Keep Trying! Create a “Tightrope” to Talk About Practice
Have you ever seen a tightrope walker? Walking on a tightrope takes a lot of practice. Tightrope walkers have to keep on trying for a long time before they become good at their craft. Here’s an activity to help your child learn that just like Daniel Tiger says, “If you keep trying, you’ll get better!”
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Directions
Make a “tightrope” by taping a piece of masking tape on the floor. Even a piece of string will do.
Show your child how to walk on the tightrope by placing one foot in front of the other, heel to toe — that’s the way real tightrope walkers walk!
Let your child try it out! At first they may want to hold your hand to keep balanced.
Once your child has some practice, ask them to think of different ways of “walking” the tightrope. Can we tiptoe or gallop or hop?
Remind your child that with practice, they can get better. This is true with this tightrope activity — and with many other activities in their lives. Talk with your children about things you have practiced and how you have gotten better. It’s hard for children to know that grownups were children once too and that all the things grownups can do didn’t just happen all at once — it took time and persistence! And even now, show your child when you are working to get better at something.
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