**** We discuss and promote our students having perseverance and how to get it. This is a link to an article/audio about students acquiring "grit".
http://www.npr.org/2014/03/17/290089998/does-teaching-kids-to-get-gritty-help-them-get-ahead?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=share&utm_campaign=storyshare
Watch this video about grit. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tedtalks/angela-lee-duckworth-tedtalk_b_4277459.html?1384530055&icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl6%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D406928
I have heard and we have discussed the issue of our students lacking perseverance. We must teach and model it for our students. I have found three good websites and a list of books that should be useful.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/davies/davies006.shtml
http://www.teachingace.com/teaching-perseverance/
http://www.pinterest.com/shiggi71/teaching-grit/
Children's Books discussion
Perseverance, overcoming obstacles (K-3)
Bunting, E. (1991). Fly away home. New York: Clarion Books.
Bunting, E. (1994). Smoky night. New York: Harcourt Children's Books.
Cronin, D. (2000). Click, clack, moo: Cows that type. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Henkes, K. (1996). Lilly's purple plastic purse. New York: Scholastic.
Hoffman, M. (1991). Amazing Grace. New York: Dial.
McCully, E. A. (1992). Mirette on the high wire. New York: Puffin.
Polacco, P. (1998). Thank you, Mr. Falker. New York: Philomel.
Williams, M. (2005). Brothers in hope: The story of the lost boys of Sudan. New York: Lee & Low Books.
Perseverance, overcoming obstacles (grades 4+)
Anderson, L. H. (2008). Chains. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Clements, A. (1996). Frindle. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Fraser, D. (2000). Miss Alaineus. Orlando, FL: Harcourt.
Messner, K. (2010). Sugar and ice. New York: Walker Children's.
Munoz, P. R. (2000). Esperanza rising. New York: Scholastic.
Park, L. S. (2010). A long walk to water. New York: Clarion Books.
Roth, V. (2011). Divergent. New York: Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins.
Selznick, B. (2007). The invention of Hugo Cabret. New York: Scholastic.
Wiles, D. (2005). Each little bird that sings. New York: Harcourt.
Bunting, E. (1991). Fly away home. New York: Clarion Books.
Bunting, E. (1994). Smoky night. New York: Harcourt Children's Books.
Cronin, D. (2000). Click, clack, moo: Cows that type. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Henkes, K. (1996). Lilly's purple plastic purse. New York: Scholastic.
Hoffman, M. (1991). Amazing Grace. New York: Dial.
McCully, E. A. (1992). Mirette on the high wire. New York: Puffin.
Polacco, P. (1998). Thank you, Mr. Falker. New York: Philomel.
Williams, M. (2005). Brothers in hope: The story of the lost boys of Sudan. New York: Lee & Low Books.
Perseverance, overcoming obstacles (grades 4+)
Anderson, L. H. (2008). Chains. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Clements, A. (1996). Frindle. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Fraser, D. (2000). Miss Alaineus. Orlando, FL: Harcourt.
Messner, K. (2010). Sugar and ice. New York: Walker Children's.
Munoz, P. R. (2000). Esperanza rising. New York: Scholastic.
Park, L. S. (2010). A long walk to water. New York: Clarion Books.
Roth, V. (2011). Divergent. New York: Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins.
Selznick, B. (2007). The invention of Hugo Cabret. New York: Scholastic.
Wiles, D. (2005). Each little bird that sings. New York: Harcourt.
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