Increase Self-Awareness with resources that prompt reflection on emotions and offer diverse representation so readers can see themselves in books and authors.

• Identify and consider emotions with this complete video book reading for Yesterday I Had the Blues.
• Facilitate conversations on self-perception with this Meet-the-Author Recording for Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams.
• Help students recognize their strengths with this audiobook excerpt from Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look.
• Promote self-confidence and self-efficacy with this activity sheet for You Matter by Christian Robinson.

Build on Self-Management foundations with conversation starters from authors and illustrators on emotions — defining them, being aware of them, and learning what to do with them.

• Discuss stress and anxiety and tools to help manage these feelings after listening to this audiobook excerpt for Frazzled: Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom by Booki Vivat.
• Discover self-discipline examples from authors like Tomi Adeyemi and Sabaa Tahir in this author interview on their writing process.
• Find ideas to keep yourself motivated and organized from Jack Gantos in this Meet-the-Author Movie.

Enhance Social Awareness with a wealth of resources for diverse books.

• Practice perspective-taking with this Audio Name Pronunciation from Thi Bui sharing what it feels like to have to adjust your name after immigration.
• Foster empathy with this guest blog post from author Cece Bell on how email made her career as an author of children's books possible.
• Celebrate diversity with this Meet-the-Author Recording from Kevin Noble Maillard on Fry Bread discussing the need for texts that reflected his culture and that represents the diversity within it.
• Discuss what it means to have respect for others with this Meet-the-Author Recording from Hena Khan on Amina's Voice.

Foster Relationship Skills with discussion guides and author insights that offer ideas for engaging with others — individually, in small groups, with community, and beyond.

• Reflect on what we can control in communication with this Meet-the-Author Recording for Ping by Ani Castillo.
• Practice positive social engagement after listening to this Meet-the-Author Recording for One by Kathryn Otoshi where she discusses what it feels like to either speak up or stay quiet when something is happening that you don't agree with.
• Talk about relationship-building and how relationships can be defined in so many ways with this video book trailer for Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson.
• Inspire teamwork as a collaboration of individual strengths with this Meet-the-Author Recording from Rafael Lopéz on Just Ask.

Inspire Responsible Decision-Making with resources that model evaluation and analysis, and reflections from authors and illustrators on their own decisions.

• Discuss how identifying our emotions and where they come from can help us make good decisions with this Meet-the-Author Recording for I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness by Susan Verde.
• Analyze a situation involving a tough decision together with this teacher's guide for A Bike Like Sergio's by Maribeth Boelts and Noah Z. Jones.
• Illustrate problem-solving with this complete video book reading for the mystery book Private I. Guana: The Case of the Missing Chameleon by Nina Laden.
• Practice evaluating issues from different perspectives after listening to this Meet-the-Author Recording for The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires.
• Model how to reflect on your actions with this video reading for "Forgiveness" from Can I Touch Your Hair by Charles Waters.
• Consider ethical responsibility and the impact that our actions can have as they ripple out away from us with this Meet-the-Author Recording for The Night Gardener by Eric and Terry Fan.