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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

skater cielo by rachel katstaller

Skater Cielo

TMC Easy KAT

many shapes of clay

Many Shapes of Clay

TMC 155.9 ONE

wei skates on

Wei Skates On

TMC Easy CHE

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

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

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

thats not my name

That's Not My Name

TMC Easy SYE

Change sings

Change Sings

TMC Easy GOR

speak up

Speak Up

TMC Easy PAU

Hot Pot Night

Hot Pot Night

TMC Easy CHE

The Invisible Boy

The Invisible Boy

TMC Easy LUD

Just help! : how to build a better world

Just Help!

TMC Easy SOT

lunch from home

Lunch From Home

TMC Easy STE

how to apologize

How to Apologize

TMC 395.1 LAR

Grandpa Grumps

Grandpa Grumps

TMC Easy MOO

speak up

Speak Up

TMC Easy PAU

the day you begin

The Day You Begin

TMC Easy WOO

Common threads : Adam's day at the market

Common Threads

TMC Easy ESS

red

Red

TMC Easy DEK

tell someone by debra shumaker

Tell Someone

TMC Easy SHU

jenny mei is sad

Jenny Mei is Sad

TMC Easy SUB

carpenters helper by sybil rosen

Carpenter's Helper

TMC Easy ROS

A friend for henry by jenn bailey

A Friend for Henry

TMC Easy BAI

isobel adds it up by christy everington

Isobel Adds It Up

TMC Easy EVE

not little by maya myers

Not Little

TMC Easy MYE

a friend like you by frank murphy

A Friend Like You

TMC Easy MUR

Just ask be different, be brave be you by sonia sotomayor

Just Ask!

TMC Easy SOT

shawn loves sharks by curtis manley

Shawn Loves Sharks

TMC Easy MAN

boxitects by kim smith

Boxitects

TMC Easy SMI

marsha is magnetic by beth ferry

Marsha is Magnetic

TMC Easy FER

henry and bea by jessixa bagley

Henry and Bea

TMC Easy BAG

how to be a trex by ryan north

How to be a T.Rex

TMC Easy NOR

the little library by margaret mcnamara

The Little Library

TMC Easy MCN

Social Awareness