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Classroom Morning Meeting + SEL Books(ElementaryLevel)
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items As a former teacher I used many of these books to help teach my students about empathy, compassion, equity, inclusion, diversity, and the importance of self regulation as well as listening to their bodies.
How cute is this book! Perfect for the beginning of the year as you are teaching expectations for small group collaboration, clear guidelines and modeling, behavior expectations, cooperative learning strategies, job roles, talking stems, etc. It is f...
Collaboration Station
Eleven-year-old Melody has cerebral palsy.Melody refuses to be defined by her disability. And she’s determined to let everyone know it…somehow.
Out of My Mind (The Out of My Mind Series)
Such a cute story about emotions. One day, Color Monster wakes up feeling very confused. His emotions are all over the place; he feels angry, happy, calm, sad, and scared all at once! To help him, a little girl shows him what each feeling means throu...
A Story About Emotions
This books helps students recognize that their bodies sends them signals and recognize a change in their body before a mood change.
My Body Sends a Signal: Helping Kids Recognize Emotions
Filled with colorful artwork, this storybook addresses issues of poverty with honesty and sensitivity while instilling important lessons in friendship, empathy, trust, and helping others.
Maddi's Fridge
The Paper Kingdom expresses the joy and spirit of a loving family who turn a routine and ordinary experience into something much grander.
The Paper Kingdom
A great book to teach students about the importance of names and individuality.
The Name Jar
Ally has dyslexia but she is determined to be more than a label. This book is great for self confidence and discovering one's potential.
Fish in a Tree
This book encourages readers that when we come across someone who is different from us but we're not sure why, all we have to do is Just Ask. Great book about inclusion!
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
This inclusive and empowering picture book from Sofia Sanchez -- an 11-year-old model and actress with Down syndrome -- reminds readers how important it is to embrace your differences, be confident, and be proud of who you are.
You Are Enough: A Book About Inclusion
Families come in many different shapes and forms -- but they all teach you how to be strong and show you how loved you are.
You Are Loved: A Book About Families
A gentle story that teaches how small acts of kindness can help children feel included and allow them to flourish.
The Invisible Boy
This book is also available in English. Soñadores is a celebration of what migrants bring with them when they leave their homes. It's a story about family. And it's a story to remind us that we are all dreamers, bringing our own gifts wherever we roa...
Soñadores (Spanish Edition)
This book also have an English version. It is a great vehicle for readers to ponder and discuss their own identities, where they come from, and what makes them, them.
¿De dónde eres?: Where Are You From? (Spanish edition)
A creative spirit learns that thinking “ish-ly” is far more wonderful than “getting it right”.
Ish
When something really matters, one voice can make a difference. This spirited, vibrant picture book celebrates diversity and encourages kids to speak up, unite with others, and take action when they see something that needs to be fixed.
Speak Up
An empowering and educational picture book that proves colors are for everyone, regardless of gender.
Pink is for boys . . . and girls . . . and everyone! This timely and beautiful picture book rethinks and reframes the stereotypical blue/pink gende...
Pink Is for Boys
Based on the true story of the Urban Art Trail in San Diego, California, Maybe Something Beautiful reveals how art can inspire transformation—and how even the smallest artists can accomplish something big.
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood|Hardcover
All that children do is love and want to be loved. Although it is important to teach our children to love another, it's vital to guide them on the importance of self-love early on.
All That I Am: A Little Guide to Teaching Big Hearts about Self-Love:|Paperback
Restart is the spectacular story of a kid with a messy past who has to figure out what it means to get a clean start.
Restart|Hardcover
The A Little SPOT series of books was developed to help children learn about the various feelings and emotions we all encounter every day. Once children can identify their emotions, they can learn how to manage them in a healthy way.
A Little Spot
Winter the bear has no hair- but it doesn't make him any less of a bear! His inspirational journey weaves equity, inclusivity, friendship, and sharing along the way! Winter learns life values that help him recognize the importance of community, frien...
The Bear Without Hair
Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. The book begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmate...
Wonder|Hardcover
This book is about being an outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of family.
Counting by 7s|Paperback
This is a great book to start with the first day of class. It's a fun and friendly reminder that we all get the jitters sometimes.
First Day Jitters|Paperback
Such a great book for the end of the year! This book focuses on saving your favorite memories and keeping them close forever.
Memory Jars|Hardcover
It's a story to inspire you to welcome that idea, to give it some space to grow, and to see what happens next.
What Do You Do With an Idea? — NYT Best Seller
A great book for the beginning of the year to help establish procedures, routines, and expectations while creating a positive and safe learning environment.
Our Class is a Family (Classroom Community)
If you love Our Classroom is a Family, you will love how this book brings the entire school together.
Our School is a Family
This book focuses on how creativity and acceptance can come together to make for a bright and beautiful adventure.
The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be
Help your kids process big feelings, build a social-emotional tool kit, and find beauty in life's challenges with this creative story that expresses the hope.
Broken Crayons Still Color
This book is great for talking about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone.
The Day You Begin
I Promise is a lively and inspiring picture book that reminds us that tomorrow’s success starts with the promises we make to ourselves and our community today.
I Promise
The Magical Yet is the perfect tool for parents and educators to turn a negative into a positive when helping children cope with the inevitable difficult learning moments we all face.
The Magical Yet
A powerful growth mindset book that builds resilience in children and prepares them for life's adversities.
The Girl Who Makes A Million Mistakes
This beautiful picture book is great for sharing many different perspectives around the world are deftly and empathetically explored.
You Matter
Friendships are hard but this book helps show kids the great things that can happen when we approach others and ourselves with empathy, patience, and love.
You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!)
Such a great book! What kids tell themselves matters! It becomes their inner voice. It can help them connect with their power within.
I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations
An amazing book for empowering young girls of their value and worth 🫶🏽
I Am Enough
That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti’s journey of surprise and self-discovery. Such a great book to help students discover their potential.
The Dot|Paperback
This book is about a musical journey of hope and inspiration that will remind us all that change is good and necessary. This book empowers children that regardless of age, that they have the power to make a difference and change the world.
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem|Hardcover
Such an incredible book that discusses the topic of bullying. This book is told from multiple points of view. Linked explores how the symbols of hate affect students, and how they come together to fight back and understand who is behind them.
Linked|Paperback
Such a great book to teach gratitude and compassion. This heartfelt celebration of love follows Poppy and Little One as they discuss all the things they need in life like a really good pillow or a roof over their heads but most important of all, love...
All We Need Is Love and a Really Soft Pillow!|Hardcover
A great story about the importance of names and the significance it can have to a student to feel more welcomed, acknowledged, and accepted.
My Name Is Sangoel
A Children's Book about Creating Habits of Thankfulness and a Positive Mindset: Appreciating and Being Thankful for the Little Things in Life.
The Gratitude Jar
Such a cute book to help kids understand their emotions because it can be very confusing.
I'm Happy-Sad Today - by Lory Britain (Hardcover)
This book is great for teaching mindfulness, acceptance, and reclaiming power in the form of a simple, yet powerful, children's book. Uncomfortable emotions can lead to resistance and suffering when children are not equipped with tools to accept a va...
Say Hello and Let It Go: I Am Not My Emotions|Hardcover