Student Awards & Certificates for Teachers

Get easy-to-edit printable student awards and certificates to celebrate the brilliant humans in your primary school classroom with positive reinforcement in mind!

From student of the week and student of the month certificates to star student awards, this teaching resource collection was teacher-created with your needs in mind. That means you'll find a range of student certificates that can be printed in colour at any size, with blank templates that can be edited to add in students' names and other important information, such as the event they participated in or their birthday.

The teaching resource collection also includes themed desk reward charts, certificates for cursive writing and telling time, kindness awards, student behaviour bookmarks, plus comprehensive classroom reward systems.

Need ideas for how to award your students for their classroom successes at the end of the term or school year? Explore these ideas for creative student awards from our teacher team!

Creative Awards to Give Students This School Year

Whether you're planning an end-of-year awards ceremony or just looking for some ideas to encourage students to shine in the classroom, you probably already have 'most improved,' 'highest average,' or 'participant' certificates queued up and ready to go. Why not mix things up a bit this year?

There are some easy ideas for awards that make students smile:

1. Fabulous Friend Award — This is the perfect award for students who always show compassion and kindness toward their classmates.
2. Aspiring Author Award — Hand out certificates to the students who have gotten hooked on writing this year!
3. Maths Monster Award — Did you have a student who made a monstrous effort in maths this year? This certificate is for them!
4. Reading Rockstar Award — Your classroom bookworms will appreciate those bookmark awards for gobbling up all those pages.
5. Creative Cookie — Award the student who has a creative solution for every problem.
6. Powerhouse Problem Solver — Problem-solving is a skill we can't undervalue in our students!
7. Critical Thinker Award — Make sure you have an award for that student who puts their thinking cap on every time to look deeply at a problem.