Hazelhurst BooksA few powers, not a hundred rules
Free for teachers
Get the free Bounce-Back School Kit, the classroom companion to Murphy's Law for Kids: School Edition. Nine powers and a lesson you can run in 15 minutes. Everything prints on a black and white copier.
24 printable pages. Shields print as outlines, because coloring them in is the reward.
Open with a mishap story, name the power, turn and talk, then try it for real. One lesson written out in full, plus the frame for the other eight.
One small bounce-back task a day. The count only goes up and never resets, so a missed day is never a failure.
One power on the board each morning, so the class has a shared word for the moment something goes wrong.
Count the times the class catches a power in use. It counts even when it didn't work. No rankings.
All nine powers on one sheet, ready to point at.
No score on it, and every child gets one.
The same nine from the first book, now at school. One per chapter, each told by the kid it happened to.
For the moment they freeze.
For when everyone is watching.
For a wrong answer at the board.
For going first.
For a plan that falls apart.
For the thing they can't do yet.
For a morning that keeps going wrong.
For putting things right with a friend.
For a test that comes back covered in red.
Where the ideas come from: 18 books for adults on growth mindset, resilience and children's feelings. The first book's list is here.
Noah, Ella and Biscuit are back, now with the whole class. Every chapter is a school day that goes wrong in a way your students will know straight away, told by the kid it happened to. Every power has a five-minute classroom routine, with no extra materials.
First you'll get an email asking you to confirm. Click the link, and the 24-page PDF arrives a minute or two later.
Want the book for your class? See Murphy's Law for Kids: School Edition on Amazon.
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