PSHE

Resilience and Reframing Failure

Teachers Introduction(hide slide before use with pupils)

Lesson plan and resources taken from freely available PSHE Association guidance; ‘Teaching About Mental and Emotional Wellbeing’

Before teaching, the PSHE Association suggests you should read ‘Preparing to Teach about Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing’

Resources Required:

• Box or envelope for anonymous questions • Video clips: Catching Kayla and Michael Jordan on failure• Resource sheet 1: Reframing failure activity – enough for 1 between 2• Resource sheet: Reflection on today’s learning (see template in the accompanying

resources) – 1 each

See slide notes for activity instructions

Learning Outcomes

1. I can explain what is meant by resilience

2. I understand the role of resilience in success

3. I understand what we mean by failure

4. I can reframe and learn from failure

Refresher

Think back to your task from last week.

What do we mean by emotional wellbeing?

Who can share some of the things they did this week that they think helped their wellbeing?

Definition:

Catching Kayla

Click image above to watch the video. Watch up to 09.30

Defining Resilience

In small groups, consider these points:

the ways in which Kayla was resilient

how Kayla responded to being told she couldn’t do something (ie having MS would usually mean people couldn’t or wouldn’t do sport)

why you think she responded as she did?

what lessons we can all learn from Kayla’s story?

Can you think of any other examples of where someone has shown remarkable resilience?

Reframing Failure

Click image above to watch the video.

Why does he say ‘I’ve failed over and over again in my life – this is why I succeed’? What does he mean by this?

Reframing Failure

Read the handout

How did Kayla reframe failure? For each of the five ways of reframing failure: could this be applied to Kayla’s story and if so, how?

1. Stop judging2. Focus on why3. Get comfortable being

uncomfortable4. It’s a marathon not a sprint5. Acknowledge progress

Now consider Bill, Belle and Bailey in the second part of your handout.

• How could they reframe failure?• What would a parent or teacher say to them?

Catching Kayla

Click image above to watch the video.

Watch how Kayla’s story ends

• How does Kayla respond to falling in a race?

• How could these lessons be applied to an everyday scenario like failing a maths test?

Extension/Homework

Find an example of a person who has failed to achieve what they wanted to (don’t choose anyone you or the class might know; think about athletes, musicians, academics, etc..)

Write them an email (no more than 300 words) explaining how they could reframe their failure and how their experience might make them more likely to succeed in the future.