Comments on: Celebrating Mistakes

By: Vanessa Burdick

Vanessa Burdick — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 04:39:59 +0000

This lesson in its entirety is a major part of my first day of school with my second graders now. This year was my third year doing it, and it was even better than ever!!! Thank you for making "Miss Takes" a big, healthy part of my class on a daily basis!

By: Mary Beth Fields

Mary Beth Fields — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 15:29:40 +0000

Does anyone have a good suggestion for a book like this with a boy as the main character? My K5 son really needs this sort of book, but prefers to read about boys right now instead of girls. I'm still ordering this one, though!

By: Susan Efseaff

Susan Efseaff — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 18:07:00 +0000

Thanks for planning my first week of school!! Lol! I love all your ideas!! Great post!

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:41:35 +0000

Thanks for introducing me to a new book! The theme is one I deal with all year long in speech/language therapy. I LOVE your "Miss Take". Thanks so much for sharing!

By: Sarah Stoneburner

Sarah Stoneburner — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 01:33:51 +0000

What a great way to set that tone in your classroom early in the year. It might be neat to keep it and write the mistakes you make during the year that your students notice. It'd be a fun way to let them see that you still make mistakes. I will do that in my classroom this year and let you know how it goes!

By: dlymari

dlymari — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 16:09:21 +0000

I love the books with themes that teach lessons such as this one. I read books like the bucket fillers, I also read the Recess Queen ( this year I will try to "round up" some teacher friends 🙂 thanks for that other great idea. Recently, I found Madonna's book Mr. Peabody's Apples where the power of words is the common theme. I plan on beginning with the latter book this year… I'm looping with my first grade class into second and I noticed at the end of the year, they were beginning to say and do not so nice things with one another for a bit. I want to make sure we begin with a positive attitude. Any suggestions of any other books I can read to my class?

By: Heather's Heart

Heather's Heart — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 15:17:07 +0000

I love this sweet lesson Cara! Thank you for sharing.....and of course you have an ADORABLE anchor chart. My anchor chart will look like one Miss Take would make! :)

Heather
Heather's Heart

By: Christine Renaud

Christine Renaud — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 14:19:31 +0000

First of all you are as sweet on this blog as you are in person. I was fortunate enough to meet you in Las Vegas and have been following you ever since. I love the book you are featuring. I do make mistakes everyday and I am very honest about it in the classroom with my students. I am the teacher at the school that request all of the "naughty" children. If that is even possible, but the students I request find themselves labelled and I want them coming into my class with a blank slate. Everyone needs an out after a mistake and the mistakes should not define you. I will be using your book for sure this year.
I always use the book First Day Jitter's, to show the students that teachers are just as nervous as students the first day. Now I can use this book to show them children and adults make mistakes everyday and my lesson for them is what makes us special is that we try and not make the same one twice :)

Thanks for the book recommendation.

Christine
K&C Love Grade 3

By: N Poole

N Poole — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 12:02:44 +0000

I love this idea, thanks for sharing!

By: Dressed with soul

Dressed with soul — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 06:22:04 +0000

In reply to McCumbee Talent Development. Thanks for sharing! I think mistakes are indeed important - especially for learing and our own development. Recently I did unfortunately a unpardonable mistake and I had such a bad conscience regarding it that I even arranged a giveaway for compensation :)

xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena

www.dressedwithsoul.com

By: Michelle Hudgeons

Michelle Hudgeons — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 03:53:10 +0000

Love!

By: Samantha Kearns

Samantha Kearns — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 03:38:19 +0000

Just the post I needed to read! I have a specific few first graders coming to me this year who are TERRIFYED to be wrong or make mistakes. Last year in K they would shut down when wrong or when they didn't know something or hide class work that went home with things fixed on it. I need to get this book and hopefully it helps them to ease up a bit. Thank you always Cara!