Positive Self-Talk Worksheet
This worksheet helps sixth-grade students understand and practice positive self-talk for improved self-esteem and resilience.
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Positive Self-Talk: Building Your Inner Strength
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you explore the power of your thoughts.
What is Self-Talk?
Self-talk is the endless stream of unspoken thoughts that run through your head. These automatic thoughts can be positive or negative, and they have a powerful impact on your feelings and actions. Positive self-talk can help you build confidence, overcome challenges, and feel better about yourself.

Our brains are always thinking, and the way we talk to ourselves internally can shape our entire day!
1. Which of the following is an example of positive self-talk?
I'm not good enough to do this.
I can try my best and learn from mistakes.
Everyone else is better than me.
I give up easily.
2. How does negative self-talk usually make you feel?
Confident and happy
Discouraged and sad
Excited and energetic
Calm and relaxed
3. Positive self-talk can help you build your and face challenges.
4. When you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you are practicing .
5. Only adults can benefit from practicing positive self-talk.
True
False
6. It's impossible to change negative thoughts into positive ones.
True
False
7. Describe a situation where you might use positive self-talk. What would you say to yourself?
8. Why is it important to be kind to yourself with your thoughts?
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
9. Your inner can either lift you up or bring you down.
10. Practicing positive self-talk helps you become more .
11. Building means you can bounce back from tough times.
12. It's important to identify and challenge your self-talk.