Effort and Perseverance — Growth Mindset Coloring Pages

About this resource

Students who improve keep going when work gets hard. These effort and perseverance coloring pages keep that idea in front of Grades 2–8, with a growth mindset angle. Every affirmation is about persistence, practice and finishing what you start, and the set builds the Self-Management competency as a touchstone to return to all year. As SEL coloring pages for effort and perseverance, they double as affirmation coloring pages for a quiet moment.

What students practice

• Persisting through hard work
• Practicing to get better
• Finishing what they start
• Naming their own effort

What’s inside these growth mindset coloring pages

• 20 effort and perseverance affirmations as vertical coloring pages, one per page in a mandala-style frame
• The same 20 affirmations as horizontal effort and perseverance coloring pages
• 20 effort and perseverance reflection sheets with a short explanation, two questions and space to write or draw
• A list of all 20 affirmations, classroom ideas and a double-sided printing tip; 67 pages

A look inside

• Sample affirmations: “Small steps make a big difference.” “I rise after I fall.” “I build my skills over time.” “Effort matters more than talent.”
• The reflection sheets ask students to name their own effort, with questions like “What’s something you’ve improved at through practice?”

Grade fit

Use a page as morning work during a tough unit, or display the finished pages before testing season. It fits Grades 2–8.

Pairs well with

Add Perseverance Coloring Pages — Affirmations and Quotes for a choice board and a reflection page, or Perseverance Bookmarks to Color for daily reminders.