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Social Emotional Learning High School Resources
High school teens are learning and growing into their future selves every day. Help them mature into responsible, competent, and healthy young adults with these quotes and teaching resources that get to the heart of real social emotional development issues teens are facing today. Our Truth Be Told Quotes are designed to tap into the memorable imagery and shareable format of memes and quotes that high school students live by to deliver important social emotional learning lessons.
SEL Lessons made easy
Each quote covers an essential topic for teen social emotional learning including making healthy choices, managing emotions, and planning for the future. Then, discover our lesson guides, writing prompts, and activities that help you bring the quote and lesson into the classroom in a snap.
High School SEL Topics:
- healthy decision making
- reducing risk
- communication skills
- family relationships
- self awareness
- happiness
- emotions
- growth and change
How to use the quotes in the classroom
Discussions
Teaching notes for each quote help guide SEL chats
Writing Prompts
Find writing prompts for essays that link to social emotional learning
Journaling
Free printable journaling pages encourage personal connection
Mindful Coloring
Print free mindful coloring pages to calm minds and promote thought
SEL Bulletin Boards
Print poster versions of the quotes for use on SEL Bulletin Boards
Videos
Watch a video of the quote set to music to tap into emotions
Choose a resource to get started:
Explore Quotes + Resources
Within each quote page, view the "teaching resources" section for SEL topics, lesson guide & activities.
Worksheets / Lessons
These activities and worksheets align to high school health and social emotional learning curriculum objectives.
Journaling
Pages
Printable journaling pages that encourage self-reflection, mindful thought on teen SEL topics.
Mindfulness Coloring Pages
Printable mindfulness coloring pages for calming, social emotional learning.
For Younger Students
Activities, worksheets for younger students, from our sister site, Talking with Trees.
Buy the book
Get all the quotes in one place with the Truth Be Told Quotes book. Available in print or ebook.
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