Books in Spotlight On Social and Emotional Learning series

We all have dreams we'd like to achieve. Some people might want to run a mile, while others might want to climb a mountain. What needs to happen to turn a dream into reality? This book takes readers through the process of setting goals effectively. Each step in the process is explained through examples, full-color photographs, and the stories of people who have successfully achieved the goals they've set. Readers will understand how to set specific targets, create steps, and track their progress along the way.

We all have dreams we'd like to achieve. Some people might want to run a mile, while others might want to climb a mountain. What needs to happen to turn a dream into reality? This book takes readers through the process of setting goals effectively. Each step in the process is explained through examples, full-color photographs, and the stories of people who have successfully achieved the goals they've set. Readers will understand how to set specific targets, create steps, and track their progress along the way.

In the English language alone, there are over 550 words for describing the emotions we feel. Emotions are multilayered, variable, and sometimes overwhelming. Identification is a crucial step in understanding and responding to emotions in a healthy way. Young readers learn about the big and little emotions that color their relationships and experiences. Investigations of common emotions equip readers with strategies for identifying and dealing with their feelings. Primary sources highlight innovative directions in the study of emotional intelligence, while simple explanations help children cultivate self-awareness in their own lives.

The pressures of school, social life, extracurricular activities, and even family can be overwhelming to children. Your readers will learn to identify the signs and symptoms of stress, uncover its causes, and come up with creative ways to reduce it and handle it effectively. From relaxation exercises and meditation to daily positive affirmations, readers will learn powerful tools for cultivating calmness in real-life ways. This must-read text is designed to impart lasting lessons about coping with stress in a healthy way.

Everyone on the planet is unique. The visible parts of a person, such as eye color, hair style, and fingerprints can make them unique. However, things that aren't visible, such as individual strengths and talents also make people special. Through this book, readers will learn how to understand and appreciate their special talents, as well as those of their peers. By learning to harness their strengths, students have the opportunity to gain a richer understanding of themselves and the world they share with others.

Every day, young people make large and small decisions that affect them and the people around them. Evaluating consequences is a critical step in good decision making at any age. Readers will explore strategies for identifying and weighing their options before making a decision. They will be encouraged to look ahead, imagine the consequences of different actions, take the perspective of others, and make the best choice. Familiar scenarios and full-color photographs help readers connect the ideas in the text to their own lives.

Social and Emotional Learning is an important framework in today's elementary curriculum. Supported effectively, it promotes a student's social, emotional, and academic learning. SEL concepts, such as believing in oneself and learning empathy, provide students with valuable tools to understand and manage their emotions and effectively navigate their relationships now and in the future. This set assists students in learning SEL concepts by simplifying and defining them. Each book provides students with realistic situations in which to apply newly learned concepts successfully. Features include: Primary sources that present opportunities for additional learning. Glossaries with pronunciations equip readers with the language they'll need in order to discuss SEL topics. References to CASEL standards link these volumes with the current elementary curriculum.

We live in a diverse world, full of people who look different from each other, believe in different things, and have different customs and abilities. This book dives into the important social and emotional learning skill of appreciating diversity, which is a part of the larger core concept of social awareness. Readers will learn how to recognize, accept, and celebrate the differences between themselves and others. Vivid full-color photographs, engaging text, and relatable situations will allow readers to connect deeply with the subject. Readers will learn how to apply this appreciation for diversity to everyday life and become engaged, accepting citizens of the world.

"Think before you act" is common and useful advice that we don't always follow. In order to learn more about other people, we need to be sure we don't jump to conclusions before they've had their chance to finish speaking. Readers will learn that respect for others goes beyond face-to-face situations. People need to have respect for others even if they're not around. Respect for others falls under the broader social and emotional learning category of social awareness. Respectful people can think about situations from other people's perspectives and empathize with them. Give your readers empowering and friendly instruction on becoming a respectful person with an awareness for others.

One of the most exciting parts of growing up is taking on new responsibilities, but responsibility can be confusing, overwhelming, and even a bit scary. Navigating ethical responsibility can be especially challenging for young people because of the complicated nature of moral decision making. This guidebook demystifies ethical responsibility, helping readers recognize, interpret, and act on moral principles. Through realistic examples, readers will learn how to make sense of ethical dilemmas and develop solutions even when situations are complex. By learning how to be ethically responsible, readers will develop a greater sense of well-being, both for themselves and for others.

The pressures of school, social life, extracurricular activities, and even family can be overwhelming to children. Your readers will learn to identify the signs and symptoms of stress, uncover its causes, and come up with creative ways to reduce it and handle it effectively. From relaxation exercises and meditation to daily positive affirmations, readers will learn powerful tools for cultivating calmness in real-life ways. This must-read text is designed to impart lasting lessons about coping with stress in a healthy way.

Being an active participant in a community is a vital aspect of social and emotional learning. It allows people to feel that they can be a driving force for social change in their communities while also allowing them to meet people from different backgrounds. Children can engage in their communities in a variety of ways, including volunteering their time to help a cause and participating in marches or protests. Participating in their community also gives them a chance to practice other social and emotional learning skills, such as effective communication and the importance of building strong relationships. This interactive eBook includes quizzes, video, profiles of key figures and organizations, and actor-narrated audio which imparts the motivation that young learners need to engage and build social connections.