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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

a mermaid girl

A Mermaid Girl

TMC Easy RAF

lunch from home

Lunch from Home

TMC Easy STE

the proudest color

The Proudest Color

TMC Easy MOD

abduls story

Abdul's Story

TMC Easy THO

becoming Vanessa

Becoming Vanessa

TMC Easy BRA

hair twins by raakhee mirchandani

Hair Twins

TMC Easy MIR

Love, Violet

Love, Violet

TMC Easy WIL

thunderboy jr

Thunder Boy Jr.

TMC Easy ALE

calvin

Calvin

TMC Easy FOR

i will dance

I Will Dance

TMC Easy FLO

rainbow hands

Rainbow Hands

TMC Easy NAI

I'm not a girl by maddox lyons

I'm Not a Girl

TMC Easy LYO

Dear Black child

Dear Black Child

TMC Easy ROD

I am golden by eva chen

I Am Golden

TMC Easy CHE

patchwork

Patchwork

TMC Easy DEL

johns turn by mac barnett

John's Turn

TMC Easy BAR

always anjali

Always Anjali

TMC Easy SHE

what i am by divya srinivasan

What I Am

TMC Easy SRI

bird boy by matthew burgess

Bird Boy

TMC Easy BUR

The monster parade : a book about feeling all your feelings and then watching them go

The Monster Parade

TMC 152.4 OLE

my rainbow by trinity neal

My Rainbow

TMC Easy NEA

hey black child by useni eugene perkins

Hey Black Child

TMC 811 PER

were all wonders by rj palacio

We're All Wonders

TMC Easy PAL

my monster and me by nadiya hussain

My Monster and Me

TMC Easy HUS

laxmi's mooch by shelley anand

Laxmi's Mooch

TMC Easy ANA

this day in june

This Day in June

TMC Easy PIT

I am one

I Am One

TMC Easy VER

remarkably you by pat zietlow miller

Remarkably You

TMC 155.4 MIL

The Color Monster

The Color Monster

TMC 152.4 LLE

Self-Management

many shapes of clay

Many Shapes of Clay

TMC 155.9 ONE

That's not my name!

That's Not My Name

TMC Easy SYE

jabari tries

Jabari Tries

TMC Easy COR

way past worried

Way Past Worried

TMC Easy ADE

ramen for everyone

Ramen for Everyone

TMC Easy TAN

catching thoughts

Catching Thoughts

TMC Easy CLA

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

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

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