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A World Without Failures: Growth Mindset

June 3, 2019

I think we can all agree that nobody is perfect and mistakes are bound to happen – it’s just a part of life. Can you even imagine what the world would be like if mistakes never happened? Esther Pia Cordova has done just that in her latest book, A World Without Failures: Growth Mindset. This book has a great message for kids about why failure is not always a bad thing!

Having a growth mindset can help children take on challenges. One way to introduce a growth mindset is through books. A World Without Failures by Esther Pia Cordova helps explain why failure can be a good thing. Here are some activities you can pair with this story.

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All About A World Without Failures

David feels like nothing is going right in his world. He can’t swim like his friends, he missed the game-winning goal during his soccer game, and he made two mistakes on his spelling test. So he makes a wish to never make a mistake again – to live in a world without failure. Then David falls asleep.

A World Without Failures: Growth Mindset by Esther Pia Cordova - This book has a great message for kids about why failure is not always a bad thing!

 

While dreaming, David discovers a strange new world that he hardly recognizes – a world where he can talk to his cat, Einstein.

A World Without Failures: Growth Mindset by Esther Pia Cordova - This book has a great message for kids about why failure is not always a bad thing!

 

It’s also a world without TVs, refrigerators, supermarkets, houses, and more, because none of those things could have been made without a little failure along the way.

A World Without Failures: Growth Mindset by Esther Pia Cordova - This book has a great message for kids about why failure is not always a bad thing!

 

David doesn’t like this new world. When he wakes up, David realizes that not trying is much worse than failing!

A World Without Failures: Growth Mindset by Esther Pia Cordova - This book has a great message for kids about why failure is not always a bad thing!

 

This book highlights how failures are actually a good thing and how important mistakes are for successful learning. The author has included some teaching points and discussion starters at the end of the book.

A World Without Failures: Growth Mindset by Esther Pia Cordova - This book has a great message for kids about why failure is not always a bad thing!

 

I believe that many children will relate to the way David feels in this story. My own children get frustrated when things don’t come easily to them. As a parent, it can be hard to watch your child fail. But each time a child fails, they have an opportunity to problem solve and try again. This process is so important if we want our children to persevere and shift from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset.

 

Activities for A World Without Failures

These questions can help guide your students through this book.

These discussion questions can help guide your students through A World Without Failures by Esther Pia Cordova.

 

Having a growth mindset is the focus of this story, so here are some activities you can use to extend that message with your students. The first is an activity where students sort statements into two categories: growth mindset and fixed mindset.

After reading this book about a growth mindset, students can sort these statements into two categories: growth mindset or fixed mindset.

The second activity encourages students to use growth mindset language. In each scenario, students offer advice on how to help a friend change their words from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset.

Talk it Out encourages students to use growth mindset language. In each scenario, students offer advice on how to help a friend change their words from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset.

 

You can grab all of these freebies here.

 

Books Written by Esther Pia Cordova

Esther Pia Cordova has written three books for kids. You can find these books on Amazon. Just click on the covers to learn more.

You can also visit her website to learn more.

 

 

For even more Growth Mindset books, be sure to check out this post.

Here are some of my favorite growth mindset books for kids to help start a conversation about taking risks, dealing with failure, and having persistence through it all.

 

 

Happy Teaching!

Having a growth mindset can help children take on challenges. One way to introduce a growth mindset is through books. A World Without Failures by Esther Pia Cordova helps explain why failure can be a good thing. Here are some activities you can pair with this story.

 

 

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  1. Jody Erickson says

    June 29, 2019 at 10:35 am

    Thank you so very much for sharing this books and wonderful activities with us!! I work with struggling math and reading students, and we work a lot mindset. These look awesome, and it will be so fun to have new materials to work with!! Thanks so much!!

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    • Storie Belden says

      July 1, 2019 at 4:26 pm

      You’re welcome!
      Storie

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