Social Emotional Learning Text Set by Marissa King

All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanna Kaufman

kingm101 — 2025-08-01 18:49:52 UTC

This book celebrates diversity and inclusion. This is a MUST-HAVE in your classroom. This is a beautiful story that follows a classroom of students and all the different backgrounds they come from. There is so much representation in this book! No matter your race, culture, religion, or ability, ALL ARE WELCOME!!

The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions by Anna Llenas

kingm101 — 2025-08-01 18:53:00 UTC

The book perfectly encapsulates emotions and how they can make us feel. This story follows a little girl and the Color Monster as they associate each emotion with a corresponding color. This story is a great addition to help students work towards self-regulation!

Me And My Fear by Francesca Sanna

kingm101 — 2025-08-01 18:53:59 UTC

This story is great for learning about how we can face our fears. Fear is personified, and we can see how it keeps the girl from doing different things. This is a beautiful book, and the main character just moved to a new country, so we even see some of her fears surrounding this change. This is perfect for allowing your students to make connections or grow empathy for immigrants.

The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld

kingm101 — 2025-08-01 18:55:12 UTC

This book is perfect for helping students see the power of a good listening ear. The boy is upset after his creation is destroyed. All of the different animals come to him, but they all expect him to want to talk, shout, hide, etc. At the end of the story, the rabbit comes and listens to the boy. He can express his sadness, and this helps him feel better. Sometimes we just need someone to listen.

Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud

kingm101 — 2025-08-01 18:56:58 UTC

This book highlights the importance of being kind to others and how our words and actions can impact others. We all have an invisible bucket that changes how we feel. When our bucket is full, we are happy. When our bucket is empty, we are sad. We can fill other people's buckets by being kind and showing love. We can also take away from their buckets by being mean. This is the perfect book for teaching students to be kind!

Enemy Pie by Derek Munson

kingm101 — 2025-08-01 18:57:54 UTC

This book is perfect for conflict resolution and building friendships! The boy in the story decides that Jeremy is his enemy. His dad convinces him to make Jeremy an enemy pie, but there's a catch. Enemy pie will only work if you spend a day with your enemy. The boy learns that he and Jeremy have a lot in common, and they end up becoming friends! And of course, they share some Enemy Pie at the end!

The Empty Pot by Demi

kingm101 — 2025-08-01 18:58:40 UTC

This is a perfect story to show the importance of being honest! The Emperor loves flowers, plants, and animals. The entire Kingdom was full of flowers! When it came time to find out who would succeed the Emperor, he had a plan. He gave every child in the Kingdom one seed. Whoever could grow the most beautiful flower in a year would succeed him. Ping tended to his seed every day, but nothing ever grew. When the day came to show the Emperor, all he had was an empty pot while all the other children had grown beautiful flowers. We learn that all the seeds had been cooked and could not grow! Ping showed courage and honesty by showing up with an empty pot and was rewarded with the title of the next Emperor! Perfect for reminding students to always be honest and take pride in their best work.

I Am Human: A Book of Empathy by Susan Verde

kingm101 — 2025-08-01 20:09:12 UTC

This book showcases all of the ways we are human! We are unique, curious, and imperfect. I Am Human explains how we can make mistakes, but we grow and learn from them. We learn the importance of having compassion and being kind. Most importantly, we learn we are not alone in this world.

Kindness is my Superpower by Alicia Ortego

kingm101 — 2025-08-01 20:11:19 UTC

Kindness is my Superpower is a great book for teaching students that it is cooler to be kind. This book follows a young boy as he makes a change from being mean to being kind. Not only does he make others happy, but he feels happier too! This book is a great addition and even rhymes throughout!

What If Everybody Did That? by Colleen McMadden

kingm101 — 2025-08-01 20:13:34 UTC

This book follows a boy as he makes bad choices. The book continuously poses the question, "What if everybody did that?" The author also provides a visual of what the world might look like if everybody made that same choice. This is an awesome choice to teach responsibility and taking care of our community.