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This guide is starting point for anyone seeking to learn about the resources available in the Teaching Materials Center. This includes: what general resources are available, how to find specific resources, and how to access materials.

Social Emotional Learning

The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) defines social emotional learning as the, "process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions."

CASEL FrameworkThe CASEL Framework divides social emotional learning into five main areas:

  1. Self-awareness
  2. Self-management
  3. Responsible decision making
  4. Relationship skills
  5. Social Awareness

This organization helped informed the creation of the Illinois Social Emotional Learning standards.

Below, explore books related to these five main areas!

Self-Awareness

Self-Management

many shapes of clay

Many Shapes of Clay

TMC 155.9 ONE

wei skates on

Wei Skates On

TMC Easy CHE

i will dance

I Will Dance

TMC Easy FLO

Something Good

Something Good

TMC Easy CAM

catching thoughts

Catching Thoughts

TMC Easy CLA

mel fell by cory tabor

Mel Fell

TMC Easy TAB

holi hai by chitra soundar

Holi Hai!

TMC Easy SOU

me and my fear by francesca sanna

Me and My Fear

TMC Easy SAN

cannonball

Cannonball

TMC Easy COT

skater cielo by rachel katstaller

Skater Cielo

TMC Easy KAT

Allie All Along

Allie All Along

TMC Easy REU

out of a jar by deborah marcero

Out of a Jar

TMC Easy MAR

what if pig by linzie hunter

What if, Pig?

TMC Easy HUN

bunheads by misty copeland

Bunheads

TMC Easy COP

hum and swish by matthew myers

Hum and Swish

TMC Easy MYE

I got next by daria peoples riley

I Got Next

TMC Easy RIL

the rough patch by brian lies

The Rough Patch

TMC Easy LIE

little brown by marla frazee

Little Brown

TMC Easy FRA

Off-Limits

Off-Limits

TMC Easy YOO

Responsible Decision Making

Relationship Skills

Social Awareness