Personal Values Growing Bundle - Social & Emotional Learning Activities

Are you searching for the ultimate resource pack to teach children about personal values? This personal values bundle has everything you need to help your students start identifying their own personal values. With engaging activities and lesson plans, teaching personal values has never been easier or more enjoyable!

This is a growing bundle. I will continue to add resources to the bundle and as I do the price will go up.

Why should we teach students about values? 

Teaching kids about personal values is important because it helps them understand who they are and what is important to them. By identifying their own values, children can make better decisions and choices that align with their beliefs and goals. It also helps them develop a strong sense of self and empowers them to communicate their needs and boundaries effectively. Teaching kids about personal values helps them understand themselves better, make more thoughtful decisions, and build positive relationships with others. 

Ways to Use this personal values story

➜ Classroom lesson

➜ Small group activity

➜ Individual therapy 

What’s included? 

12 page social skills story on personal values

✅ What personal values are 

✅ Examples of how values can influence how we act - For example, if ‘kindness’ is one of your values and you see someone who looks sad or left out, you might go over to say hello or offer to play with them. 

✅ How to start figuring out what your values are 

✅ Values can change over time 

✅ What to do when things get in the way of living by your values (obstacles) 

✅ Importance of knowing your values 

Personal values bingo game 3x3 - Pre-K to Grade 3

Personal values bingo game 4x4 - Grade 3-6

These resources both include the following elements listed below. The younger years version uses 3x3 square grid and more simple language and poems, whereas the older years version uses 4x4 grid and includes more advanced language and poems.

✅ 30 Ready-To-Print-Laminate-and-Play BINGO Playing Cards - These bingo cards are ready to print, laminate, and play! No need to spend time creating your own cards.

✅ Picture Calling Cards with Clues (Option A) - These calling cards come with clues written as poems to increase student engagement. For example, the clue for the value ‘contribution’ is: "We raise our hands to answer a question, and share our ideas without hesitation. It's doing your part, big or small, to make a difference and give your all." This encourages a class discussion and helps students understand the importance of personal values.

✅ Picture Calling Cards (Option B) - These calling cards are just visuals for students to match to their bingo board. This option may be better suited for younger students.

✅ Lesson Plan - This package includes a detailed lesson plan with linked goals.

✅ Tip Sheet for Teaching Values - This tip sheet provides helpful strategies and ideas for teaching values effectively.

✅ Visual Schedule for Lesson - This visual schedule helps students understand the flow of the lesson and what activities to expect.

✅ Warm-Up Activity - This or That? - This activity comes with clear instructions on how to play and helps students think about their own personal values.

✅ Closing Activity - Values Meditation Script - This activity comes with two options to choose from! 

Personal Values Worksheets - Early Years - K-Grade 3

✅ Values hunt: colour by code worksheet (1 page, PDF). This worksheet features black and white illustrations of different values (e.g. for honesty there is a picture of a student handing in lost money) with colour codes assigned for each value. Students must then use the colour code to colour in the pictures with the correct colour.  

✅ Values matching exercise (3 pages, PDF). These worksheets consist of two columns - the first has a list of values, while the other column contains pictures representing each value. The order of values and pictures is mixed up. The goal is to draw a line between each value and its corresponding picture, correctly matching them up.  

✅ Values activity dice (2 pages, PDF). These worksheets include various challenges related to personal values that are presented on a dice template. For example, one challenge is to draw a picture of an important value and have someone else guess the value. To play the game, students can roll the dice and complete the challenge related to the value that comes up. The PDF also includes a blank template that allows students to create their own values dice, with their own challenges for others to complete. This provides an opportunity for students to be creative and design challenges that are meaningful to them.

✅ About me exercise (3 pages, PDF). These worksheets are designed to help students start to think about their own values and what’s important to them. It asks them questions like ‘what’s important to you?’ ‘who do you admire and why?’, ‘what do you feel strongly about?’, what makes you feel proud?’ Students can write or draw their answers. 

✅My Values Quiz (3 pages, PDF). Students are given a range of values, each with a corresponding thermometer. They can colour in the thermometer to indicate the importance of the value to them personally. Students can select "I don't know" if they need more information or are unsure about a specific value. This quiz supports students to start to identify which values are most important to them.  

✅ Identifying obstacles (1 page, PDF). This worksheet helps students understand how obstacles can hinder their ability to live by their personal values. Students are asked to draw a rock on any values they are having difficulty living by due to obstacles. This activity encourages self-reflection and helps students identify strategies to overcome these challenges.  

✅ Goal setting (2 pages, PDF). These worksheets ask students to identify a personal value that is important to them, and then create a specific goal that aligns with their chosen value. Lastly there is a space for students to develop a plan to achieve their goal while prioritising their value.  

✅ Certificate (1 page, PDF). A certificate that is optional to give to students after they have finished their values workbook.   

Personal Values Worksheets - Grade 4-7

✅ Values hunt: colour by code worksheet (1 page, PDF). This worksheet features black and white illustrations of different values (e.g. for honesty there is a picture of a student handing in lost money) with colour codes assigned for each value. Students must then use the colour code to colour in the pictures with the correct colour. 

✅ Values matching worksheets (4 pages, PDF). These worksheets have pictures of different values in one column and the descriptions of the values (written in poem format) in the other column. The goal is to draw a line between each value and its correct poem description, matching them up correctly.

✅ Values case scenarios (3 pages, PDF). These worksheets have different case scenarios to help students identify and explore different personal values. Each case scenario has a multiple choice option for students to select the most relevant value to the hypothetical situation.  

✅ Values activity dice (2 pages, PDF). These worksheets include various challenges related to personal values that are presented on a dice template. For example, one challenge is to draw a picture of an important value and have someone else guess the value. To play the game, students can roll the dice and complete the challenge related to the value that comes up. The PDF also includes a blank template that allows students to create their own values dice, with their own challenges for others to complete. This provides an opportunity for students to be creative and design challenges that are meaningful to them.

✅ About me worksheets (2 pages, PDF). These worksheets are designed to help students start to think about their own values and what’s important to them. It asks them questions like ‘what’s important to you?’ ‘who do you admire and why?’, ‘what do you feel strongly about?’, what makes you feel proud?’ Students can write or draw their answers. 

✅ Identifying my values (1 page, PDF). This worksheet features different personal values with linked pictures. The worksheet asks students to: 

1. Go through the list and circle any values that are important to you. There is also an option to write in your own values words on the blank cards.
2. From the values you have chosen, narrow it down to the three most important values to you. Circle these values with a different colour pen.This helps students to narrow down their top three values at the moment 

✅ Identifying obstacles (1 page, PDF). This worksheet helps students understand how obstacles can hinder their ability to live by their personal values. Students are asked to draw a rock on any values they are having difficulty living by due to obstacles. This activity encourages self-reflection and helps students identify strategies to overcome these challenges. 

✅ Goal setting (2 pages, PDF). These worksheets ask students to identify a personal value that is important to them, and then create a specific goal that aligns with their chosen value. Lastly there is a space for students to develop a plan with to achieve their goal while prioritizing their value.   

✅ Certificate (1 page, PDF). A certificate that is optional to give to students after they have finished their values workbook.   

Other resources you might like:

❤️Personal values social skills story

❤️Personal Hygiene Bundle

Disclaimer

These activities are intended for general use. This activity is not intended to replace the advice of a physician or occupational therapist. Information provided should not be used for diagnostic or training purposes. If you require specific support contact your physician or OT. Stop any activity if you are unsure about a child’s reaction or ability.

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Questions

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