Social Emotional Learning Resources 

 

Below you will find children's books & activities

related to specific topics aimed to support social emotional growth. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEL Websites & Online Activities 

Online Resources

 

 

 

My Social Emotional Learning Journal 

Copy of Centervention - SEL Journal

 

 

 

Social Distancing

• A Little Spot Stays Home  By: Diane Alber 

• Lucy’s Mask (Lisa Sirkis Thompson)

• What is Social Distancing (Lindsey Coker Luckey)

• A Little Spot Learns Online by Diane Alber

• When Virona the Corona Came to Town by Haley Glynn? - I have not read this one yet.

 

Emotional/Psychological Safety

• Listening to My Body  By: Gabi Garcia 

• My Magic Breath  By: Nick Ortner

• The New Bear at School by Carrie Weston and Tim Warnes

• First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg 

• Goodbye School by Tonya Lippert

• Breathe Like a Bear  by: Kira Wiley 

• Uncertain Time: A Story for Kids During a Pandemic (Jaime Henle)

• The Color Monster   By: Anna Llenas 

• My Many Colored Days  By: Dr. Seuss 

 

 

Recognizing Emotions and Expressing Feelings + Coping Strategies

• In My Heart (A Book of Feelings) by Jo Witek

• I Can Handle It (Mindful Mantras) by Ms Laurie Wright

• Shy Spaghetti and Excited Eggs: A Kid’s Menu of Feelings by Marc Nemiroff

• Be Where Your Feet Are by Julia Cook

• Don’t Be Afraid to Drop by Julia Cook 

• Wilma Jean the Worry Machine by Julia Cook

• The Way I Feel by Janan Cain

• First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg (expressing feelings about the start of school)

• Alphabreaths: The ABC’s of Mindful Breathing by Christopher WIllard and Daniel Rechtschaffen

• A Box of Butterflies by Jo Rooks

• Bee Still: An Invitation to Meditation by Frank J Sileo

• Sometimes I’m Scared by Jane Annunziata and Marc Nemiroff

• Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt

• Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend by Melanie Watt

• Stickley Makes a Mistake: A Frog’s Guide to Trying Again by Brenda Miles

• The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark  Pett and Gary Rubenstein

• Jacqueline and the Beanstalk: A Tale of Facing Giant Fears by Susan D. Sweet

• I Will Be Okay (Mindful Mantras)  By: Laurie Wright 

 

Respect

• Toodles and Teeny: A Story About Friendship by Jill Nermard and Marcella Bakur Weiner

• Cake & I Scream!...being bossy isn’t sweet by Michael Genhart

• Peanut Butter & Jellyous...sometimes friendships get sticky by Michael Genhart

• Ouch! Moments: When Words are Used in Hurtful Ways by Michael Genhart

• There’s a Cat in Our Class! A Tale About Getting Along by Jeanie Franz Ransom

• Be Kind by Pat Sietlow Miller

• Three Little Birds by Lysa Mullady

• Cinderstella: A Tale of Planets Not Princes by Brenda Miles

• Pink Is for Boys by Robb Pearlman

• Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama

• Giraffes Can’t Dance (Guy Parker-Rees)

• Bee Heartful: Spread Loving-Kindness by Frank J. Sileo

• I’m Like You, You’re Like Me (Cindy Gainer)

• What I Like About Me (Allia Zobel Nolan)

• The Judgemental Flower by Julia Cook

• I Believe I Can by Grace Byers

• I Am Enough by Grace Byers

• One by Kathryn Otoshi

• The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell

• Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen

• The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi

 

Diversity/Acceptance

• Marvelous Maravilloso Me and My Beautiful Family by Carrie Lara

• All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold

• The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad

• Lulu the One and Only by Lynnette Mawhinney

• Just Ask by Sonia Sotomayor

• Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’O

• Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts

• One Green Apple by Eve Bunting

• The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson

• Why Am I Blue? A Story About Being Yourself by Kalli Dakos

• Shapesville  By: Andy Mills 

 

Resilience

• A Perfectly Messed Up Story (Patrick McDonnell)

• The Hugging Tree: A Story About Resilience by Jill Neimark

• Brave As Can Be (A Book of Courage) by Jo Witek

• Bubble Gum Brain by Julia Cook (Positive Mindset)

• A Little Spot of Optimism by Diane Alber

• A Flicker of Hope by Julia Cook