Resiliency, Grit, and Growth Mindset - Quick SEL Worksheets

No-prep SEL worksheets for grades 3-5 that help students build resilience and confidence when facing everyday challenges. These print-and-go worksheets help students practice helpful ways of thinking, identify people and places that support them, and consider how to keep going after setbacks.

With this resource, you'll be able to:

• Help students consider ways to respond to challenges and setbacks.
• Guide discussion on confidence, goals, and finding helpful perspectives.
• Practice thinking strategies for handling small challenges.
• Send worksheets home so families can talk about resilience together.

What's Included

Resilience Worksheets

Five worksheets help students explore resilience, confidence, helpful thinking, and support systems. Each one includes a discussion question and a short activity to apply what they have learned.

• 5 worksheets, 2 pages each
• Discussion question and student activity on each worksheet
• Printable PDFs in color and black and white
• Digital Google Slides version with fill-in text boxes that mirrors the printable worksheets

10 pages | PDF + Google Slides | Black & white included

What These Worksheets Cover

1. Introduce ways to handle challenges and setbacks.
2. Explore setting goals, believing in yourself, and finding helpful perspectives.
3. Explore thinking strategies for handling small challenges.
4. Identify safe places and people who can provide support.
5. Reflect on what they learned about resilience and how they can get started.

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“A great resource! I use this for my case management sessions.” - Haylee D

Ways You Can Use This

• Use the worksheets with a whole class, small group, or individual student to introduce resilience, confidence, and support systems.
• Use the discussion questions to talk through common challenges and ways helpful thinking or support from others may help.
• Complete the short activities together or use the Google Slides version for students to reflect on goals, strengths, and sources of support.
• Send the worksheets home to give families a simple way to continue conversations about challenges, setbacks, and resilience.

Do I need Google Classroom? You don't need to use Google Classroom, but you do need a Google account to use Slides.

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