SEL Activities for High School
SEL Activities for High School
Teaching SEL to high schoolers doesn't have to be an awkward uncle dance at the family reunion. With Friendzy, teaching SEL can be an engaging and dynamic experience!
Navigating high school while teetering on the edge of adulthood is like untangling headphones after they've been in your pocket for too long – tricky.
Think back to your days in high school. Do any of these scenarios ring a bell?
Some students are constantly anxious, replaying awkward moments like this in class: "Did I laugh too hard? Am I the class clown or, worse, the class weirdo?"
Then there are the students struggling to find a supportive friend group: "I'm going to take my lunch in the library today. I can't bear to sit at a table alone again..."
Don't forget the overachievers battling for acceptance to their dream college! Sometimes, these students push themselves to the limit by neglecting their social and emotional health.
Social and emotional learning (SEL) can help in scenarios like these and more. It gives students the tools to navigate challenges, build meaningful connections, and foster personal growth.
Lets hear some more straight from the source:
Free High School SEL Activities
Teaching SEL to high schoolers doesn't have to be like watching your awkward uncle dance at the family reunion. With Friendzy, teaching SEL can be an engaging and dynamic experience!
Self-Management
One key focus of SEL is building the core competency of self-management. This competency supports personal growth and self-discovery. By engaging in activities that enhance emotional intelligence, teens can develop skills that help them navigate high school with confidence and resilience.
SMART Goals Activity: This SMART goal-setting worksheet guides students through setting challenging yet achievable goals. This helps them measure success and encourages them to keep pressing forward.
How does SMART goal setting help with academic performance? It allows students to monitor progress, allowing them to focus on academics.
The Friendzy Planner: One crucial skill that benefits students during this period and beyond is self-management. This skill includes a range of social and emotional skills that help students make responsible choices that set them up for future success.
Building Relationships
Building solid relationships is another crucial aspect of SEL. Relationship-building activities foster empathy, active listening, and effective communication among high school students. Through collaborative exercises and group activities, students learn the importance of forming bonds that extend beyond the classroom.
Get to Know You Bingo: This SEL game is a great icebreaker! It encourages the formation of new friendships as students interact and learn about each other's interests. Through this game, they will find common ground, paving the way for meaningful connections.
Emotional Recognition
These activities prepare students for the challenges they may face in the future.
Decision-making skills, stress management, and resilience are some of the skills that can be developed through SEL. However, emotional recognition is the cornerstone of social and emotional core competency development.
Daily Check-In tool: Try this with your students at the start of each day to help them develop the skill of recognizing their emotions. When you talk about emotions daily, you increase every student's emotional literacy. They will begin to understand that emotions are temporary and vary in intensity.
Digital High School SEL Curriculum
Today, we are online more than ever, so it’s no surprise that SEL activities have become increasingly popular. These free Friendzy activities are all available online, making SEL engaging and accessible.
The Friendzy High School SEL program is completely digital and perfectly fits the modern classroom. Your students will enjoy our discussion-based lessons that allow them to develop autonomy and leadership skills.
We've ensured that our lessons are student-led so those cries of, "This is cringe," won't be heard in your classrooms!
Book a demo with a Partnership Specialist today to learn more about how Friendzy meets the needs of high school students.