creative ideas
- Being open to new possibilities
- Being unique
- Persistence
- Failure-the only failure is giving up
- Grit
- Growth mindset
- Belief and confidence in oneself -abilities and ideas
Thinking frames:
To be used directly after reading, later in the week or later in a unit.
These reflections/connections can occur through exit tickets, warm ups, journal responses, or think-pair-share discussions.
- Rosie and I are alike because…
- Rosie and I have a similar/different mindset because…
- Rosie and I are different because…
- Something I learned from Rosie is…
- Something in the future I want to do like Rosie is…
- One way I wish I would have been like Rosie last week is…
- If I applied Rosie’s ____________ to _____________ then ______________ would probably happen.
- If I could ask Rosie one question it would be ___________________.
- If I were Rosie, one piece of advice I would give _____________ is _________________.
You may also be interested in this post by CraftED on Edutopia on redefining and celebrating failure in the classroom. And be sure to check out CraftED’s favorite related strategies for k-8: My Favorite Fail and Mindset Thinking Frames.