Description
Rank it! SEL Edition
Looking for a low-pressure way to build classroom community, encourage conversation, and support social-emotional learning without making students feel like they're completing an SEL lesson? Rank It! SEL Edition gets students thinking, sharing, listening, and connecting through fun, relatable ranking challenges!
Students rank a variety of topics from their #1 choice to their least favorite, then compare their rankings with a partner and discuss their reasoning. The activity wraps up with whole-class discussion and a class poll to see which option earns the most #1 rankings!
What Students Will Practice
- Self-awareness
- Communication
- Perspective-taking
- Decision-making
- Collaboration
- Respectful disagreement
- Listening and responding to others
- Self-advocacy
Topics Included
This resource includes a variety of student-friendly Rank It! prompts focused on:
- Building friendships and connections
- Communication
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Handling disagreements and frustration
- Making decisions
- Asking for help and self-advocacy
- Growth and perseverance
- And more!
This product comes with built-in partner discussion prompts and whole-class discussion questions, making it easy to move from individual reflection → partner conversation → class community building.
Perfect For
- Back-to-school/ Back from Extended Break activities
- Advisory/Morning Meetings
- Tier 1 Supports
- Homeroom
- SEL lessons
- Classroom community building
- First-week activities
- Brain breaks
- Quick early-finisher activities
What's Included
- PDF includes link to google slides presentation of Rank It! options
- Bank of whole class discussion prompts/questions
- Printable Student worksheet
Why Students Will Like It
This low incidence practice has: No awkward introductions. No forced personal sharing and no complicated directions.
Just Rank It, Compare It, Discuss It, and See What Your Class Thinks!
The low-pressure format gives every student an opportunity to share an opinion, hear different perspectives, and discover what they have in common with their classmates while growing their emotional intelligence.
Rank It! is an easy way to get your intermediate, middle and high school students talking, connecting, and thinking together.
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Meet the Seller
Helping middle and high school teachers thrive, not just survive.
We are two educators with a combined total of over 20 years of middle and high school teaching experience. We have a passion for quality materials and research-based interventions. We create resources that help strike the balance between screen time and person-to-person connections, all while engaging students at varied levels and saving you prep time! We have experience in all core content areas, as well as special education. Our goal is to help other secondary educators survive and thrive in their classroom with engaging, easy-to-use resources your students will be sure to love!
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