Connecting with teens and getting them to trust us should be at the heart of every lesson. These 50 SEL prompts and questions for middle and high school students will help kids think about who they are and learn how to share their characteristics and thoughts with others.
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Here’s how you can use these SEL prompts and questions for middle and high school students throughout the year:
Pull one card up each week before class and have students reflect and share with you or with a small group to spark discussion.
Share a card in your online classroom app along with a link to a Google form for student responses.
Use cards one-on-one for a check-in of each student’s social and emotional learning skills bank.
Pair students up to share their reflections on a card. Teach them how to empathize, appreciate diversity, and consider another perspective as they share.
Let students choose a card, and then encourage them to turn their insights on this SEL topic into a 90-second video news report for The Edit, a digital storytelling challenge from NBCU Academy and Adobe.