Good Habits Worksheet for Kids: Identifying Good and Bad Behaviors

How to use this worksheet

Look at each picture together and ask your child to describe what the child in the scenario is doing. Talk through whether the action is a good habit, like brushing teeth or sharing toys, or a bad habit, like throwing food or not washing hands. Once they've decided, have them color the thumbs-up symbol green for good habits or the thumbs-down symbol red for bad habits. Go through every scenario this way, pausing to discuss any picture where your child seems unsure.

Materials needed

• Crayons or colored pencils

Extension activities

• •Create a 'good habit chart' at home where your child adds a sticker each time they demonstrate one of the habits from the worksheet, like brushing teeth without reminders.
• •Role-play both the good and bad version of a scenario, like sharing versus grabbing a toy, and ask your child which one felt better and why.
• •Read a picture book about manners or hygiene and pause to ask whether each character is showing a good or bad habit.
• •Make up a short song or rhyme together about one good habit, like handwashing, to help it stick in memory.
• •Ask your child to teach a younger sibling or stuffed animal one good habit from the worksheet, explaining it in their own words.

Tips for parents and teachers

Encourage your child to explain their reasoning out loud for each choice rather than just coloring automatically, since the discussion is where the real learning happens. Some scenarios may be culturally or contextually nuanced, so be ready to add your own family's perspective if a picture feels ambiguous. Keep the tone warm and non-judgmental, especially if your child recognizes a bad habit they sometimes do themselves - frame it as something everyone is learning, not a personal criticism.