Teach elementary students about grit, perseverance, and resilience with a board game, 60 scenario cards, sorting mats, and reflection dice. This digital and printable activity set helps children explore persistence, staying determined, and working through obstacles in counseling sessions and classroom SEL lessons.

Use practical scenarios to discuss challenges, frustration, problem-solving, and continuing toward goals. Set 1 is part of the Social Skills Treasury collection and includes goal-writing, progress-monitoring, and family communication resources.

📦 What's Included:

• Perseverance board game with spinner, pawns, and dice
  
  
• 60 Perseverance scenario cards in digital and printable formats
  
  
• Perseverance sorting mats
  
  
• Dice with reflection questions about overcoming obstacles
  
  
• I Can learning targets poster and Playing a Game visual poster
  
  
• S.M.A.R.T. IEP and treatment plan objectives
  
  
• Data collection sheet for tracking progress
  
  
• Editable letter to families about grit and perseverance
  
  
• Positive notes home and companion resource list
  
  
• Ideas to extend and practice perseverance
  
  
• Color and black-and-white versions
  

🎒 Quick Details: Elementary Students | Board Game | 60 Scenario Cards | Sorting Mats | Reflection Dice | Visual Posters | S.M.A.R.T. Objectives | Data Collection Sheet | Editable Family Letter | Color + Black and White | Digital + Print

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Grit & Perseverance Social Skills Bundle (Sets 1–3) includes:

• 2 Board games, 60 scenario cards, sorting mats, reflection dice, and 24 discussion cards
  
• 8-Page social story, 43 worksheets and coloring pages, upper elementary reading and writing activities with 13 reflection questions, and a 6-page flipbook
  
• S.M.A.R.T. objectives, data collection tools, editable family letters, visual posters, and positive notes home
  

Social Skills Treasury Counseling Activities Growing Bundle includes:

• 24 Activity sets across 8 topics: growth mindset, grit and perseverance, flexible thinking, self-control, perspective-taking, kindness and caring, sportsmanship, and justice sensitivity
  
• Board games, social stories, scenario and discussion cards, worksheets, coloring pages, upper elementary reading and writing activities, and flipbooks
  
• S.M.A.R.T. objectives, editable family letters, data collection tools, visual posters, positive notes home, and future additions at no extra cost
  

🎯 Skills Addressed:

• Grit, perseverance, persistence, and determination
  
  
• Resilience and responding to setbacks
  
  
• Overcoming obstacles, dealing with frustration, and problem-solving
  
  
• Growth mindset, confidence, and self-efficacy
  
  
• Self-awareness, self-management, and self-regulation
  

💡 Ways to Use It:

Play the board game in individual counseling, small groups, or classroom SEL lessons. Use the 60 scenario cards and sorting mats to identify examples of perseverance, and use the reflection dice to connect the discussion with students’ experiences.

Use the objectives and data collection sheet for targeted practice. Customize the family letter, share positive notes home, and use the extension ideas to revisit perseverance beyond the game.

👩‍🏫 Who It's For:

School counselors, social workers, psychologists, child therapists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, special educators, classroom teachers, and parents teaching grit, perseverance, and social-emotional learning.

🖨️ Format & Download:

ZIP download with PDF, Google Slides, and PowerPoint resources. Includes digital and printable materials in color and black and white. Unzip the files before use and access the corresponding applications for the digital activities.

📚 More Grit & Perseverance Resources:

Read Picture Books About Perseverance and Grit for Kids for stories to pair with lessons about persistence, effort, and resilience.

📌 Important Notes:

• This is a digital download. No physical product will be shipped. Due to the digital nature of this resource, all sales are final and refunds are not available.