Growth Mindset SEL Starters | 20 Printable Activities, Prompts, Bell Ringers

These Growth Mindset SEL starters give your middle and high school students quick, engaging prompts that reframe mistakes as learning, effort as progress, and challenges as opportunities to grow.

Perfect for bell ringers, morning meetings, tutor time, advisory, or lesson starters, each slip takes just a few minutes but creates lasting impact.

What’s Included

• 20+ printable Growth Mindset SEL slips (ready to print & use)
• Engaging prompts designed for Upper Primary / Middle / High School
• Fresh questions that encourage effort, resilience, and reflection.
• Easy to mix into routines without extra prep

These starter slips are perfect for:

• Bell ringers & morning meetings
• Tutor time or homeroom
• Exit tickets & reflections
• Meaningful brain breaks
• Fostering community and self-kindness
• Quick resets during tricky lessons

Why you'll love these starters:

• Quick but powerful: 5 minutes or less
• Opens up authentic opportunities for skill building, discussions, and teachable moments that make SEL feel natural, not forced.
• Teen-friendly prompts that are fresh, real, and engaging, no babyish ‘same same’ tasks.
• Encourages persistence, resilience, and courage
• Helps build a classroom culture where mistakes = growth opportunities

With regular use, these Growth Mindset SEL starters help students build grit, confidence, and a belief that abilities grow with effort, all in just a few minutes a day.

Want 100+ daily SEL prompts?

Grab the full SEL Starters Bundle to get Growth Mindset, Gratitude, Emotional Literacy, Mindfulness, and Cup Fillers all together, over 100 quick, ready-to-use slips to make SEL simple and consistent all year long.

Looking for a year-long SEL routine instead of one-off starters?

Check out Strong Inside: A Full Year Daily SEL Journal for Middle & High School - 40 weeks of engaging, student-facing activities perfect for bell ringers, morning meetings, tutor time, or homeroom.