Building SEL Skills with Motivational Coloring Pages

 Social-emotional learning (SEL) is at the heart of every successful classroom. Helping students believe in themselves, bounce back from challenges, and treat others with kindness is just as important as mastering math facts or reading fluency.

That’s why I created this set of 25 SEL Motivational Coloring Pages—a fun and purposeful way to build a positive classroom culture while giving students space to express themselves creatively.

Why Motivational Coloring Pages Work

These aren’t your average coloring sheets! Each page features a kid-friendly positive affirmation or growth mindset phrase to help students internalize important SEL messages like:

• “I Can Do Hard Things”

• “Mistakes Help Me Grow”

• “My Voice Matters”

• “Kindness is Cool”

Students color while reflecting on these ideas, often leading to powerful classroom conversations and lasting mindset shifts.

Classroom Uses for SEL Coloring Pages

Whether you teach kindergarten or upper elementary, these pages are flexible and ready to use all year long. Here are a few ways I’ve used them in my classroom:

1. Morning Work with Meaning

Instead of another worksheet, welcome students with a motivational coloring page. It sets a positive tone for the day and gives them time to settle in.

2. Early Finisher Choice

Give students the chance to color an affirmation when they complete other tasks—it’s a quiet, calming reward that still reinforces SEL skills.

3. Cool-Down Tool

Keep a few copies in your calm-down corner. Students who need a moment can use these pages to reset their thinking in a positive way.

4. Bulletin Board or Hallway Display

Have students color and then share what the message means to them. Display their work under a title like “Words That Lift Us Up.”

5. At-Home SEL Practice

Send a few pages home as part of a monthly family SEL challenge. Students can color with parents and talk about the messages at home.

What Teachers Are Saying

• “My students LOVED these! One of my 3rd graders told me it helped her remember to keep trying on a tough math problem.”
• “I use these in our SEL Friday rotations. They’re quiet, meaningful, and the kids look forward to them!”

Where to Find the Coloring Pages

You can grab the full set of 25 SEL Motivational Coloring Pages in my TeachersPayTeachers store right here or check out the TikTok Video below.

@mrleeslearners Empower your students with these 25 Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and motivational coloring pages! Store link in my profile. #SEL #socialemotionallearning #empower ♬ Pretty (Sped Up) - MEYY

Building Number Sense with Double Ten Frame Cards

If you're working with students who are still developing strong number sense, especially with numbers 0 through 20, double ten frame cards are an essential tool to add to your math instruction toolkit. Whether you teach kindergarten or early elementary students, these cards can help children make sense of quantities, subitize, and build a firm foundation in math fluency.

This set of Double Ten Frame Cards to help students visualize numbers in different ways and increase their flexibility with composing and decomposing numbers. There are a total of 168 cards included in this resource with 8 cards of each number.  These cards are easy to prep, simple to use, and incredibly versatile!

Why Use Double Ten Frames?

Double ten frames help students:

• Understand numbers beyond 10 in a visual format

• See how numbers are composed (5 + 7 = 12) and decomposed (12 = 10 + 2)

• Develop fluency with addition and subtraction facts

• Build confidence in working with teen numbers

Classroom & At-Home Ideas

Here are some simple ways you can use these double ten frame cards in your classroom or at home:

1. Independent Math Centers
Set up a matching game where students match numeral cards with double ten frame representations. This can be self-checking or used with a partner.

2. Small Group Intervention
Use the cards in a guided group to model combinations of 10 and 20. This is especially helpful for students who need visual reinforcement.

3. Exit Tickets or Quick Checks
Display a double ten frame card and ask students to write the corresponding number and a number sentence.

4. Take-Home Practice
Send a set of cards home with simple instructions for parents. This is an easy way to encourage extra practice in a familiar format.

Printed and laminated double ten frame cards laid out on a desk.

Where to Find the Cards

You can find the full set of Double Ten Frame Cards (168 cards total) in my TeachersPayTeachers store.

These are perfect for guided math, RTI groups, early finishers, and center rotations. I hope you and your students find them as helpful as I have!

I’d love to hear how you use ten frames in your classroom! Leave a comment or tag me on Instagram @mrleeslearners.

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