Classroom Reading to Engage the Heart and Mind: 200+ Picture Books to Start Sel Conversations

In picture books, well-loved characters deal with many of the same problems students face in their own lives. What better resource could there be for encouraging students to think about their actions and responses? Using classroom texts to start SEL conversations-during an interactive read-aloud or an extension of shared close-reading lessons-weaves social emotional learning organically into the fabric of an existing curriculum rather than adding a new block to the day.