To help kids thrive, recognizing their strengths is just as important as working on their challenges. Here is a fun and crafty way to identify kids strengths and connect them in a paper chain, or a “strengths chain.”

Exercise: download and print the set of worksheets using the link below and follow the directions. Collect the completed strengths chain and put them all together. The chain is a visible reminder to your students that they all contribute to making the classroom community stronger.