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Connecting with teens and getting them to trust us should be at the heart of every lesson. Whether kids are in a classroom or learning remotely, these 50 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.
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.
Want this entire set of questions in one easy document?
1. When your homework gets hard for you, what do you do?
2. What five words describe you best?
3. What is the most challenging part of school for you?
4. What is the most fun part of school for you?
5. Let’s pretend you get famous. What do you think you’d be known for?
6. What is the best school assignment you’ve ever had?
7. Think about a teacher you really liked. What is one thing they said or did that made a difference for you?
8. What is the place where you feel most yourself?
9. If you could travel back in time three years, what advice would you give yourself?
10. If you could make one rule that everyone in the world had to follow, what would it be? Why?
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