Strong on the Inside | Full Year Daily SEL Slides | Activities | Bell Ringers

A full year of daily SEL activities for middle and high school students. Perfect for bell ringers, morning meetings, tutor time, or homeroom, these editable Google Slides prompts build skills in mindfulness, gratitude, growth mindset, and emotional literacy in just 5 minutes a day, each one helping students grow stronger inside.

Finding SEL activities that are meaningful and engaging for middle and high school can feel impossible. Too often, kids roll their eyes at the “same old” questions, and teachers feel like SEL is just one more thing.

But with stress, anxiety, and dysregulated behaviour on the rise, daily SEL routines have never been more important.

That’s where Strong on the Inside comes in. This ready-to-use, full year SEL program gives your students short, powerful prompts you can project, discuss, and build into class routines, sparking reflection, connection, and lasting skills in just minutes a day.

What’s Included

• 40 weeks of SEL prompts (editable on PowerPoint and Google Slides)
• Two versions: by days of the week (Mindfulness Monday → Cup Filler Friday) OR by category (mindfulness, gratitude, growth mindset, emotional literacy, community) for flexible use
• Editable slides - change the wording or add your own prompts
• Easy to use for bell ringers, tutor time, morning meetings, or advisory

That’s a full year of SEL for less than 40¢ a week! A ready-to-use routine that saves you time, engages your students, and actually makes a difference.

Why YOU Will Love Strong on the Inside

• Quick but powerful: daily SEL in just 5 minutes
• Student buy-in: teen-friendly prompts, not the same tired SEL questions
• Behaviour bonus: creates a calm, consistent routine that reduces low-level disruptions
• Built-in teachable moments: SEL skills woven naturally into each activity. No need for big, explicit lessons
• Flexible: project for whole-class use or adapt for smaller groups
• Framework aligned: SEL competencies are met without turning kids off (e.g., “advice column” style prompts instead of forced conflict questions)

Why YOUR STUDENTS Will Love It

• Prompts feel personal and real-world, not repetitive or babyish
• Activities are quick, engaging, and framed as a journey of building inner strength
• Helps them learn about themselves, their emotions, and regulation strategies in a natural way
• Fun visuals and simple design make it easy to follow and inviting to use

Sample Questions

👉Emotional Literacy – When Aliens Ask About Anger

How would you explain anger to them?

What does it feel like in your body?

What kinds of things make humans feel this way?

👉Mindfulness – Alphabet Challenge

Starting with A, name a food beginning with that letter.

Keep going until Z.

👉Gratitude – Gratitude Scavenger Hunt

Find something that makes you smile

Find something that makes your life easier

Find something you’re glad exists

👉Community – The Priceless Thing

Someone offers you a huge amount of money if you give up one thing you own.

What’s one thing you’d never sell, and why?

👉Growth Mindset – The Pep Talk

Write a pep talk for a friend who’s having a bad day.

By the end of the year, your students will look back and see how those small daily steps added up - building calm, confidence, and connection. Strong on the Inside doesn’t just make SEL doable; it makes it meaningful, giving students the tools to manage emotions, strengthen relationships, and grow into resilient learners.