Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook – Grade 6 (2nd Edition)

What Is the 6th Grade Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook?

The Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook – Grade 6, 2nd Edition is a 152-page, spiral-bound student workbook from Seltrove Education. It gives sixth graders (ages 11–12) a full school year of social and emotional learning, built for the big transition into middle school. Organized into four 10-week themes, Identity & Mindset, Courage & Kindness, A Place to Belong, and A Healthy Well-Being, its weekly lessons help students find their authentic self, build an emotional management toolkit, keep friendships healthy, handle peer pressure, understand permission and consent, work through conflict with “I” statements, weigh technology’s pros and cons and cope when things get hard. Students set goals for the year and check in on them every theme, and Level-Up assessments at the start, middle and end of the year show their growth. The skills it builds are core competencies in your district’s Portrait of a Graduate.

Why Do Sixth Grade Teachers Choose This SEL Workbook?

• A full school year: four 10-week themes with a lesson for every week
• Built for the middle school transition: Being a 6th Grader, Being a Student, My Responsibilities and Charting Your Course
• Turnkey and no-prep: ready-to-use lessons with no extra teacher preparation
• Real middle school issues: healthy friendships, peer pressure, permission and consent, conflict and technology use
• Goal-setting built in: goal pages at the start of the year and a Goal Check-In at the end of every theme
• Theme reflections: a reflection page that closes each theme and reinforces learning
• Measurable growth: Level-Up Your SEL pre-assessment, mid-term assessment and post-assessment
• Service learning: a service learning page that connects SEL skills to the community
• Space to reflect: notes pages in every theme and a Gratitude Journal
• Part of a K–12 series: the same four themes continue every grade, so skills build year after year

How Does This Workbook Build Portrait of a Graduate Competencies?

Social-emotional skills are durable skills, the transferable abilities students carry into every class, career and community. In sixth grade, students build the independence middle school demands:

• Agency (AGY): Your Authentic Self, I’m in Control, Charting Your Course and yearly goal-setting
• Personal Responsibility & Work Ethic (PRW): My Responsibilities, Being a Student, Peer Pressure and Goal Check-Ins
• Communication (COM): Speaking Up, I Statements, Permission & Consent and Help! I Need Somebody!
• Empathy (EMP): Sympathy & Empathy, Do You See What I See? and Let’s Hear It for Everyone!
• Adaptability (ADP): Emotional Management Toolkit, Building Resilience, Coping Through the Maze and Making Mistakes
• Collaboration (COL): The Dream Works with Teamwork, The Keeping of Friends and Healthy Friendships
• Citizenship (CIT): Diversity, The Ripple Effect, Kindness Week and Service Learning
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving (CT): I Have a Problem, Problem-Solving, Conflicts Happen and Technology’s Pros and Cons
• Creativity (CRE): More Than an Emoji, The Great Big Mix and the Activity Tracker
• Career Readiness (CAR): Being a Student, Keep Growing and goal-setting habits for high school and beyond
• Finances (FIN): Balancing Act and Technology’s Pros and Cons, early foundations for weighing trade-offs

What’s Inside the 6th Grade SEL Workbook?

Getting started: My Information, An Introduction of Me, Using This Workbook, Level-Up Your SEL: A Pre-Assessment, My Class Schedule, My Responsibilities, Goals

Theme 1: Identity and Mindset

Being a 6th Grader, Being a Student, Your Authentic Self, More Than an Emoji, I’m in Control, Charting Your Course, The Great Big Mix, Emotional Management Toolkit, Keep Growing, Identity & Mindset Review, Goal Check-In, Making Connections, Notes Pages

Theme 2: Courage and Kindness

Friendships, Healthy Friendships, Speaking Up, Peer Pressure, Sympathy & Empathy, Permission & Consent, Building Resilience, Help! I Need Somebody!, I Have a Problem, Courage and Kindness Reflection, Goal Check-In, Making Connections, Notes Pages, Level-Up Your SEL: A Mid-Term Assessment

Theme 3: A Place to Belong

Diversity, Do You See What I See?, Conflicts Happen, I Statements, The Ripple Effect, The Keeping of Friends, The Dream Works with Teamwork, Let’s Hear It for Everyone!, Kindness Week, A Place to Belong Reflection, Goal Check-In, Making Connections, Notes Pages

Theme 4: A Healthy Well-Being

What Are Your Thoughts?; Your Well-Being Is Important; A Healthy Mind, Body, and Heart; Balancing Act; Making Mistakes; Coping Through the Maze; Problem-Solving; Technology’s Pros and Cons; Gratitude Bingo; Gratitude Journal; A Healthy Well-Being Reflection; Goal Check-In; Making Connections; Notes Pages; Level-Up Your SEL: A Post-Assessment

End-of-year resources: A Look Back on 6th Grade, Activity Tracker, Service Learning, Books I Read This Year, A Change in Routine, SEL Resources

Who Is This 6th Grade SEL Workbook For?

Sixth grade teachers, middle school advisory and homeroom leaders, school counselors, Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention groups, middle school transition programs, after-school programs, homeschool families and parents. It’s designed for weekly SEL or advisory time, middle school orientation, peer pressure and healthy relationship lessons, service learning and Portrait of a Graduate initiatives.

What Comes in the 6th Grade SEL Workbook?

• Grade level: Grade 6 (ages 11–12)
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Format: Spiral-bound print workbook
• Length: 152 pages
• Includes: 4 themes with weekly lessons, theme reflections, Level-Up pre-, mid-term and post-assessments, yearly goal pages and Goal Check-Ins, Making Connections pages, notes pages, a Gratitude Journal, Service Learning, an Activity Tracker and end-of-year resources
• Publisher: Seltrove Education, an imprint of IB Source
• ISBN: 9781954760257
• Custom editions: available for orders of 1,000 or more

Frequently Asked Questions About the 6th Grade SEL Workbook

What does the 6th grade SEL workbook teach?

It covers four themes: Identity & Mindset (being a 6th grader, authentic self, emotions, control, growth), Courage & Kindness (healthy friendships, speaking up, peer pressure, empathy, permission and consent, resilience, getting help), A Place to Belong (diversity, perspective, conflict, “I” statements, teamwork, kindness) and A Healthy Well-Being (thoughts, health, balance, mistakes, coping, problem-solving, technology and gratitude).

Does it help students transition to middle school?

Yes. Lessons like Being a 6th Grader, Being a Student, My Responsibilities and Charting Your Course help students adjust to new routines, expectations and independence.

Does it teach consent and healthy friendships?

Yes. Permission & Consent and Healthy Friendships give sixth graders age-appropriate language for respecting boundaries and recognizing healthy relationships.

Does it address technology and screen time?

Yes. The Technology’s Pros and Cons lesson helps students think critically about how technology affects their well-being, relationships and focus.

Does it include goal-setting?

Yes. Students set goals at the start of the year and complete a Goal Check-In at the end of each theme to track their progress.

How is the 6th grade workbook different from 5th grade?

Both use the same four themes, so skills build year over year, but Grade 6 focuses on the middle school transition and adds lessons on consent, sympathy vs. empathy, technology and coping strategies.

Does it include assessments?

Yes. Level-Up Your SEL assessments at the start, middle and end of the year show each student’s growth.

How does SEL connect to a Portrait of a Graduate?

Most Portrait of a Graduate frameworks include empathy, communication, collaboration, agency and adaptability. Those are the durable skills SEL builds, year after year.

Is there a free sample?

Yes. Download the free K–12 SEL Workbook Sampler to preview lessons from every grade level.