Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook – Grade 3 (2nd Edition)

What Is the 3rd Grade Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook?

The Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook – Grade 3, 2nd Edition is a 132-page, spiral-bound student workbook from Seltrove Education. It gives third graders (ages 8–9) a full school year of social and emotional learning with an out-of-this-world space theme. Organized into four 10-week themes, Identity & Mindset, Courage & Kindness, A Place to Belong, and A Healthy Well-Being, its weekly lessons help students handle big emotions, use a growth mindset, end gossip, stand up to peer pressure, set boundaries, explore their culture and repair mistakes. Each theme ends with a hands-on Review Week project, and pre-, mid-year and post-assessments show each student’s growth. The skills it builds are core competencies in your district’s Portrait of a Graduate.

Why Do Third 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
• Space-themed design: engaging pages built around rockets, planets and “keep soaring”
• Real third grade issues: gossip, peer pressure, boundaries, big emotions and building resilience
• Review Week projects: Your Self-Portrait, a Read-A-Thon and A Well-Being Calendar
• Growth mindset built in: Being a Super Learner, Using a Growth Mindset, Keep Soaring and the Mistakes Repair Kit
• Measurable growth: an SEL Journey pre-assessment, mid-year assessment and post-assessment
• Classroom community support: a Class Community Check-In and a Making Connections page for every theme
• Built-in self-care tools: Shape Breathing, a Self-Care Toolbox, a Dictionary of Emotions, brain breaks and positive self-talk
• 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 third grade, students take on more complex social situations:

• Communication (COM): Words Matter: Ending Gossip, Color Coding Your Voice and Asking for Permission
• Agency (AGY): Knowing Where You Stand, Staying True to Yourself, Being Your Real Self and I Am Poems
• Personal Responsibility & Work Ethic (PRW): Peer Pressure, Creating Boundaries and the Mistakes Repair Kit
• Adaptability (ADP): Big Emotions, Building Resilience, Flexible Thinking and Trying Something New
• Empathy (EMP): Empathy, Trying on New Perspectives and Kindness Notes
• Citizenship (CIT): My Culture, Exploring Diversity, the Respect Scavenger Hunt and A Safe, Helpful, and Kind Classroom
• Collaboration (COL): Collaborating Using Brain Teasers, The Friendship Tree and the Kindness Quilt
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving (CT): Making Decisions, Solving Problems and Safety Stories
• Creativity (CRE): I Am Poems, Positive Self-Talk Posters and Your Self-Portrait
• Career Readiness (CAR): Being a Super Learner and Using a Growth Mindset, habits for lifelong learning
• Finances (FIN): Making Decisions and resisting peer pressure, early foundations for thoughtful choices

What’s Inside the 3rd Grade SEL Workbook?

Getting started: All About Me, My Class Schedule, Using This Workbook, An SEL Journey: Pre-Assessment, Dictionary of Emotions

Theme 1: Identity and Mindset

A Safe, Helpful, and Kind Classroom; I Am Poems; Being a Super Learner; Staying True to Yourself; Exploring Emotions; Big Emotions; Keep Soaring; Using a Growth Mindset; Positive Self-Talk Posters; Review Week: Your Self-Portrait; Class Community Check-In; Making Connections

Theme 2: Courage and Kindness

The Friendship Tree; Words Matter: Ending Gossip; Knowing Where You Stand; Peer Pressure; Creating Boundaries; Asking for Permission; Empathy; Building Resilience; Being Helpful & Getting Help; Kindness Quilt; Class Community Check-In; Making Connections; An SEL Journey: Mid-Year Assessment

Theme 3: A Place to Belong

My Culture; Exploring Diversity; Trying on New Perspectives; Color Coding Your Voice; Respect Scavenger Hunt; Making Decisions; Being Your Real Self; Collaborating Using Brain Teasers; Kindness Notes; Review Week: Read-A-Thon; Class Community Check-In; Making Connections

Theme 4: A Healthy Well-Being

Shape Breathing; Being Healthy; Confidence Stars; Flexible Thinking; Mistakes Repair Kit; Trying Something New; Solving Problems; Safety Stories; Being Grateful; Review Week: A Well-Being Calendar; Class Community Check-In; Making Connections; An SEL Journey: Post-Assessment

End-of-year resources: Summer Break, Books I Read This Year, Mindful Breathing, Behavior Reflection, Self-Care Toolbox, Brain Breaks, Positive Self-Talk

Who Is This 3rd Grade SEL Workbook For?

Third grade teachers, school counselors, Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention groups, after-school programs, homeschool families and parents. It’s designed for weekly SEL time, morning meetings, anti-bullying and peer pressure lessons, classroom community-building and Portrait of a Graduate initiatives.

What Comes in the 3rd Grade SEL Workbook?

• Grade level: Grade 3 (ages 8–9)
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Format: Spiral-bound print workbook
• Length: 132 pages
• Includes: 4 themes with weekly lessons, 3 Review Week projects, pre-, mid-year and post-assessments, Class Community Check-Ins, Making Connections pages, a Dictionary of Emotions, a Self-Care Toolbox, coloring pages and end-of-year resources
• Publisher: Seltrove Education, an imprint of IB Source
• ISBN: 9781954760219
• Custom editions: available for orders of 1,000 or more

Frequently Asked Questions About the 3rd Grade SEL Workbook

What does the 3rd grade SEL workbook teach?

It covers four themes: Identity & Mindset (emotions, big feelings, growth mindset, self-talk), Courage & Kindness (friendship, ending gossip, peer pressure, boundaries, empathy, resilience), A Place to Belong (culture, diversity, perspectives, respect, decisions, collaboration) and A Healthy Well-Being (breathing, health, confidence, flexible thinking, mistakes, safety and gratitude).

How long does the workbook last?

It’s designed for a full school year. Each theme runs about 10 weeks, with a lesson or Review Week project for each week.

Does it address gossip and peer pressure?

Yes. Lessons like Words Matter: Ending Gossip, Knowing Where You Stand, Peer Pressure and Creating Boundaries give third graders words and strategies for real social situations.

How do you help third graders handle big emotions?

Help them name the feeling, use a calming strategy and reflect on what helps. The Exploring Emotions and Big Emotions lessons, along with Shape Breathing and the Self-Care Toolbox, give students tools they can use on their own.

What are Review Weeks?

Review Weeks are hands-on projects that close a theme and reinforce its skills: Your Self-Portrait, a Read-A-Thon and A Well-Being Calendar.

How is the 3rd grade workbook different from 2nd grade?

Both use the same four themes, so skills build year over year, but Grade 3 tackles more complex social issues like gossip, peer pressure and boundaries, adds Review Week projects and uses a space theme.

Does it include assessments?

Yes. It includes an SEL Journey pre-assessment, a mid-year assessment and a post-assessment.

How does SEL connect to a Portrait of a Graduate?

Most Portrait of a Graduate frameworks include empathy, communication, collaboration 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.