February- Persistence

Be persistent!

Overview: Persistence is the continuous effort to do or achieve something even when faced with obstacles.

51OsXr4lEOL._SY498_BO1,204,203,200_Assembly Read Aloud: The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires

The girl has a wonderful idea! She is going to make the most MAGNIFICENT thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. All she has to do is make it, and she makes things all the time. Easy-peasy!? But making her magnificent thing is anything but easy, and the girl tries and fails, repeatedly. Eventually, the girl gets really, really mad. She is so mad, in fact, that she quits. But after her dog convinces her to take a walk, she comes back to her project with renewed enthusiasm and manages to get it just right.

51sUS8DRPNL._AA160_A Visitor For Bear by Bonny Becker 51Toev2LdeL._AA160_ Leo the Lightening Bug by Eric Drachman 61fRWciFWeL._AA160_Try and Stick With It by Cheri J. Meiners
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Flight School by Lita Judge

 

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Long Shot: Never to Small to Dream Big

by Paul Chris

51BI6F3MRlL._AA160_Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

by Mo Willems

417QHP8L27L._SX349_BO1,204,203,200_Stuck by Oliver Jeffers

41seC7wWPSL._AA160_The Very Busy Spider written and illustrated by Eric Carle

51+64oZqdFL._AA160_I Knew You Could! A Book For All The Stops In Your Life by Craig Dorfman

Below is a fun little animation that illustrates persistence!

Activities:
Jigsaw Puzzles or Games: Students work together in small groups to complete puzzles of various difficulty and/or table-top games.