Behavior & Character certificates
Honesty, perseverance, and the small choices that add up.
Character Counts Award
Bold Typography · All Ages
Honesty Award
Pastel · Lower Elementary (1–2)
Perseverance Recognition
Classic Border · Middle School (6–8)
Respect Award
Modern Minimal · All Ages
Responsibility Star
Watercolor · Upper Elementary (3–5)
Growth Mindset Award
Floral · All Ages
Effort Award
Geometric · All Ages
Listening Skills Recognition
Vintage · Kindergarten
Helpful Hands Award
Kids & Cartoon · Lower Elementary (1–2)
Quiet Leader Award
Elegant Script · Middle School (6–8)
About the Behavior & Character collection
The Behavior & Character theme on PrintHonor pulls together 10 printable certificate templates that all serve the same broad purpose: honesty, perseverance, and the small choices that add up. Within the collection you'll find variations across grade levels, visual styles, and subject focus areas, so the same theme can serve a kindergarten classroom in the morning and a high school cohort in the afternoon. Every template is designed for an 8.5" x 11" letter sheet (with safe margins for A4 as well), prints reliably in both color and grayscale, and leaves enough space around the recipient name so the certificate doesn't feel cramped when held up at a school assembly.
Teachers most often reach for Behavior & Character templates at predictable points in the year — quarterly recognition, end-of-semester ceremonies, monthly classroom celebrations, and surprise moments where a student's effort needs to be marked the same day it happens. We recommend keeping a small stack of pre-printed blanks ready in a folder so a recognition moment doesn't get postponed by printer logistics. A handwritten name and a one-sentence personalized message turns a generic certificate into something a family will actually display on the refrigerator for months.
If you're looking for a different category of recognition, browse all award themes or filter the catalog by visual style or grade level.