9th Grade Social Emotional Learning Games

Transform your classroom into a hub of meaningful connection with our "Speed Friending" activity - the ultimate icebreaker for middle and high school students. Perfect for New Year, Valentine's Day, the beginning of the year, or any time you want to strengthen the bonds within your class, Speed Friending is a dynamic and engaging way to foster community and enhance behavior management.

What’s Included:

• Comprehensive Teacher Protocol: Detailed instructions, engaging dialogue suggestions, materials list, and tips for successful implementation.
• Interactive Google Slides Presentation: A visually appealing presentation with clear directions, vibrant visuals, and embedded timers for each round of conversation.
• 35 Engaging Conversation Rounds: Thoughtfully crafted questions that are perfect for pair discussions, ensuring every student is engaged and involved.
• Embedded Timers: Keeps each round on track and maintains a lively pace, ensuring all students have equal opportunities to share and listen.
• Note-Taking Sheet: Allows students to jot down interesting things they learn about their peers, fostering deeper connections beyond the activity.
• Independent Reflection Writing Prompt: Encourages personal reflection post-activity, helping students internalize their experiences and insights.

Ideal For:

• Middle and High School Teachers
• SEL Coordinators
• Beginning of the Year Activities
• New Year and Valentine's Day Icebreakers
• Classroom Community Building
• Behavior Management Strategies

Speed Friending isn't just an activity; it's a powerful tool to break down barriers, build empathy, and create a supportive classroom environment. By encouraging open communication and mutual understanding, it lays the foundation for a positive and inclusive classroom culture.

Whether you're looking to reset classroom dynamics or just want to help your students bond, Speed Friending is the perfect solution. Get ready to witness the magic of connections being formed and the classroom community flourishing like never before!

Have fun teaching Self-Awareness through learning about communication styles: passive, aggressive, assertive, & passive-aggressive!

This SEL BINGO game was designed to promote social skills in an engaging and interactive way. This product is a valuable resource for students 3rd grade and above. It's both entertaining and educational.

"Communication Styles" Bingo is a go-to resource for classrooms, therapy sessions, or homeschoolers.

By incorporating key SEL principles, students learn the nuances of passive, aggressive, assertive, and passive-aggressive communication styles and gain a deeper understanding of how best to self-advocate.

Teachers and facilitators will find that this game will not only enhance their students' social skills but also promote a more positive classroom culture.

⭐️ Included are:

8 Unique BINGO cards with text and corresponding emoji

8 Unique BINGO cards with just colored text (lower print option)

12 Calling Cards with Passive statements/questions

12 Calling Cards with Assertive statements/questions

12 Calling Cards with Aggressive statements/questions

12 Calling Cards with Passive-Aggressive statements/questions

⭐️ Related Resources:

Speak Up or Let it Go?

This or That?

Learning Communication Styles

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These Nonverbal Communication Social Cues Facial Expressions Tone of Voice Dice Games are an effective and fun way to teach your students to use and understand hidden feelings / meanings disguised behind nonverbal communication / cues. These social cues dice games focus on facial expressions, tone of voice, and intonation.

These dice games are helpful for students who have difficulty picking up on nonverbal communication or social cues, such as body language, facial expressions, tone of voice, and intonation.

Students will strengthen their social inferencing skills. They will gain practice listening to tone of voice / intonation and observing facial expressions to detect and infer what a person is REALLY feeling and thinking.

Students will also learn to effectively use nonverbal communication / social cues to change the meaning behind their own words.

What's Included?

• 1 mini lesson about tone of voice and intonation
• 1 facial expressions / emotions visual aid
• 4 different games to provide a ton of practice both receptively and expressively! (One of the activities alone provides 108 unique practice trials!)
• Feelings included: confused, upset, angry, excited, nervous, annoyed, calm, bored, amused
• Color and BW Versions

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Foster meaningful connections and active listening in your classroom with this "Connection Circle" activity. Perfect for high school and middle school students, especially meant for close knit groups (band, choir, orchestra, cheer, pom, athletics, etc.) this resource includes 48 thoughtfully crafted questions designed to help students get to know each other better and practice respectful communication.

Product Includes:

• 48 Diverse Questions: Covering serious, light-hearted, and reflective topics.
• Pre-Activity Discussion Questions: To set the stage for effective communication and understanding.
• Post-Activity Discussion Questions: To reflect on the experience and deepen insights.
• Clear Instructions: For setting up and facilitating the activity, including tips for managing group dynamics. The instructions walk you through every step making your job much easier!

This activity is always a huge hit with groups. Although it sounds simple, it is incredibly effective in fostering a supportive and connected classroom environment. Use it at the beginning of the school year, during retreats, or as a team-building exercise to create a positive atmosphere where students feel valued and heard.

Key Features:

• Engages students in both serious and fun discussions
• Encourages active listening and respectful communication
• Easy to implement with comprehensive instructions

Make every conversation count and create a welcoming classroom environment with this engaging and interactive activity!

Are you looking for engaging activities to foster classroom community and reflection? Do you struggle to find activities that will motivate your students to get involved? Then download this Bundle New Year 2024 Reflection Activity and Game resource! This is all you need to start the New Year on the right foot!

REFLECTION DISCUSSION/WRITING PROMPTS & TOP 10 LISTS

In this New Year or end-of-semester no prep, virtual or in-person activity, students reflect on times they persevered, their friendships, overcoming hardship, what they learned about themselves, grit, and other topics. In a reflect and share manner of participation, students will participate in small discussion groups, write about their experiences, and take a fun walk down memory lane as they complete the activity with an engaging Top 10 list.

LINE UP! NEW YEAR or END OF SEMESTER REFLECTION GAME

This is a fun and interactive game that encourages students to reflect on their mid-year thoughts and feelings. Perfect for building classroom community, learning about each other, and getting kids to talk and interact with each other! With this no prep resource, students will be given instructions on how to make a line in a variety of fun ways. They must talk with each other, sometimes communicate without talking, and rearrange themselves according to the prompt.

➟ EXAMPLE

Line Up....

• In order of how many hours you spent on social media last semester
• Based on how many hours you spent with those you care about
• In order of how many times you wore sweatpants to school
• Based on how much you complained last semester
• And so many more!!

➟ USE THIS RESOURCE AS A...

• Mid-year reflection
• Community building activity
• As a class warm-up or for the last few minutes of class
• For a class party! Students will love this game!

➟ This product contains:

• Instructions for both resources
• 4 different pairs of discussion/reflection/writing questions
• 6 Unique top 10 lists
• 35+ unique prompts for lining up
• Both a virtual game (project on the whiteboard) or printable (teacher reads prompts)
• Terms of Use

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This SEL Communication Styles Activity Game Set is perfect for incorporating a lesson and game around the subject of how we come across in our oral communication.

Talk about tone, voice volume, and personal space, when teaching with these materials. There are no right or wrong answers here.

⭐️ Communication Styles BINGO: Have fun teaching Social and Self-Awareness through learning about communication styles: passive, aggressive, assertive, & passive-aggressive!

This is not just matching the calling cards! Students listen to the sentence or question and they decide if it's passive, assertive, aggressive, or passive-aggressive. Get them using their critical thinking skills!

⭐️ Communication Styles Self-Advocacy: Teach your students conflict resolution skills, self-advocacy & self-awareness through learning about the 4 basic communication styles:

1. Passive

2. Assertive

3. Aggressive

4. Passive-Aggressive

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