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Mastering Community
Book - Adult
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Supporting Parent and Family Engagment to Enhance Students’ Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
Research
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Why Kids Should Nature Journal
Article
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Post-Election Advice for the Classroom From a Teacher
Article
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Supporting Parent and Caregiver Well Being in the Workplace
Article
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The Recess Queen
Book - Student
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9 Benefits of Play
Research
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Wemberly Worried
Book - Student
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“Daily Nature” - Inspiration for Schools from Ada Limon, US Poet Laureate UNABRIDGED
Article
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Outside In
Book - Student
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Silence is a Sense
Book - Adult
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SEL Cast: Restorative Practices in Schools: Building Equity and Belonging - with Motoko Maegawa
IFSEL Podcasts
PDF
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Rebels with a Cause
Book - Adult
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Decoding the Teenage Brain
Article
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The state of evidence for social and emotional learning: A contemporary meta-analysis of universal school-based SEL interventions
Research
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Geography Club
Book - Student
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Laughter is the Best Medicine
Research
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The Colors We Share
Book - Student
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Building Advisory Buy-In
Article
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Compelling Resources to Support Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in the Library
Article
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How a Connecticut middle school won the battle against cellphones
Article
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Practices to Prioritize Connection and Belonging
PDF
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12 Ways to Teach the 2024 Election With The New York Times
Article
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Siblings Without Rivalry
Book - Adult
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Teaching After an Election
Article
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Laughter, Learning, and Why Teens Are Such a Tough Crowd
Article
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The Invisible Boy
Book - Student
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School Connectedness
Research
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Holes
Book - Student
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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Book - Student
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Genuine Fred
Materials, Icebreakers & Games
Check In
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When SEL Is More Than a Program
Article
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Structures that Foster Belonging and Emotional Safety
Article
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The Enduring Power of Rituals
Article
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Book - Adult
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Under Pressure
Book - Adult
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Those Shoes
Book - Student
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40 Picture Books for Young Activists
Website
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The Magical Yet
Book - Student
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The Giver
Book - Student
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How to Heal a Broken Wing
Book - Student
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genderspectrum.org
Website
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High 5 - Connection Game
Materials, Icebreakers & Games
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The Care and Keeping of You
Book - Student
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Connection Toolkit
Materials, Icebreakers & Games
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How to talk to your kids about voting and the election
Article
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Sesame Street: Election Day
Video
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Tips for Promoting Civil Discourse
PDF
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The Social Neuroscience of Education
Article
Research
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Mama Mavel
Website
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The Crayons' Book of Feelings
Book - Student
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Picture Books for Social Emotional Learning & Special Topics
Website
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Feeling Faces
Check In
Materials, Icebreakers & Games
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I, Human
Book - Adult
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A Shelter for Sadness
Book - Student
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Civity
Website
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Respected Perspectives of Youth on High School & Social and Emotional Learning
Research
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Student- and School-Level Factors Associated With Mental Health and Well-Being in Early Adolescence
Research
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The Boy with Big, Big Feelings
Book - Student
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Crystal Hearts
Check In
Materials, Icebreakers & Games
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Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
Book - Student
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Podcast: Social Justice & Diversity Teaching in Early Childhood with IFSEL's Semeka Smith-Williams
Podcast
IFSEL Podcasts
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Community Schools: An Evidence-Based Strategy for Equitable School Improvement
Research
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Improv Wisdom
Book - Adult
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Ender's Game
Book - Student
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The Day You Begin
Book - Student
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One Small Spark: A Tikkun Olam Story
Book - Student
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Raising Your Spirited Child
Book - Adult
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6 Benefits of Play
Research
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Silver Bullets
Book - Adult
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Shaping Summertime Experiences: Opportunities to Promote Healthy Development and Well-Being for Children and Youth.
Research
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Invisible Things
Book - Student
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The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
Book - Adult
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Tuning Up Classroom Culture
Article
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Play! It's Good for Your Family's Health
Article
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Milo Imagines the World
Book - Student
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Everything I've Learned
Book - Student
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The Hate U Give
Book - Student
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Book - Adult
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Calling for a Blanket Dance
Book - Student
Book - Adult
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What Is Beautiful?
Book - Adult
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That's Not My Name!
Book - Student
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Spinning Inward
Book - Adult
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SEL Cast: Engaging Advisory Classes and Sustainable SEL - with Emma Dunbar
PDF
IFSEL Podcasts
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Loon and Moon and Other Animal Stories
Book - Student
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Social and Emotional Learning and Teachers
Article
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The 7 types of rest that every person needs
Video
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Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout: Tools to Help You Heal and Recharge When You're Wrung Out by Stress
Book - Adult
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Potential risks of content, features, and functions: The science of how social media affects youth
Research
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Good Inside
Book - Adult
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Twisting Wire
Check In
Materials, Icebreakers & Games
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Hate List
Book - Adult
Book - Student
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Wide Awake
Book - Adult
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Reclaiming Possibility
Article
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Failure to Launch
Book - Student
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Warriors Don't Cry
Book - Student
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Boys Do Cry
Book - Adult
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None of the Above
Book - Student
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Fatima's Great Outdoors
Book - Student
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The Snail with the Right Heart
Book - Student
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The above links take you to Amazon, but that is just one option. We encourage you to support your independent bookseller or purchase wherever you feel most comfortable.

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