What are Positive Affirmations for Children?

As teachers, we all want our kids to feel good about themselves. We want them to know that they are loved and supported by their family, friends, and community. This is why positive affirmations for children (and mantras) are important tools for children to support themselves. They help them develop a healthy sense of self and a positive mental-social-emotional mindset. Here’s what we know about positive affirmations for kids.

• Positive affirmations are short, positive statements such as “I am strong” and “I am able.”
• These phrases quickly become mantras when they are repeated over and over to oneself.
• When students use positive affirmations and imagine themselves as they are stating, over time, these statements will become beliefs.
• Children will believe that they are strong, confident, and able to take on any challenge.
• Using daily affirmations is great for their well-being and self-esteem.

Daily Affirmations for Kids – SEL Warm-Up Activity Sheets

These positive affirmation sentence and handwriting practice worksheets are the perfect resource to have handy when talking to your class about positive affirmations. The affirmations for kids include the following:

• I am brave.
• I am kind.
• I am smart.
• and more!

The three different styles of worksheets mean you can differentiate among your class based on their skill level. You can choose from simple tracing-type writing, more advanced “finish the sentence” type writing, or have students be completely independent and form their own sentences.

Easily Download & Print Your Positive Affirmations Worksheets

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource. 

To save paper, we suggest printing this 2-page worksheet double-sided.

Turn this teaching resource into a sustainable activity by printing on cardboard and slipping it into a write-and-wipe sleeve. Students can record their answers with a whiteboard marker, then erase and reuse them. 

This resource was created by Lisamarie Del Valle, a teacher in Florida and Teach Starter collaborator.