Growing Up & Life Skills picture–word match
Draw a line from each picture to its word — 8 illustrated theme words.
Growing Up & Life Skills
Discover how to set big goals, manage money, and build a growth mindset! Dive into fun reading passages, word games, and mindful coloring pages that help you grow every single day.
Reading passages
A hand-picked selection for every level — each with questions, a quiz, and a printable worksheet.
Upper ElementaryOpinion / Argumentative
Middle SchoolExplanatory Article • Informational
8th GradeOpinion / Argumentative
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Growing Up & Life Skills reading collections
Ready-to-teach sets of passages on this topic.
Word games
Play with growing up & life skills words — easy, medium and tricky, with stars and streaks.
Story puzzleRebuild a story's picture from shuffled pieces, then read it.
Ages 5+
Word rescueGuess the theme word letter by letter and save the melting snowman.Ages 6+
Word snakeSteer the snake and collect the letters of each word in order.Ages 6+
Word searchFind the hidden theme words in a letter grid.Ages 6+
Word scrambleUnscramble the letters using a kid-friendly clue.Ages 6+
Memory matchFlip the cards and match each word to its meaning.Ages 6+
CrosswordFill the crossing words using kid-friendly clues.Ages 8+
Word guessGuess the secret theme word letter by letter.Ages 8+
Growing Up & Life Skills printables & worksheets
Free printable activity sheets, ready for the classroom or the kitchen table.
The whole pack in one go
The Growing Up & Life Skills workbook
One PDF with everything: reading passages with questions and answer keys, all 15 worksheets, the word-game puzzles at the right difficulty and the coloring pages — cover page and table of contents included. Start from a level, then add or drop whatever you like.
Growing Up & Life Skills picture flashcards
Eight fold-in-half cards — picture on the front, its word on the back. Cut, fold, practice.
Growing Up & Life Skills sort & classify
Cut out the picture cards and glue each one in the right group.
Growing Up & Life Skills picture memory
Cut out 16 cards — match every picture to its word.
Coloring pages
A selection of our free printable growing up & life skills coloring pages — each comes with a short reading passage.
Lower Elementary
Saving Money Coloring PageLower Elementary
Talking Kindly to Yourself Coloring PageUpper Elementary
Habit Tracker Coloring PageUpper Elementary
Mindful Volcano Coloring PageMiddle School
Anxiety and Mindfulness Coloring PageMiddle School
The Allowance Coloring Page
Saving Money Coloring PageLower ElementaryTalking Kindly to Yourself Coloring PageUpper ElementaryHabit Tracker Coloring PageUpper ElementaryMindful Volcano Coloring PageMiddle SchoolAnxiety and Mindfulness Coloring PageMiddle SchoolThe Allowance Coloring Page
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This is just a taste — browse every Growing Up & Life Skills coloring page, ready to print.
Building Essential Skills for the Future
Growing up is an exciting journey filled with new responsibilities, big decisions, and personal discoveries. This curated collection focuses on essential social-emotional learning, growth mindset, goal-setting, and basic financial literacy. By exploring these topics early, elementary and middle school students learn how to navigate challenges with resilience, build self-discipline, and make thoughtful choices for their future.
How to Use These Resources at Home or in Class
Whether you are a teacher planning a homeroom advisory lesson or a parent supporting development at home, these materials offer a multi-sensory approach to practical life skills:
- Read and Reflect: Share grade-leveled passages about historical leaders, healthy habits, or money smarts to spark meaningful dinner-table or classroom conversations.
- Play and Learn: Use vocabulary-boosting word games to reinforce terms related to emotions, mindfulness, and personal responsibility.
- Express and Mindfully Unwind: Provide themed coloring pages as a calm activity that lets kids relax and process complex ideas at their own pace.
By connecting reading comprehension with playful puzzles and creative coloring, children learn to internalize critical concepts like goal-setting in a low-pressure, engaging environment.
Frequently asked questions
What age group is the Growing Up and Life Skills theme designed for?
The resources span multiple grade levels, offering tailored reading passages and activities suitable for kids from lower elementary through middle school.
How do life skills activities support social-emotional learning (SEL)?
They help kids identify emotions, practice mindfulness, and develop a growth mindset. This builds resilience and self-awareness both in the classroom and at home.
Can I use these materials for classroom homeroom or advisory periods?
Yes. The reading passages include comprehension questions, and the word games and coloring pages make excellent warm-ups or independent transition activities.
How does combining reading with coloring and games help kids learn?
Multi-sensory learning helps kids process complex topics like financial literacy or self-discipline through different modalities, making the concepts more memorable and less intimidating.
Is an account required to access these life skills resources?
Kids can get started with a free PicoBuddy account.