Affirmation Stars — Positive Affirmations Activity Kit (K–1)
What children say to themselves is taking shape right now, and it echoes what the classroom celebrates.
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About this resource
What children say to themselves is taking shape right now, and it echoes what the classroom celebrates. In Affirmation Stars, each kindergarten or first-grade student (Grades K–1) writes or draws a kind, true statement about themselves on a paper star, and the class hangs them up together. It builds the confidence behind Self-Awareness, in SEL activities that end with a class mobile on display.
What students practice
- Learning what an affirmation is
- Putting a kind statement about themselves into words or pictures
- Sharing something they are proud of
- Seeing their own words on display every day
What’s inside
- A teacher script with timed steps, about 20 minutes, and a flexible outline
- Star-Shaped Cutouts to cut out, write on and decorate
- Affirmation Writing Prompts: 12 sentence starters, in two versions
- Affirmation Stars Coloring Pages: five pages with 20 pre-written affirmations, a large single-star page and a list of all 20
- Positive Affirmation Cards and Mobile Assembly Instructions in six steps; 46 pages
A look inside
- Teacher script: “An affirmation is a positive statement we say to ourselves to remind us how amazing we are.”
- Affirmation Writing Prompts: “I am good at”, “I am proud of” and “I am strong because”
- Coloring page affirmations: “I can solve problems by thinking hard.” and “I am unique because I am me.”
How to use this affirmation stars kit
- Explain that an affirmation reminds us of our good qualities, using examples like “I am a good friend” and “I can do hard things”
- Give each child a star and markers to write or draw something they are proud of, using the sentence starters if they get stuck
- Have students hold up their stars and share
- String the stars into a Positive Affirmation Mobile, and use the coloring pages and cards for a second round
Grade fit
Cutting, writing and coloring suit kindergarten and first grade, Grades K–1. The pre-written cards give a model to children who aren’t ready to write their own.
Pairs well with
Continue with the Positive Self-Talk Mirror Activity Kit (K–1), more positive self-talk activities.
Questions teachers ask
How long does the lesson take?
The script runs about 20 minutes.
What if a child can’t think of an affirmation?
The kit includes 12 writing prompts and pre-written Positive Affirmation Cards for children who want a model.
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