Perseverance Book List & Resources

Grit and perseverance are the ability to push through challenges. It also means giving things another go if previous attempts end in failure. The key to perseverance is motivation, positivity and the courage to see things through to completion. Fostering an attitude of not giving up, resilience and determination help children to develop independence. Teach perseverance with this great collection of books in the perseverance book list. They illustrate how hard work and persistence can overcome obstacles and challenges.

Perseverance Book List

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Resources

These resources relate to the book, author and illustrator. The number of resources varies subject to subject. Please check they are appropriate for your specific needs before using them with children. If you have any suggestions please get in touch!

General Information

Big Life Journal: How To Raise Resilient Kids Who Never Give Up

Parents: How to Teach Kids Perseverance and Goal-Setting

Talking Trees: Perseverance

Kids’ Health: Resilience – don’t let things get you down
Child Mind Institute: Street and Resilience articles
PBS Parents: Try, Try Again: Helping Your Five-Year-Old Develop Grit
Bright Horizons: Encouraging Grit and Teaching Perseverance to Children
Bright Horizons: How to Teach Children Patience – Make Waiting Fun and Educational

Educational Articles and Lesson Plans

The Guardian: The Science of Resilience: How to Teach Students to Persevere

Kids and Values: Perseverance Activities

Scholastic: True Grit
Talking with Trees: Character Education Lesson Plan- Respect, Perseverance

Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won't. it's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.

Barak Obama