New Year Reflection Questions | SEL Activities for Teens | New Years Resolution

About This Resource

**★ Topic - **SEL New Year Reflection Questions

**★ **PowerPoint Slides and Worksheets

★ 31 pages

**★ **Print and Digital (PDF and Google Slides - Text Boxes Already Created!)

**★ **Excellent for Grades 8-12

**★ 2 **Google Slide Links

This resource includes:

**★ 13 **New Years Reflection Questions Worksheets

**★ 15 **New Years Reflection Questions PowerPoint Slides

★ 2 blank, matching slides for easy customization

**★ **List of Questions (Easy Access for Teachers | 1 page)

**★ 2 **Google Slide Links

This New Year Reflection for Growth packet is a thoughtful, student-centered Social Emotional Learning (SEL) New Year reflection resource designed to help middle and high school students pause, reflect, and move forward with intention.

Rather than focusing on unrealistic resolutions, this SEL New Year activity guides students through meaningful reflection, emotional awareness, goal-setting, decision-making, and resilience using calm, developmentally appropriate prompts that encourage honesty, growth, and self-awareness.

The start of a new year can bring pressure, anxiety, and unrealistic expectations for students. This resource takes a trauma-aware, growth-focused approach, helping students:

✔️ Reflect on the past year without blame
✔️ Identify strengths and supports
✔️ Recognize what drained their energy
✔️ Set realistic intentions instead of rigid goals
✔️ Practice self-management, decision-making, and resilience

This resource includes 13 meaningful reflection questions that encourage students to think deeply about the past year and move forward with intention.

It’s perfect for advisory, SEL blocks, counseling groups, homeroom, health class, or ELA reflection writing.

What’s Included

✔ PowerPoint Slides and Worksheets featuring **13 **meaningful reflection questions

✔ New Year SEL PowerPoint | (also included in Google Slides)
✔ Matching Student Reflection Worksheets
✔ Printable PDF versions
✔ Digital Google Slides versions (text boxes included)

✔ 2 additional blank, matching slides so you can easily add your own prompts or customize the packet to meet your students’ needs.

All prompts are consistent across slides and worksheets, making it easy to switch between whole-class discussion, independent writing, or small-group use.

🧠 SEL Topics and Skills Covered

This New Year reflection resource intentionally targets key SEL-aligned competencies, including:

★ Self-Awareness – strengths, emotions, values
★ Self-Management – energy, habits, emotional regulation
★ Growth Mindset – trying without fear of failure
★ Responsible Decision-Making – pausing and thinking through choices
★ Resilience – responding to mistakes and setbacks

Students explore topics such as:

▶ Reflecting on last year

▶ Setting intentions (not promises)
▶ Recognizing sources of strength
▶ Letting go of unhelpful patterns
▶ Practicing realistic goal-setting
▶ Making better choices (not perfect ones)
▶ Carrying lessons forward
▶ Writing a meaningful end-of-lesson exit reflection

How You Can Use This Resource

✔️ Whole-class SEL lesson
✔️ Advisory or homeroom activity
✔️ Counseling or small group discussions
✔️ Independent reflection or journaling
✔️ January back-from-break activity
✔️ Sub plans or low-prep SEL days
✔️ Digital or print-based learning

The calm language and reflective tone make this resource especially effective for older students who resist “cheesy” or overly simplified SEL activities. This resource also includes modern, age-appropriate graphics that feel polished and intentional, making them ideal for older students and secondary classrooms.

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