The Positive Pants Phrases & Affirmations Worksheet

An activity to encourage children to create a bank of positive phrases and affirmations that they can tell themselves during trickier times.

This is known as ‘positive self-talk’ and can be a powerful coping tool for children.

Write down positive phrases on the pairs of pants and practice saying them in the mirror or to themselves.

How could this resource be used?

To support with self-esteem and positive self-talk.
To help children cope during tricky times with maintaining positive mental health and wellbeing.

Relevant Curriculum Links

KS1: H18 – different things they can do to manage big feelings, to help calm themselves down and/or change their mood when they don’t feel good.
KS2: H20 – strategies to respond to feelings, including intense or conflicting feelings; how to manage and respond to feelings appropriately and proportionately in different situations.
KS2: H21 – to recognise warning signs about mental health and wellbeing and how to seek support for themselves and others.

I am aware of and able to express my feelings and am developing the ability to talk about them. HWB 0-01a / HWB 1-01a / HWB 2-01a / HWB 3-01a / HWB 4-01a.
I know that we all experience a variety of thoughts and emotions that affect how we feel and behave and I am learning ways of managing them. HWB 0-02a / HWB 1-02a / HWB 2-02a / HWB 3-02a / HWB 4-02a.
I understand that my feelings and reactions can change depending upon what is happening within and around me. This helps me to understand my own behaviour and the way others behave. HWB 0-04a / HWB 1-04a / HWB 2-04a / HWB 3-04a / HWB 4-04a.