Free 8th Grade Social Emotional Learning Activities (by price, high to low)
By Erin Cusumano
This worksheet challenges students to use perspective taking skills and answer questions about someone they care about. Students are prompted to answer about the feelings/preferences of someone they know, the thoughts behind why they feel that way, and to look for something in common (thoughts, experiences, motivations) between themselves and this person.
This worksheet aims to give students a chance to practice "stepping in to someone else's shoes" and extending their understanding of that persons experience.
By Queen's Educational Resources
Body Language Anticipation Guide and Self-Assessment | Social Cues | Nonverbal Communication | Communication Skills
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❤️ These Anticipation Guide and Self-Assessment Worksheets are identical to the ones included in the High School Body Language Lesson Packet
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About This Resource
★ Topic - Body Language | Social Cues | Nonverbal Communication
★ Anticipation Guide and Self-Assessment
★ 3 pages
★ Suitable for Middle and High School Students
★ Print and Digital (PDF and Google Slides)
★ SEL-related resource
This resource includes:
★ One Anticipation Guide in* two* variations (one with a "comments" section and one without - same statements).
★ One Self-Assessment Worksheet
★ Google Slides Link
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Anticipation Guides are excellent tools that can be used before reading to activate students' prior knowledge and build curiosity about a new topic and/or to share ideas about key concepts. Students respond to several statements that challenge or support their preconceived ideas about key concepts as well as their peers’ ideas. The Anticipation Guides can help structure meaningful conversations that reviews what students already know and engages them in critical thinking about the topic they will be exploring. The statements in the Anticipation Guides can spark some great discussions among students!! This Anticipation Guide and Self-Assessment focuses on Body Language | Nonverbal Communication | Social Cues.
You can use an Anticipation Guide:
✅ Before | After introducing new material to tap into prior knowledge.
✅ Before | After watching a film clip to gauge a reaction.
✅ Before | After reading a short text to begin a discussion.
✅ Before | After discussing a topic.
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ANTICIPATION GUIDES
There is ONE Anticipation Guide that comes in two different variations:
▶️ Variation #1:
⭐ *Part 1: *The first section of the Anticipation Guide features a list of statements alongside columns labeled "AGREE" and "DISAGREE." Students are tasked with reading each statement and marking either "AGREE" or "DISAGREE" based on their perspective.
⭐ *Part 2: *The second section of the Anticipation Guide prompts students to choose a statement from the list above and delve into its significance to them. They may reflect on how the statement connects to their own lives, share a personal experience related to it, or elaborate on their thoughts concerning its importance in greater detail.
**▶️ Variation #2: **This Anticipation Guide worksheet format includes a list of statements accompanied by columns for "AGREE," "DISAGREE," and "COMMENTS." Students are instructed to read each statement and mark either "AGREE" or "DISAGREE." They are then encouraged to elaborate on their thoughts or ideas regarding each statement in the designated "COMMENTS" column.
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SELF-ASSESSMENT
This resource includes a single Body Language Self-Assessment. Students will use the body language - related statements to reflect on their understanding of nonverbal communication, evaluate their ability to interpret and respect others’ cues, and identify areas where they can improve. They will score the statements using the following scale: 2 for “Regularly,” 1 for “Occasionally,” and 0 for “Never.” They will use this self-assessment as a tool to help them identify areas for growth and improvement in their ability to read, interpret, and use body language effectively in everyday interactions.
This assessment also serves as a valuable tool for initiating conversations about the importance of nonverbal communication in building positive relationships, fostering empathy, and enhancing overall social skills. It encourages students to recognize how body language can influence perceptions, convey emotions, and support effective communication in both personal and professional settings.
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My Life Story FREEBIE Early Finisher Activity Independent Work
By Perfectly Planned Designs
Finally!! A packet of independent activities that's perfect for early finishers in your Upper Elementary or Middle School classroom! It'll keep your kids busy and coming back for more! It is a great no-prep resource that you can use any time of year for a fun, engaging activity that your students will LOVE! I made these creative activities because I needed independent work that I could use in my classroom that I knew students would actually LIKE doing! Enjoy your FREE resource!
Don't forget to check out the Early Finishers Independent Activity Packet BUNDLE, which features 7 sets of activities like this one! Find it here.
Activities included:
- Complete the Picture
- Pop Art
- Mindfulness Mandalas
- Mighty Mazes
- Optical Illusions
- Fashion Design
- All About Hobbies
- Free Bonus: Story of My Life
Looking for more fun activities for Early Finishers? You might be interested in the End of Year Puzzle Bundle (18-page packet) which includes:
- 8 challenging mazes
- 4 difficult word searches, with 48 words each!
- 4 word escape puzzles with varying difficulty levels, based on the popular mobile app!
Or check out the Early Finisher Complete the Picture Pack of 50 grid drawing prompts. Includes 4 difficulty levels!
If you like this resource, you may be interested in the money-saving Monthly Early Finisher Bundle. Keep students busy while being engaged! There's a 20-page packet for each month of the year! They'll love the fun games they can play with a partner quietly, or the selection of challenging puzzles and creative activities these packets offers!
This Bundle includes all 12 months of the year!! Get it now for over 50% off!
Each monthly packet includes the following:
- 1 Crossword Puzzle with solution
- 1 Sudoku with solution
- 1 Maze - with solution
- 1 Word Search
- 1 Tic Tac Toe partner game
- 1 Dot to Dot
- 1 Word Escape Puzzle - with answer key
- 1 Complete the Picture Symmetry sheet
- 1 Positive Affirmation Mandala Coloring Page
- 1 Think Outside the Box Drawing Sheets - 4 per page!
- 1 Pop Art Coloring Page
- 2 More Coloring Pages
- 1 Grid Drawing Challenge
- 1 Word Work Activity
- 1 Word Scramble with solution
- 1 I Spy Page
- 1 DIY Color by Number
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- 1 Connect the Dots partner game
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Motivation Post-It Notes Templates
By Homeschool with Big Easy Homeschooling Mom
This is an EDITABLE 3" x 3" Post-It Note Templates that are re-usable.
In this download, I have included step-by-step directions on how to print on Post-It notes on the template. A template for the 3" x 3" square-sized sticky notes is included and is EDITABLE for you to use while creating your own printable post-it note designs.
These post-it note templates can be used for motivational inspiration for your class/children, or any way that you feel your class/children would need support and guidance.
Thank you so much for your continued support!
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In this product, students will write about experiences in for which they feel gratitude and expand upon that experience. If you wish to purchase the full product, a link is included on the last page of the product.
This product can be used for 2nd - 12th grade, but can be used for younger or older students depending on maturity and academic level.
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The Diary of Anne Frank Character Communication Styles
By Ms. J's ELA
This resource should accompany the play The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. This resource includes a notes sheet with resources for students to learn about the four communication styles: passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive, and assertive. Students are asked to think about their own communication styles.
There is also a Google Slides assignment for students to complete by explaining the communication styles of the characters in The Diary of Anne Frank. Students should name the style that they feel best fits each character and explain their reasoning.
Halloween Retro & Preppy | Early Finishers Coloring Page for SEL | Freebie
By Teach Savvy Store
Halloween Retro & Preppy | Groovy Early Finishers Coloring Page for SEL Freebie: Explore a fun and creative Halloween activity with this retro Halloween coloring page! Perfect for classrooms and home use, this printable page is perfect for early finishers, indoor recess, Halloween parties, writing prompts, and more!
✨Get the growing retro coloring pages bundle HERE!✨
What's Included:
- 1 Halloween coloring page with a unique background and Halloween inspirational quote
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By teachingtheteens
A great little get-to-know you activity, suitable for new classes where students don't know each other well yet. It also encourages students to think a little more deeply about themselves and how sharing such details may help them to broaden their friendships.
Leadership Lesson - "Chaos Coordinator" - An Interactive SEL Lesson
By Jeni Donath
Are your students struggling to be respectful during a classroom lesson - talking, blurting, and other things going on instead of listening respectfully? This lesson puts the students right in those shoes and gives them a glimpse into what that can be like. Not only is it engaging (and kind of silly) but impactful and real. Everything needed for your next leadership lesson is included in the download!
Looking for other ways to discuss impact? See below!
Promoting Self-Control - The Impact of our Words + Actions (Elementary)
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FREE Financial Responsibility | Personal Finance | Money Management Scenario
By Queen's Educational Resources
FREE Financial Literacy | Personal Finance | Money Management Scenario | FREE
ABOUT THIS RESOURCE
★ Financial Literacy | Money Management | Managing Your Money
★ 2 pages
★ Features 1 Money Management Scenario w/ Questions
★ Print and Digital Scenario Worksheet
★ Detailed Sample Responses | Answer Key included
★ Print and Digital (Text Boxes Already Created!)
★ Excellent for Mature 8th graders - High School Students
★ 1 Google Slide Link
This resource includes:
★ 1 Money-related Scenario Worksheet
★ Detailed Answer Key | Sample Response
★ Google Slide Link (Digital version)
This resource includes a FREE money-related scenario worksheet and answer key. The scenario revolves around a high school student grappling with the pressure to spend money on trendy items to fit in with new friends. Students will respond to three questions concerning the individual's financial decision and explore alternative approaches to maintain her financial well-being.
Students can learn the following:
- Smart Money Choices: Students will learn about making wise financial decisions in a scenario involving a high school student facing spending dilemmas, considering alternative approaches.
- Thinking About Finances: This activity prompts students to think critically about the situation, factors influencing financial decisions, and the potential outcomes of different choices.
- Budgeting Insights: Through the scenario, students gain insights into the significance of maintaining financial well-being and explore practical approaches to budgeting and making responsible financial choices in social situations.
✅ This worksheet is accompanied by an answer key to assist you in facilitating learning and discussions.
✅ This activity can serve various purposes, such as substitute plan, complementing your existing lesson plan, homework or classroom assignment, and providing one-on-one support with a counselor, teacher, or parent.
✅ This resource is available in both print and digital formats.
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❌ Lesson plans are not included. This product can be used in addition to your own lesson plans and in such a way that best meets the needs of your students.
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Other Financial Responsibility resources you might be interested in:
❤️ Financial Literacy | Responsibility Activity Worksheets
❤️ Money Management SCENARIOS and Keys
❤️ Money Management Scenario Activity Worksheets
❤️ Financial Literacy Reflection Questions
❤️ Financial Responsibility Passage Packet - "A Poor Man's Daughter"
❤️ Financial Responsibility Passage Packet - "Payday Splurge"
❤️ Financial Responsibility Passage Packet - "Wallet-Draining Romance"
❤️ Financial Responsibility Passage Packet - "Street Gambling - The Shell Game"
❤️ Financial Responsibility Passage Packet - "Shopping Spree"
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This resource is also included in the following discounted Bundle:
- SEL Mega Bundle
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By Ms. J's ELA
This resource is a simple template for an apology letter. While working with middle school students, I heard a lot of snarky comments being spewed without much forethought. I started having students write apology letters when those comments came out. The template is designed to help students think about their intentions, how they likely made the other person feel, and what they will do differently in the future.
Thanksgiving Retro & Preppy | Early Finishers Coloring Page for SEL | Freebie
By Teach Savvy Store
Thanksgiving Retro & Preppy | Groovy Early Finishers Coloring Page for SEL Freebie: Explore a fun and creative Thanksgiving activity with this retro Thanksgiving coloring page! Perfect for classrooms and home use, this printable page is perfect for early finishers, indoor recess, Thanksgiving parties, writing prompts, and more!
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What's Included:
- 1 Thanksgiving coloring page with a unique background and gratitude inspirational quote
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Growth Mindset Interactive SEL Activity + BONUS ideas included!
By Jeni Donath
An interactive Growth Mindset main activity + more included! Ideas provided for multiple grade levels to maximize your use! This activity puts an overall focus on introducing or better understanding growth mindset and what it sounds like, while also providing opportunity to turn it up a notch and have students come up with their own growth mindset statements and work toward building that skill. Interactive, engaging, and makes an impact! It's a win, win, win for classrooms!! Colored and black and white copies available. Everything you need for a full lesson provided!
FREE | Social Emotional Learning Activity Worksheets | Life Skills Activities
By Queen's Educational Resources
Social Emotional Learning Activity Worksheets | Life Skills Activities
Enjoy these FREE, fun, and engaging Social Emotional Learning Activities!
One of the few guiding principles behind Social Emotional Learning is helping students constructively deal with their own emotions and interact with one another in respectful ways. These fun activities are highly relevant and can greatly help your students better understand their thoughts and emotions while increasing their self-awarness.
ABOUT THIS RESOURCE
★ FREE Product - Just Download!
★ Social Emotional Learning Activities
★ Includes 4 SEL Activity Worksheets
★ 9 pages
★ Suitable for Middle and High School
★ Detailed Answer Keys included
★ Print and Digital (Text Boxes Already Created)
This resource includes:
★ 1 Growth Mindset Activity Worksheet and KEY
★ 1 Peer Pressure Activity Worksheet and KEY (with and without graphic)
★ 1 Procrastination Activity Worksheet and KEY
★ 1 Communication Skills Activity Worksheet and KEY
★ Google Slide Link
I selected one activity, with its answer key, from each of the following packets:
❤️ Growth Mindset Activity Packet
❤️ Peer Pressure Activity Packet
❤️ Procrastination Activity Packet
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This resource is also included in Google Slides! Text boxes have already been created to make it easier for you and your students! Each slide includes two instruction solution tabs for when students accidentally delete text boxes and when they want to zoom in (to enlarge worksheets). It's super helpful for students who are not that familiar with how to use Google Slides or need the extra assistance.
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❌ Lesson plans are not included. This product can be used in addition to your own lesson plans and in such a way that best meets the needs of your students.
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Interested in more FREE resources? Checkout:
❤ FREE Money Management Resource
❤ Inspirational Bookmark
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Explore similar Social-Emotional Learning Worksheets and Key Packets:
- SEL Activity Worksheets Mega Bundle
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bullying
- Conflict Resolution
- Customer Service
- Disagreements, Negotiation, Compromise
- Effective Communication
- Empathy
- Growth Mindset
- Leadership
- Moral and Ethical Dilemmas
- Peer Pressure
- Procrastination
- Reframing Negative Thoughts
- Relationships
- Risky Behaviors
- Self-Awareness
- Self-Care
- Self-Control
- Social Awareness
- Social Boundaries and Personal Space
- Stress Management
- Time Management
- Toxic Behaviors
Social Media Drama Reading Passage/Activity Packets:
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❤ TikTok Drama - Cameras and Mirrors
❤ TikTok Drama - Chicken Pie
❤ TikTok Drama - The Scapegoat
❤ TikTok Drama - The Things That Matter
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"Architect" - A Cooperation, Team Building, + Creative Thinking Activity!
By Jeni Donath
"Building" a safe, healthy, and happy learning environment starts with the people that we share it with! In this activity, students take on the opportunity of working effectively with others, thinking creatively, communicating respectfully, and cooperation with others all built into one activity! This is a blast for the whole class - all while focusing on so many important SEL skills. This activity includes minimal preparation yet all the benefits of so many social emotional learning skills to build (pun intended!) My students did not want this activity to end!!
Looking for more interactive activities to do with your class? Check out the links below!
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