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Positive Self-Talk Bookmarks — Bright Illustrated Set

Grades K–5 · Self-Awareness · Bookmarks

“I’m bad at reading” is a sentence plenty of teachers hear by October. A stack of positive self-talk bookmarks puts a different sentence in front of young readers every day.

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About this resource

“I’m bad at reading” is a sentence plenty of teachers hear by October. A stack of positive self-talk bookmarks puts a different sentence in front of young readers every day. This bright illustrated set for Grades K–5 features a snowboarding penguin, a baby elephant and a llama in bold storybook scenes with big chunky lettering. The messages build Self-Awareness through kind inner talk and trying again tomorrow, as simple SEL practice.

What students practice

Speaking kindly to themselves
Believing “I am enough as I am”
Trying again tomorrow
Being their own cheerleader

What’s inside these positive self-talk bookmarks

20 full-color bookmarks: 10 affirmations and 10 quotes
Mixed set: 5 pages with 4 different bookmarks per page
Class set: 20 pages with 4 copies of the same bookmark per page
29 pages

A look inside

Affirmations: “I am enough as I am.” “I deserve love and kindness.” “I can try again tomorrow.”
Quotes: “Say it. Believe it.” “Your thoughts matter.”
Art: penguins, a beaver, a butterfly, a baby elephant, a llama, a raccoon and a snowboarding penguin.

Pairs well with

Print the layout you need: this positive self-talk set of printable bookmarks for students comes as a mixed or class set. They work well beside other positive affirmations for students. This topic also comes in a watercolor nature set and as Positive Self-Talk Bookmarks to Color. To build confidence further, see Self-Esteem Bookmarks — Bright Illustrated Set.