Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook – Grade 9 (2nd Edition)

What Is the 9th Grade Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook?

The Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook – Grade 9, 2nd Edition is a 152-page, spiral-bound student workbook from Seltrove Education. It gives ninth graders (ages 14–15) a full school year of social and emotional learning built for the freshman transition. Organized into four 10-week themes, Identity & Mindset, Courage & Kindness, A Place to Belong, and A Healthy Well-Being, its weekly lessons help students adjust to high school, manage complex emotions, act with honesty and integrity, talk to teachers, handle peer pressure, understand consent, fight prejudice, cope with stress and take breaks from technology and social media. Each theme includes a Creative Expression page and closes with a reflection, students set goals and check in on them every theme, and the year ends with a resume builder and a freshman-year look back. “Your Superpowers” assessments at the start, middle and end of the year show each student’s growth. The skills it builds are core competencies in your district’s Portrait of a Graduate.

Why Do Ninth Grade Teachers Choose This SEL Workbook?

• A full school year: four 10-week themes with a lesson for every week
• Built for the freshman transition: Being a High Schooler, Learning in High School, A Journey to Success and Talking to Teachers
• Career readiness built in: a Resume Builder, goal-setting and a Journey to Success lesson
• Real high school issues: peer pressure, consent, prejudice, setbacks, stress, mental health and social media
• Creative Expression: a creative page in every theme so students can process ideas in their own way
• Goal-setting built in: goal pages at the start of the year and a Goal Check-In at the end of every theme
• Measurable growth: Your Superpowers pre-assessment, mid-term assessment and post-assessment
• Service learning: a service learning page that connects SEL skills to the community
• Turnkey and no-prep: ready-to-use lessons with no extra teacher preparation
• 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 college, careers and their communities. In ninth grade, students start building toward life after high school:

• Career Readiness (CAR): Resume Builder, A Journey to Success, Learning in High School and Talking to Teachers
• Agency (AGY): What’s in My Control?, Unlocking Your Growth Mindset and yearly goal-setting
• Personal Responsibility & Work Ethic (PRW): Honesty and Integrity, Peer Pressure, My Responsibilities and Goal Check-Ins
• Communication (COM): Talking to Teachers, Consent Chronicles, the Communication Relay and Seeking Support
• Citizenship (CIT): Fighting Prejudice, The Power of Being an Upstander, Lifting Others Up and Service Learning
• Empathy (EMP): Practicing Empathy, Perspective-Taking and Building Empathy, and Embracing Diversity
• Adaptability (ADP): Handling Setbacks, Coping With Stress, Never Give Up and Managing My Emotions
• Collaboration (COL): Healthy Friendships, Friendship Vibes and the Kindness Challenge
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving (CT): Conflict Resolution, Exploring Decision-Making and the Social Media Jig-Saw
• Creativity (CRE): Creative Expression pages in every theme
• Finances (FIN): My Summer Plan, Exploring Decision-Making and the Resume Builder, early steps toward planning for work and independence

What’s Inside the 9th Grade SEL Workbook?

Getting started: My Information, An Introduction to Me, Using This Workbook, Your Superpowers: A Pre-Assessment, My Class Schedule, My Responsibilities, Goals

Theme 1: Identity and Mindset

Being a High Schooler, Learning in High School, A Journey to Success, Managing My Emotions, Understanding Complex Emotions, Creative Expression, What’s in My Control?, Honesty and Integrity, Growth Mindset, Unlocking Your Growth Mindset, Identity and Mindset Reflection, Goal Check-In, Making Connections, Notes Pages

Theme 2: Courage and Kindness

Friendship Vibes, Talking to Teachers, Peer Pressure, Consent Chronicles, Practicing Empathy, Creative Expression, Courage in Action, The Power of Being an Upstander, Seeking Support, Handling Setbacks, Courage and Kindness Reflection, Goal Check-In, Making Connections, Notes Pages, Your Superpowers: A Mid-Term Assessment

Theme 3: A Place to Belong

Embracing Diversity, Fighting Prejudice, Conflict Resolution, Communication Relay, Perspective-Taking and Building Empathy, Creative Expression, Healthy Friendships, Healthy Hearts, Lifting Others Up, Kindness Challenge, Kindness Challenge Brainstorming, A Place to Belong Reflection, Goal Check-In, Making Connections, Notes Pages

Theme 4: A Healthy Well-Being

Mindfulness, The Importance of Mental Health, Embracing Wellness, Coping With Stress, Exploring Decision-Making, Creative Expression, Never Give Up, Technology: Take a Break, Social Media Jig-Saw, Gratitude, Gratitude Journal, A Healthy Well-Being Reflection, Goal Check-In, Making Connections, Notes Pages, Your Superpowers: A Post-Assessment

End-of-year resources: Freshman Year: A Look Back, Resume Builder, Service Learning, My Summer Plan, Read a Book This Summer, SEL Resources, Final Reflection Pages

Who Is This 9th Grade SEL Workbook For?

Ninth grade teachers, high school advisory and homeroom leaders, freshman seminar and transition program instructors, school counselors, health educators, Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention groups, homeschool families and parents. It’s designed for weekly SEL or advisory time, freshman orientation, college and career readiness, digital citizenship, service learning and Portrait of a Graduate initiatives.

What Comes in the 9th Grade SEL Workbook?

• Grade level: Grade 9 (ages 14–15)
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Format: Spiral-bound print workbook
• Length: 152 pages
• Includes: 4 themes with weekly lessons, Creative Expression pages, theme reflections, Your Superpowers pre-, mid-term and post-assessments, yearly goal pages and Goal Check-Ins, Making Connections pages, notes pages, a Gratitude Journal, a Resume Builder, Service Learning, a summer plan and end-of-year resources
• Publisher: Seltrove Education, an imprint of IB Source
• ISBN: 9781954760288
• Custom editions: available for orders of 1,000 or more

Frequently Asked Questions About the 9th Grade SEL Workbook

What does the 9th grade SEL workbook teach?

It covers four themes: Identity & Mindset (being a high schooler, emotions, control, honesty and integrity, growth mindset), Courage & Kindness (friendship, talking to teachers, peer pressure, consent, empathy, being an upstander, setbacks), A Place to Belong (diversity, fighting prejudice, conflict resolution, communication, perspective-taking, healthy friendships) and A Healthy Well-Being (mindfulness, mental health, stress, decision-making, perseverance, technology, social media and gratitude).

Does it help freshmen adjust to high school?

Yes. Lessons like Being a High Schooler, Learning in High School, A Journey to Success and Talking to Teachers help ninth graders adjust to new expectations, routines and independence.

Does it include career readiness?

Yes. Students complete a Resume Builder, set goals for the year and plan their summer, connecting SEL skills to their future.

Does it cover social media and mental health?

Yes. The Importance of Mental Health, Coping With Stress, Technology: Take a Break and the Social Media Jig-Saw help students understand how technology and stress affect their well-being.

Does it address prejudice and diversity?

Yes. Embracing Diversity and Fighting Prejudice help students recognize bias and build a more inclusive school community.

How is the 9th grade workbook different from 8th grade?

Both use the same four themes, so skills build year over year, but Grade 9 focuses on the high school transition and adds a resume builder, Creative Expression pages in every theme, and lessons on prejudice, social media and mental health.

Does it include assessments?

Yes. Your Superpowers 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, adaptability and career readiness. 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.