Positive Body Image Coloring Pages — Affirmations and Quotes

About this resource

Students hear a steady stream of messages about their bodies, and not all of them are kind or accurate. These positive body image coloring pages offer a different one: value your body for what it can do. The set supports the Self-Awareness competency through body appreciation and self-respect, and it is written for Grades 3–8, when comparison starts to matter more. As SEL coloring pages for positive body image, they double as affirmation coloring pages for a quiet moment.

What students practice

• Appreciating what their bodies can do
• Valuing who they are beyond appearance
• Building self-respect
• Naming their own strengths and qualities

What’s inside these positive body image coloring pages

• 20 positive body image messages to color: 10 affirmation pages and 10 quote pages, each in portrait and landscape (40 pages)
• The “Loving Yourself Check-In” reflection page with 8 questions and a page of tips
• A 12-task positive body image choice board: Reflect & Write, Draw & Create, Act & Practice, Connect & Share, in portrait and landscape
• Classroom and counseling guides, a printing guide and a list of all 20 positive body image messages; 56 pages in all

A look inside

• Affirmations: “I appreciate what my body can do.” “I am more than what I see in the mirror.”
• Quotes: “Confidence is the best outfit.” “Your uniqueness is your superpower.”
• The reflection page asks “What helps you focus on what your body can do, not just how it looks?” A choice board task asks students to “Draw a “strengths silhouette” and fill it with words that describe your abilities and qualities.”

Grade fit

It works well in self-esteem counseling groups or within a self-awareness unit. The set fits Grades 3–8, from third grade through middle school.

Pairs well with

For a bookmark on the same topic, pair it with Positive Body Image Bookmarks to Color. For a wider confidence set, see Self-Esteem Coloring Pages — Affirmations and Quotes.