Simply  YOU  –  Affirmation  cards  

An   affirmation   is   a   positive   statement   about   oneself.   An   affirmation   a   day   blows   a  negative  thought  away.  

Simply  YOU  cards  are  fun  and  positive  tools  to  use  in  your  classes.  The  cards  are  created  for  our   smaller   yogis   to  help   them   to  build   confidence,   cultivate   kindness,   empathy,   listening  skills,  build  positive  self  esteem  and  at  the  same  time  help  to  develop  basic  literacy  skills.    

Affirmations   can   be   wonderful   tools   of   personal   transformation   for   children.   By   making  children   aware   of   communicating   positively   using   both   words   and   thoughts   we   can   help  them   to   create   positive   experiences.   Empowering   children  with   the   knowledge   that   they  have  choices  in  each  moment  how  to  think,  and  speak  to  others  helps  them  to  create  their  own  inner  and  outer  joy  in  life.  

Why  affirmations  are  great  �  

• Promote  positive  talk  and  images  • Promote  positive  thoughts  and  actions  • Evoke  positive  emotions  and  feelings  • Develop  confidence  and  self  –  esteem  • Help  us  to  focus  and  achieve  our  goals  • Are  powerful  tools  to  enhance  our  creativity  

 

Simply  YOU  –  Fun  and  creative  card  activities  for  Teachers  to  use  in  class  

Once  you  have  printed  your   set  of   cards  out  you  might   like   to  ask   the  students   to  pick  a  card  and  then  decorate  the  blank  side.    The  students  have  the  opportunity  to  help  design  and  create  the  card  deck.    

Shuffle  the  cards  and  fan  them  out  with  the  affirmation  face  down.    Students  choose  an  affirmation  card  for  the  day.    In  a  circle  they  share  with  everyone  in  the  group  

  Getting   in   pairs   –   one   person   stands   behind   the   other,   the   person   in   front   closes  their  eyes  whilst   the  student  behind  whispers   the  affirmation  to   them   in   their  ear.  This  allows  the  students  to  completely  absorb  the  feeling  of  the  affirmation.    

Create  an  affirmation  as  a  group  starting  with  ‘WE”.  The  group  stands  in  a  circle  and  holds  hands,   after   a   count  of   three   runs   safely   into   the  middle  of   the   circle   raised  their  hands  and  shouts  out  the  affirmation.  Super  popular  and  FUN!  

 

Name  posters  –  using  the  child’s  name  to  a  make  an  affirmation  poster.    Starting  the  affirmation  with  the  same  letter  as  name  –  i.e  -­‐  Annabel  is  awesome.    

  One  of   the  children  picks  a  card   for   the  whole  class  and  writes   it  on   the  board   for  everyone  to  see.    At  the  end  of  the  day  discuss  the  feelings  the  children  may  have  had  using  the  affirmation.  

  Affirmation  whisper  –  the  affirmation  is  passed  around  the  circle  by  whispering.    The  last  person  has   to   say  what   it   is.     Everyone   then   stands  up  and  after   the   count  of  three   calls   it   out   and   at   the   same   time   does   a   body   action   that  makes   them   feel  ‘PUMPED  UP’!  

  Using  the  inspiration  from  the  cards  ask  the  children  to  create  a  self  portrait  with  an  affirmation  written  below  that  describes  how  AMAZING  they  are!      

‘Remember  always……An  affirmation  a  day  blows  a  negative  thought  away’  

   

Thank  you  so  much  for  your  time  and  energy  and  I  hope  you  have  a  wonderful  time  playing  and  having  fun  with  Simply  YOU  –  Affirmation  Cards.  Much  love  and  gratitude,  Karen  Xx