Talk about the fear of failure
Coping with the fear of failure — "Everyone experiences fear," "The very act of trying is success!", "Fear — is actually the door that stops us"

Read-aloud, discussion, and worksheets.

Show the picture of Lee and open with a question:
What do you think the book is about?

Ask for 3 volunteers from the class to stand in front of everyone and read the book.
*Notice that some of the children don't raise their hands.

Reading the book aloud

What did you understand from the story?
What was Lee afraid of?
How did Lee succeed in the end?
How exactly did Trampoline help Lee?

Talk about the fact that some of the children didn't raise their hands.

A first option for the key message to convey to the children

This is a safe space where we respect one another and always give credit to anyone who answered and tried, simply for trying.

It's important to remember that the very act of trying is success!

The message is: everyone is afraid to speak in front of an audience, but don't let fear take over — try to speak and to make mistakes,

the very act of trying = success.

You can succeed contrary to what other people think or believe:
- Examples of people who did the impossible (Edison, Ford, the Wright Brothers...); if there's time, tell about the many failures they had before they succeeded.

Two things related to success:

Fear — is actually the barrier / door that stops us from entering and holds us back
Imagination and creativity — are the key to the door and to success

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