Personal & Social Development·Self-Regulation & Resilience·conceptual
Resilience and Bouncing Back
Understand resilience as the ability to recover from setbacks, adapt to difficult circumstances, and keep going — recognising that resilience is a skill that develops through experience, not a trait you either have or don't
Suggested ages 9–11
Learning journey
Your child is developing important life skills — learning to manage their emotions and behavior, set and work toward goals, and build resilience to bounce back from challenges and setbacks.
Evidence of understanding
- Define resilience in their own words and explain why it matters
- Describe a time they bounced back from a setback and what helped them recover
- Explain that resilience grows through experience and that struggling doesn't mean you're weak
Assessment prompt
After a real disappointment — like not getting a part in the school play or failing a test they studied for — can Resilience and Bouncing Back feel upset but then pick themselves up and figure out what to do next?
Standards alignment
PSPE-ID-CU-P4-8International · ib-pyp-pspe
PSPE-ID-CU-P4-8
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence
PSPE-ID-LO-P4-7International · ib-pyp-pspe
PSPE-ID-LO-P4-7
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence