Noticing that everyone finds some things hard to learn.
Exploring the idea that the brain grows when we try challenging things.
Thinking about how skills we have now were once new to us.
Recognising frustration as a normal feeling when learning something new.
Noticing how a friend's encouragement can help someone keep going.
Exploring how thoughts about our own learning can change.
In this Class Dojo story, Mojo the monster loves school, especially maths. When maths gets harder, Mojo decides he is not smart enough and packs up ready to leave. His friend Katie stops him and says the brain is like a muscle. Katie explains that trying challenging things helps the brain grow stronger. She reminds Mojo he learned to talk by practising and Mojo wonders if he can grow too.
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