SEL Connection Lab

Looking for a fun, engaging way to review test-taking strategies and help students manage test anxiety? Are you tired of the same old Look no further than Student Showdown – a Family Feud-style classroom game that turns test prep into a hilarious and memorable experience! Designed for grades 4–12, this fully editable PowerPoint game includes interactive slides, sound effects, and music to bring the game show magic right into your classroom. And the best part? The answers were collected from

Risk It or Lock It – Game Show Style Classroom Review Game Get ready for a fun, engaging, and interactive review game with Risk It or Lock It: Classroom Edition! This fully editable Google Slides resource allows teachers or counselors to easily customize the game to review any subject, making it perfect for, test prep, back to school, end of year review, classroom discussions, brain breaks or counseling sessions. With 15 interactive questions, students can test their knowledge and decision-mak

CyberPatrol: Digital Citizenship Power Point Game Looking for a high-engagement digital citizenship game that teaches social media safety, cyberbullying prevention, and responsible online behavior? CyberPatrol is an interactive, strategy-based PowerPoint game that turns digital citizenship lessons into a competitive classroom experience students love. Perfect for middle school digital citizenship, upper elementary tech lessons, SEL advisory, and media literacy units. What Students Practic

Camp Sunshine: A Summer-Themed Mafia Style Game for Middle School Looking for a high-energy, low-prep end of year game your middle school students will BEG to play again? Welcome to Camp Sunshine: The Mystery of the Midnight Glow — a summer-themed, mafia-style classroom game that builds critical thinking, communication, teamwork, and classroom community… all while keeping students completely engaged. Perfect for: End of year activitiesAdvisory / SEL classLast week of schoolAfter testing daysSu

Turn classroom review into an exciting classroom competition with Top Classroom, an interactive Missile Launch Review Game PowerPoint! Students answer questions to earn the chance to launch missiles and try to hit the opposing team’s aircraft. The team with the most successful hits wins! This highly engaging review game combines strategy, teamwork, and academic rigor which is perfect for test prep, end-of-unit review, or whole-class reinforcement. 🎯 How the Game Works• Students are divided in

Looking for a high-engagement middle school SEL game that teaches communication, empathy, and repairing social mistakes? Grand Prix: Intent vs. Impact Raceway is an interactive, race-themed PowerPoint game where students analyze real-life scenarios, identify intent vs impact, and practice respectful communication — all while competing to reach the finish line first. Low prep. High engagement. Just open and play. How It Works Students race around the track by responding to middle school–relevant

Who Wants to Be an Upstander? SEL Anti-Bullying Game ShowLooking for a high-impact SEL game that goes beyond surface-level kindness lessons and builds a positive classroom community? Who Wants to Be an Upstander? is an interactive PowerPoint game show–style SEL activity designed to help students practice upstander behavior, challenge bullying, and strengthen empathy, inclusion, and respect through collaboration and discussion. Inspired by Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, this game transforms imp

Turn winter classroom blahs into laughter, collaboration, and full participation with Student Showdown: Winter Edition, a fast-paced, team-based PowerPoint classroom game designed specifically for middle school students.This interactive slideshow transforms everyday winter experiences into exciting challenges students actually care about — from snow days and frozen mornings to school drama and cozy vibes. Students compete in teams to guess the most popular answers, earning points while pract

So You Think You Know Your Teacher?Looking for a high-engagement end of year activity your students will LOVE? This interactive Teacher Trivia Game Show turns your classroom into a high-energy competition filled with laughs, teamwork, and just a little friendly chaos (the fun kind). Perfect for upper elementary, middle school, and even high school, this fully editable Google Slides game helps you wrap up the school year in a memorable way while keeping structure and positive behavior in place

Upstander Trivia ChallengeBring social-emotional learning (SEL) to life with Upstander Trivia Challenge—a fun, interactive game-show style activity complete with engaging sound effects to create an authentic game atmosphere. This resource helps students explore the importance of standing up for others, making positive choices, and building empathy. Perfect for classroom discussions or counseling sessions on bullying prevention, kindness, and leadership, this ready-to-use Google Slides game i

Student Success Showdown is an engaging, fast-paced SEL and academic skills game for middle school students (and upper elementary). This Google Slides game helps students explore what makes a successful learner, build positive habits, and practice social-emotional skills, all while having fun! Perfect for middle school teachers, school counselors, small groups, advisory classes, and SEL lessons. This high-energy game gets students thinking, discussing, and competing in teams. What’s Included:

🧠 Build a Mindset: Four in a Row A Growth vs. Fixed Mindset SEL Game | Grades 5–9Turn growth mindset instruction into a game students actually want to play! Build a Mindset: Four in a Row is an interactive, game-show–style PowerPoint that helps middle school students practice identifying growth mindset vs. fixed mindset thinking through engaging, multiple-choice questions, competition, and instant feedback. Instead of passive lessons or worksheets, students work in teams to answer questions,

Middle School Court: A Loud (But Structured) End-of-Year Classroom Debate GameLooking for a fun, structured, no-prep end of year game for middle school that channels end of year energy into something productive? Welcome to Middle School Court — a hilarious, high-energy classroom debate game where students put common middle school “crimes” on trial. Instead of fighting the chaos… you turn it into controlled fun What Is It?Students take on roles: ProsecutionDefenseJuryThey debate relatable class

Are your middle school students zoning out during SEL lessons, but suddenly fully engaged when a game is involved? Say It Without Saying It is a high-energy SEL guessing game designed specifically for grades 5–9 to build communication skills, emotional regulation, perspective-taking, and teamwork — all without worksheets, lectures, or extra prep. Students rotate through three interactive rounds that challenge them to explain, act out, or give limited clues while following specific communicat

Risk It or Lock It – Friendship Edition | Game Show Style SEL GameGet ready for a fun, engaging, and interactive SEL game that teaches students about friendship, empathy, and positive decision-making! Risk It or Lock It: Friendship Edition is a fully editable Google Slides resource designed for middle school classrooms, advisory groups, or counseling sessions. This Deal-or-No-Deal-style game helps students practice social-emotional learning (SEL) skills while making real choices about frien

Yeti: A Chilling Classroom Game of Strategy and Suspense!Looking for a fun, engaging game that builds classroom community while encouraging critical thinking and social deduction? Yeti is your next go-to activity! Inspired by the classic party game Mafia, this snow-themed twist brings a mysterious and wintry vibe that your students will love. In this immersive classroom game, students take on secret roles as either Snowpeople trying to survive the cold… or Yetis secretly melting them down, o

The Sportsmanship Quest - A teamwork and sportsmanship SEL LessonBuild classroom community and teamwork skills with The Sportsmanship Quest — an engaging, low-prep SEL lesson designed to help students practice positive sportsmanship, cooperation, and respect. With fun, animated Google Slides, interactive audio, and hands-on activities, this lesson turns SEL into an adventure! Students become Sportsmanship Heroes as they:Identify examples of positive and negative sportsmanshipPractice teamwork

Operation Survival: School Edition – Spy-Themed SEL Missions for Back to School Includes Audio & Animated Slides to Hook Middle Schoolers!Get ready to kick off your school year with Operation Survival: School Edition, a high-engagement, spy-themed SEL experience where students, AKA “agents” complete 4 interactive missions to build classroom community, explore expectations, and strengthen social-emotional learning, all while training for their most important assignment yet: surviving and thrivin

Classroom Legends: Awards EditionLooking for a meaningful, structured, and joyful way to celebrate your students at the end of the year? Classroom Legends: Awards Edition is a ready-to-use, fully editable classroom awards resource designed to recognize student strengths, celebrate classroom community, and end the school year on a positive note. This activity goes beyond typical “class superlatives.” It’s designed to highlight growth, character, teamwork, leadership, and the unique role each stu

Student Feud: A Hilarious Test-Taking Game for Middle & High School StudentsNeed a way to make test prep not feel like a total snooze-fest? Say hello to Student Feud – a laugh-out-loud, interactive PowerPoint game that helps middle and high school students explore test-taking strategies and manage test anxiety... all while channeling their inner game show contestant. This funny, relatable, and editable game is inspired by Family Feud and loaded with hilarious student-slang-style questions and