Teach important character education lessons with social emotional learning activities, book companions, worksheets, and lesson plans on emotional regulation and feelings, self-regulation, growth mindset, empathy, friendship, kindness, responsibility, and respect. This Social Emotional Learning Curriculum and Book Companion Bundle includes 8 units (40+ lessons) and 40 read-aloud lessons on popular picture books filled with Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade emotional awareness and social skills activities.
⭐No more wasting your precious teacher planning time looking for the RIGHT books to teach important topics. This bundle has curated lists of mentor texts ready for you to grab and go! Kids will love the follow-up activities that are included for each book!
⭐Children will participate in classroom discussions and book chats, share their feelings in written form, and participate in fun, engaging activities that build emotional awareness and social skills using both books and activities. Use them to build off one another for an in-depth conversation on important SEL topics.
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This Social-Emotional Learning and Book Companion BUNDLE gives you an entire YEAR’S WORTH of SEL lessons (41) and HUNDREDS of activities along with 40 Book Companions covering many important social-emotional topics all young children need to learn and practice.
What units are included in the mind+heart SEL curriculum?
Emotions & Feelings Unit 1: Identifying and labeling a feelings chart; What causes emotions; Expressing emotions; Labelling experiences.
Self-Management Unit 2: self-regulation & ways to calm down; self-control, and self-esteem.
Growth Mindset Unit 3: fixed vs. growth mindset; the elastic brain; effort & perseverance; failure, mistakes & challenges.
Relationships & Friendship Unit 4: communication - listening & speaking; friendship; teamwork & cooperation; sharing & taking turns.
Empathy & Social Awareness Unit 5: how feelings & behaviors affect others; developing & displaying empathy; building a community of compassion.
Kindness & Bucket Filling Unit 6: what is kindness - ways to show; what to say; caring for others; kindness challenge; generosity; Bucket Filling.
Respect & Gratitude Unit 7: what is respect? Ways to show respect, honesty, gratitude, & acceptance.
Responsibility, Goal Setting, & Conflict Resolution Unit 8: responsibility; peaceful problem solving; goal setting; anti-bullying.
Engaging and Meaningful SEL Activities are included in EVERY UNIT!
- Discussion cards
- Interactive anchor charts
- Growth Mindset & Kindness bulletin boards
- Quote & Coloring Posters
- Sorting activities
- Boardgames, card games, and matching games
- Interactive tools, such as a calm down kit and feelings clip chart
- Storybooks
- Crafts
- Writing prompts
- Book companion activities
- SEL Journals
- & more!
PLUS A BONUS: Family Partnership Guides (For every unit)!
Included in the Social-Emotional Learning Book Companion Bundle:
- 40 picture book companions related to social and emotional concepts
- Detailed lesson plans
- Book chat cards to guide discussion
- Anchor charts
- Book responses & writing prompts
- 4 follow-up activities for every book (2 in digital format)
- Book companion guide with safe links
- Google Slides ready for use in Google Classroom
- Images for use in Seesaw
- Interactive PowerPoint file
♥ 8 SEL topics covered for a total of 40 books:
5 Self-Regulation Book Companions:
1. My Magic Breath by Nick Ortner
2. Listening to My Body by Gabi Garcia
3. The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
4. I Am Yoga by Susan Verde
5. Charlotte and the Quiet Place by Deborah Sosin
5 Emotional Awareness Book Companions:
1. The Color Monster by Anna Llenas
2. In My Heart by Jo Witek
3. The Feelings Book by Todd Parr
4. Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Ed Emberley & Anne Miranda
5. F is for Feelings by Goldie Millar & Lisa A. Berger
5 Growth Mindset Book Companions:
1. Bubble Gum Brain by Julia Cook
2. The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi
3. The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Pett & Rubinstein
4. The Dot by Peter Reynolds
5. The Bad Seed by Jory John
5 Respect & Manners Book Companions:
1. Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller
2. Respect and Take Care of Things by Cheri J. Meiners
3. Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker by Christianne Jones
4. Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie by Laura Rankin
5. Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a Big Deal by Jeanie Franz Ransom
5 Friendship Book Companions:
1. Peanut Butter and Cupcake by Terry Border
2. Meesha Makes a Friend by Tom Percival
3. Stick and Stone by Ferry & Lichtenheld
4. Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
5. The Bad Seed by Jory John
5 Self-Esteem Book Companions:
1. Perfectly Norman by Tom Percival
2. The Smart Cookie by John & Oswald
3. Thelma the Unicorn by Aaron Blabey
4. Be You by Peter Reynolds
5. Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
5 Kindness Book Companions:
1. Be Kind by Pat Miller
2. Try a Little Kindness by Henry Cole
3. A Little Spot of Kindness by Diane Alber
4. The Cool Bean by John Jory & Pete Oswald
5. Kindness is a Kite String by Michelle Schaub
5 Empathy Book Companions:
- You, Me, & Empathy by Jayneen Sanders
- Hey, Little Ant by Phillip & Hannah Hoose
- The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
- The Buddy Bench by Patty Brozo
- I Am Human by Susan Verde
↑↑↑ Look at the PREVIEW for the mind+heart SEL and Book Companion BUNDLE up close, the individual units included, and the variety of lessons and activities included!↑↑↑
Don’t own a copy of a book? No problem! Safe links to video recordings of books being read aloud are included, as well as a book list of more books to use during your lessons.
DISCLAIMER: The video links to the read-alouds and supplemental lesson content are subject to change at any time. Proud to be Primary is not the creator of these videos, and therefore the links may be removed by the creators or authors of the content at any time at their discretion. If you find a broken link in the resource, please let us know by leaving a Q&A, and try searching YouTube for an alternate video to watch instead. Read alouds online are also available for teachers via the library website Hoopla.
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