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Unit 3: My Calm Down Power
Our youngest learners deserve stories that help them grow big hearts and curious minds. This early learning program uses joyful, reflective read-alouds to build emotional vocabulary, empathy, and classroom connection.
Grounded in the CASEL framework and developed by educators, each unit introduces children to anchor concepts like naming emotions, making kind choices, and understanding others. Lessons are structured, engaging, and developmentally appropriate—designed for whole-class teaching, small-group work, or counseling settings.
Whether you’re just beginning your SEL journey or looking to deepen classroom culture, this curriculum brings social-emotional learning to life through stories children love.
These five books guide students through an SEL journey around self-management. Each story introduces an anchor concept and learning goal that helps students notice, name, and explore their emotions through shared reading, discussion, and creative expression.
UNIT 3: MY CALM DOWN POWER
- The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld – A soothing story that shows the power of presence, listening, and comfort when big feelings take over.
- My Body Is a Rainbow by Mallika Chopra – A playful guide to mindfulness that helps children notice how feelings show up in their bodies.
- I Am a Thundercloud by Leah Moser – A vivid metaphor for stormy emotions, reminding children they can move through dark clouds toward calm.
- Big by Vashti Harrison – A powerful exploration of body image, self-acceptance, and the strength that comes with embracing your whole self.
- Saturday by Oge Mora – A joyful reminder that plans may change, but love and flexibility can turn any day around.
Your purchase includes everything you need to spark meaningful SEL learning, including five diverse picture books, a structured teacher’s guide, and a set of 25 student workbooks.
Teacher’s Guide
- Comprehensive lesson design: Five complete lesson plans per book, with a consistent flow that makes teaching SEL simple and engaging.
- Step-by-step structure: Includes pre-reading activities, read-aloud guidance, discussion prompts, reflective writing and drawing, and creative extensions.
- Intentional SEL framing: Each lesson is tied to an anchor concept and clear learning outcome, so teachers know exactly what social-emotional skills are being developed.
- Classroom-ready supports: Vocabulary lists, sentence frames, and age-appropriate discussion questions make facilitation smooth for all educators.
- Flexible implementation: Notes throughout the guide help adapt lessons for whole-class, small-group, or after-school learning environments.
Companion Student Workbook
- Interactive and creative: Each page gives students space to draw, write, and reflect on their own feelings, choices, and ideas.
- Designed for young learners: Matching icons and visuals help children navigate lessons independently and connect their work to the Teacher’s Guide activities.
- Flexible use: Pages work as stand-alone reflections or build into a portfolio of learning across the unit.
- Rich SEL prompts: Activities guide students to name emotions, practice empathy, and express themselves through words and art.
- Built-in scaffolds: Sentence frames, word banks, and visual cues support emerging writers and multilingual learners.
$750.00
