ACTIVITY 3: THE FOREST OF MISTAKES.  

OBJECTIVE: To recognize that everyone makes mistakes and can learn from them. 

MATERIALS: "The Forest of Mistakes" sheet  

PROCEDURE: 

1. Ask the students to stand up if they have ever made a mistake. 
2. Ask them to think about a time they made a mistake. 
3. Ask them to raise their right hand out from their right side if they can think of something they learned as a result of making that mistake. 
4. Ask them to raise their left hand high above their head if they have ever stopped themselves from making a mistake because they thought of a lesson they learned from making a similar mistake before. 
5. Tell the students they have just created "The Forest of Mistakes." Have them sit down. 
6. Pass out "The Forest of Mistakes" sheets.
7. Have the students fill in the blanks on these sheets. 

DISCUSSION: Content Questions 

1. Does everyone make mistakes? Explain. 
2. How can people learn from making mistakes? 
3. When people make mistakes does that make them bad persons? Explain. 

    Personalization Questions.  

1. Tell about the mistake you wrote about on the roots of your tree. 
2. Can you recall how you felt after you made that mistake? Do you recall what you were thinking? 
3. What did you learn as a result of making that mistake? 

TO THE LEADER:  It is important that children view making mistakes as a natural part of their growth process . The lessons they learn as a result of mistakes can enhance their further growth. You may want to visibly display the students activity sheets so they can see it is o.k. to bring their mistakes out in the open and not keep them hidden.

*Taken from Guidance Curriculum. Written by Clare Struck, Counselor Price Laboratory School.