Reserving three to five minutes a day for discussion or journaling is a great and easy way to integrate SEL. Journaling is an evidence-based technique to increase self-awareness, reduce stress, resolve conflict, and build social-emotional skills. Even our youngest students can reap these benefits by drawing or dictating their perspective. I created this collection of prompts for teachers looking for high-quality, no-prep reflection questions that are directly aligned to CASEL and Illinois state standards for social-emotional learning. Prompts are created by a licensed clinical social worker and designed to spark conversation if you wish to use them for discussion.
 
Each slide contains a different prompt. Copy and paste the slide into your Google Drive presentation, display the single slide, or download the presentation as a PDF or PPT to integrate it into however you display information for students. The slides are designed to flow thematically and can be used in order to cover an entire school year. Alternatively, you can reorder them or pick which to use if you do not wish to use the prompts daily. All slides are editable and there is a template to create your own. Students can record their responses in a digital or paper journal, fill out the worksheet slide, fill out one of six worksheets differentiated for different literacy levels, or simply discuss.
 
Includes 185 prompts in six standards-aligned categories:
Community (35 prompts)
Self-Awareness (30 prompts)
Emotions (45 prompts)
Relationships (30 prompts)
Problem Solving and Decision Making (35 prompts)
End of the Year (10 prompts)
 
Broaches topics like friendship, safety, decision making, problem solving, academic habits, emotional awareness, coping mechanisms, communication skills, self-reflection, community building, compassion, consequences, conflict resolution, diversity, peer pressure, healthy/unhealthy relationships, bullying, and more!