Wanda's World

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Wanda gets right to work explaining to Maneesha how mistakes can sometimes be a good thing, but not just any mistakes! Wanda starts by explaining the three different kinds of mistakes:

• Sloppy John mistakes happen when you already know something, but still make a mistake because you're tired, distracted, not focusing, or just in a rush.

• Jitters mistakes happen when you're nervous about doing something, like performing in public or when you feel like you're under a lot of pressure.

• Stretcher mistakes happen when you try to do something new or stretch a skill | beyond what you've already mastered.

Wanda also explains:

• Stretchers can lead to frustration because doing things you don't know how to do yet is hard.

• Stretchers are the mistakes which help your brain grow stronger!

Questions to think about...

1. Can you think of a time you made a Sloppy John mistake? How about a Jitters mistake?

2. Think about a time you made a Stretcher mistake. What were you trying to do? Did your mistake make you feel frustrated? How did you behave after the mistake?