Classroom Certificates for Students: 12 Types

Award cards that actually motivate — pick a type, copy the wording, print.

Short answer: 12 classroom certificate ideas for students with ready-to-copy wording: achievement, attendance, kindness, reading, effort and more. Edit and print free in your browser.

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Wording for 12 Certificate Types

Achievement
Awarded to [Name] for outstanding achievement in [Subject].
Most improved
Presented to [Name] for the most improvement in [Subject] during [Term].
Perfect attendance
Proudly presented to [Name] for perfect attendance in [Term].
Kindness award
Awarded to [Name] for making our classroom kinder through [Behavior].
Reading champion
Presented to [Name] for finishing [N] books in the [Term] reading challenge.
STEM explorer
Awarded to [Name] for curiosity and problem-solving in [Science/Math/STEM].
Great teammate
Presented to [Name] for lifting up classmates during [Project/Activity].
Creative thinker
Awarded to [Name] for original thinking in [Subject/Project].

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  2. Pick this template and type the name, reason and date.
  3. Paste one of the wordings above into the description.
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