Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook – Grade 7 (2nd Edition)

What Is the 7th Grade Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook?

The Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook – Grade 7, 2nd Edition is a 152-page, spiral-bound student workbook from Seltrove Education. It gives seventh graders (ages 12–13) a full school year of social and emotional learning designed for the challenges of early adolescence. Organized into four 10-week themes, Identity & Mindset, Courage & Kindness, A Place to Belong, and A Healthy Well-Being, its weekly lessons help students crack their identity code, understand complex emotions, survive peer pressure, unlock consent, tame conflicts, unmask jealousy, protect their mental and emotional well-being and safeguard their cyberspace. 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 Seventh Grade Teachers Choose This SEL Workbook?

• A full school year: four 10-week themes with a lesson for every week
• Turnkey and no-prep: ready-to-use lessons with no extra teacher preparation
• Real seventh grade issues: complex emotions, jealousy, peer pressure, consent, friendships and online safety
• Digital well-being: Tech Balancing Act and Safeguarding Your Cyberspace
• Creative expression: Emotions in Poetry and Viewpoints Through Art
• 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
• 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
• 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 seventh grade, students navigate more complex relationships and emotions:

• Agency (AGY): Who Are You?, The Identity Code, Building Blocks of 7th Grade and yearly goal-setting
• Adaptability (ADP): Complex Emotions, Your Emotional Forecast, Keep Bouncing, How Do I Cope? and Embracing Mistakes
• Personal Responsibility & Work Ethic (PRW): Peer Pressure Survival, Guarding Your Galaxy, My Responsibilities and Goal Check-Ins
• Communication (COM): Unlocking Consent, The Power of I and Help! I Need Somebody!
• Empathy (EMP): Empathy Explorers, Diversity Windows & Mirrors and Jealousy Unmasked
• Collaboration (COL): Teamwork Makes the Dream Work, Lasting Friendships and Types of Connections
• Citizenship (CIT): It’s Kindness Week, Safeguarding Your Cyberspace and Service Learning
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving (CT): Small Problems & Big Problems, Taming Conflicts and The Domino Effect of Decisions
• Creativity (CRE): Emotions in Poetry and Viewpoints Through Art
• Career Readiness (CAR): Rev Up Your Engines, Grow Your Mindset and goal-setting habits for high school and beyond
• Finances (FIN): Decisions, Decisions! and Finding Your Balance, foundations for weighing choices and trade-offs

What’s Inside the 7th 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

Building Blocks of 7th Grade, Who Are You?, The Identity Code, Complex Emotions, Your Emotional Forecast, Emotions in Poetry, Rev Up Your Engines, Out of Control, Grow Your Mindset, Identity and Mindset Reflection, Goal Check-In, Making Connections, Notes Pages

Theme 2: Courage and Kindness

Let’s Be Friends, Types of Connections, Guarding Your Galaxy, Peer Pressure Survival, Empathy Explorers, Unlocking Consent, Keep Bouncing, Help! I Need Somebody!, Small Problems & Big Problems, 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 Windows & Mirrors, Viewpoints Through Art, Taming Conflicts, The Power of I, The Domino Effect of Decisions, Lasting Friendships, Teamwork Makes the Dream Work, Jealousy Unmasked, It’s Kindness Week, A Place to Belong Reflection, Goal Check-In, Making Connections, Notes Pages

Theme 4: A Healthy Well-Being

Mindful Breathing, Your Mental & Emotional Well-Being, Finding Your Balance, How Do I Cope?, Embracing Mistakes, Decisions Decisions!, Tech Balancing Act, Safeguarding Your Cyberspace, Gratitude Scavenger Hunt, 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 7th Grade, Activity Tracker, Service Learning, Books I Read This Year, A Change in Routine, SEL Resources

Who Is This 7th Grade SEL Workbook For?

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

What Comes in the 7th Grade SEL Workbook?

• Grade level: Grade 7 (ages 12–13)
• 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: 9781954760264
• Custom editions: available for orders of 1,000 or more

Frequently Asked Questions About the 7th Grade SEL Workbook

What does the 7th grade SEL workbook teach?

It covers four themes: Identity & Mindset (identity, complex emotions, emotional forecasting, growth mindset), Courage & Kindness (friendships, types of connections, peer pressure, empathy, consent, resilience, getting help), A Place to Belong (diversity, perspectives, conflict, decisions, friendship, teamwork, jealousy) and A Healthy Well-Being (mindfulness, mental and emotional well-being, balance, coping, mistakes, technology, online safety and gratitude).

Does it address peer pressure and consent?

Yes. Peer Pressure Survival, Guarding Your Galaxy and Unlocking Consent give seventh graders age-appropriate strategies for handling pressure and respecting boundaries.

Does it cover online safety and technology use?

Yes. Tech Balancing Act and Safeguarding Your Cyberspace help students build healthy technology habits and protect themselves online.

How does it help with jealousy and friendship problems?

Jealousy Unmasked, Types of Connections and Lasting Friendships help students understand difficult feelings in friendships and build healthier, longer-lasting relationships.

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 7th grade workbook different from 6th grade?

Both use the same four themes, so skills build year over year, but Grade 7 goes deeper into complex emotions, jealousy, online safety and mental well-being, and adds creative lessons like Emotions in Poetry and Viewpoints Through Art.

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.