🏅 Certificate Maker: Make and Print a Certificate of Achievement

How to use it

1. 1. Write the words

   Edit the heading, then type the name and the reason. The sample reason shows how a sentence reads when it starts with "for". The date is today unless you change it.

2. 2. Add the signature name

   Type the name that should appear under the signature line, such as the class teacher. The line above it stays empty so a real pen signature can be added after printing.

3. 3. Choose a border and colour

   Pick one of three borders and a colour. The border is drawn with lines, not a filled background, so the colour still prints when your printer ignores background graphics.

4. 4. Print in landscape

   Press Print the certificate, choose landscape in the print window and pick A4 or Letter. Check the preview first, because it shows exactly what will go on the paper.

Ideas for class and home

• End of term awards

  Give every pupil a certificate for something real, such as best improvement, most helpful or most curious. Change only the name and the reason, then print the next one.

• Reading and maths milestones

  Mark a finished reading challenge, a times tables badge or a spelling streak. A printed page that goes home on the fridge means a lot to a young learner.

• Homeschool graduation and completion

  Celebrate a finished year, a finished book or a skill learned, with the parent's name under the signature line. Keep one copy in the portfolio.

• Clubs, teams and sports days

  Use the heading for a different award each time, such as Player of the Match or Best Team Spirit, and choose the team's colour to match the kit.