Good Habits Worksheet for Kids: Tick the Good Behaviors!
This worksheet helps children ages 3-5 identify and understand good habits and behaviors by looking at pictures paired with short descriptions and deciding which ones show positive actions. Reading or listening to the description alongside the picture also gives early practice connecting written language to real-life behavior.
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Month 3: Learning & Development | Ages 4-5
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How to use this worksheet
Look at the first picture together and read its description aloud. Ask your child whether the behavior shown is a good habit, and have them explain why they think so. If it is, have them put a tick mark in the box beside it. Continue through the remaining pictures, encouraging your child to read along with you as their familiarity with the words grows.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Discuss each behavior in detail, talking about what might happen next in the picture.
- 2Act out the different behaviors together, practicing the good habit version as a family.
- 3Create a 'Good Habits' chart to track progress and celebrate when your child practices one at home.
- 4Make a simple reward sticker system for practicing one good habit from the worksheet each day.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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