found on dreaminganddoing.com
1. Biographies
There are so many biographies that show great examples of people who exemplify this trait.
Just a few....
1. Helen Keller
2. Walt Disney
3. The Wright Brothers
4. Dr. Seuss
5. Albert Einstein
6. Harriet Tubman
7. George Washington Carver
2. Discuss inspiring quotes.... Here's two of my favorites for second graders.
found on buzzfeed.com
found on spoken.ly
3. Fiction books with the theme of persisting:
Can't forget this one!