Resilience is like being a rubber band! When tough things happen, like feeling sad, frustrated, or scared, resilience helps you bounce back, just like how a rubber band snaps back to its shape when it’s stretched.

How Resilience Works:

• Challenges: Sometimes things don’t go as we want, like getting a bad grade, losing a game, or arguing with a friend. These things can be hard.
• Bouncing Back: Resilience means not giving up and trying again. It’s okay to feel upset, but resilience helps you learn from what happened and keep going.
• Asking for Help: When things feel too hard, resilience means knowing when to ask for help from a parent, teacher, or friend.
• Learning and Growing: Every time you face a challenge and keep going, you get a little stronger and braver!

Resilience is like a superpower inside you that helps you get through tough times and keep going!

Examples of Resilience:

• Learning to Ride a Bike: If you fall off a bike a few times, it can be frustrating or scary. But if you keep practicing and don’t give up, you’ll learn to ride it.
• Struggling with a Math Problem: If you don’t solve a math problem right away, resilience helps you keep trying, ask for help, and figure it out after lots of practice.
• Making New Friends: Moving to a new school can feel lonely. Resilience helps you keep trying to make new friends, even if it’s hard at first.
• Losing a Game: If you lose a soccer game, you might feel disappointed. But resilience helps you practice more, learn from mistakes, and try again next time.
• Building a LEGO Tower: If your LEGO tower falls down, it can be frustrating. But resilience means picking up the pieces and trying again to build it even stronger.

Each time you face a challenge and keep trying, you’re showing resilience!

How Resilience and Growth Mindset Work Together:

• Resilience is bouncing back when things get hard. It’s when you keep trying, even after making a mistake.
• Growth mindset is believing you can get better at something through effort and practice.

Here’s How They Work Together:

• When something is hard, like reading a big book, a growth mindset tells you, “I can get better if I keep trying!” Resilience helps you keep going, even if it feels tough.
• Mistakes are okay! A growth mindset helps you understand that mistakes are part of learning, and resilience helps you keep trying after a mistake.

Together, resilience and a growth mindset help you get stronger, smarter, and better at facing challenges! They make you unstoppable!

August 

Mindfulness check-in & Meet the Counselor PowerPoint