Help your students slow down, reflect and build confidence with these printable affirmation hearts. Designed for mindful colouring, this resource supports positive self-talk, emotional awareness and self-confidence in a calm, age-appropriate way. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, Kindness Week or everyday wellbeing centres. These affirmation hearts turn a simple colouring task into a meaningful SEL experience.

I created these after noticing how powerful “I am…” statements were in my own classroom. When children colour a heart that says “I am brave” or “I am kind,” they begin to connect those words to real experiences in their lives. It becomes more than colouring and becomes purposeful SEL learning.

Save Time With a Print-and-Go SEL Activity

These affirmation hearts give you a ready-to-use wellbeing activity that supports social and emotional learning without heaps of prep. Simply print, add some pencils or crayons, and place them in your calm corner, investigation area or Valentine’s craft table.

💡 As your students colour, invite gentle conversations about the affirmations. You’ll see your children begin to talk about their strengths, feelings and experiences. It’s such a simple way to build confidence and emotional vocabulary while keeping your students calm and focused.

What’s Included in These Affirmation Hearts

• 30 printable affirmation hearts to colour in two sizes for flexible classroom use

• 4 learning prompt posters to encourage reflection and discussion

• Teacher observation recording sheet for noting confidence and self-talk

• Assessment checklist to track SEL development and fine motor growth

• Student recording sheet to connect drawing, writing and self-reflection

• Document wallet label to keep everything organised and easy to store

Two spelling versions included: AU/UK and USA

It’s all designed to work together so you can set up a purposeful wellbeing activity in minutes.

Why Teachers Love Using Affirmation Hearts

Because they offer more than just a colouring page. These affirmation hearts will help your students practise positive self-talk, develop self-worth and build a stronger sense of identity. At the same time, your children are strengthening fine motor control, self-regulation and focus through mindful colouring.

The included recording and observation tools also make it easier to document social and emotional learning.

Ways to Use These Affirmation Hearts in Your Classroom

• Wellbeing or calm-down areas

• Valentine’s Day or Kindness Week activities and centres

• Morning tabletop activities

• Early finisher options that still feel purposeful

• Wet weather activities

• Simple homework that encourages positive conversations at home

This flexible resource can be used over and over throughout the year. Print out a set and have them ready whenever your class needs a calming, confidence-building activity.

If you want your classroom to become a calmer, more reflective space where your students can recognise their strengths and talk about their feelings, grab the full set of affirmation hearts, learning prompts and recording tools today!