Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook – Grade 4 (2nd Edition)

What Is the 4th Grade Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook?

The Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook – Grade 4, 2nd Edition is a 132-page, spiral-bound student workbook from Seltrove Education. It gives fourth graders (ages 9–10) a full school year of social and emotional learning with a fun detective 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 map their emotions, stop gossip, become upstanders, resist peer pressure, set boundaries, resolve conflict, stay balanced and learn that mistakes help them grow. 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 Fourth 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
• Detective-themed design: engaging pages that invite students to investigate their own feelings and choices
• Real fourth grade issues: gossip, peer pressure, boundaries, being an upstander and resolving conflict
• Four Review Week projects: Your Self-Portrait, Kindness Garden, A Read-a-Thon and A Well-Being Calendar
• Growth mindset built in: Using a Growth Mindset, Positive Self-Talk and Mistakes Stretch & Grow Us
• 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: an Emotion Wheel, Mindful 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 fourth grade, students practice handling more independent social situations:

• Citizenship (CIT): Being an Upstander, Stop the Gossip, My Diverse Community and Our Classroom Community
• Communication (COM): Asking for Permission, Asking for Help and Resolving Conflict
• Personal Responsibility & Work Ethic (PRW): Peer Pressure, Setting Boundaries and Safety Leaders
• Agency (AGY): Your Superhero Identity, My Unique Shield, The ABCs of Being Me and Being Your Real Self
• Adaptability (ADP): Being a Happy Volcano, Resilience Bingo, Staying Balanced and Try Something New
• Empathy (EMP): Empathy, Different Perspectives and Kindness Posters
• Collaboration (COL): Collaborating with Others, Friendship Stars and the Kindness Garden
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving (CT): Making Decisions, Solving Problems and the Emotion Wheel
• Creativity (CRE): My Unique Shield, Kindness Posters and Your Self-Portrait
• Career Readiness (CAR): Building Confidence, Using a Growth Mindset and Student Superhero, habits for lifelong learning
• Finances (FIN): Making Decisions and resisting peer pressure, early foundations for thoughtful choices

What’s Inside the 4th Grade SEL Workbook?

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

Theme 1: Identity and Mindset

Our Classroom Community, Your Superhero Identity, Student Superhero, My Unique Shield, My Dictionary of Emotions, Emotion Wheel, Being a Happy Volcano, Using a Growth Mindset, Positive Self-Talk, Review Week: Your Self-Portrait, Class Community Check-In, Making Connections

Theme 2: Courage and Kindness

Friendship Stars, Stop the Gossip, Being an Upstander, Peer Pressure, Setting Boundaries, Asking for Permission, Empathy, Resilience Bingo, Asking for Help, Review Week: Kindness Garden, Class Community Check-In, Making Connections, An SEL Journey: Mid-Year Assessment

Theme 3: A Place to Belong

The ABCs of Being Me, My Diverse Community, Different Perspectives, Resolving Conflict, Being Respectful, Making Decisions, Being Your Real Self, Collaborating with Others, Kindness Posters, Review Week: A Read-a-Thon, Class Community Check-In, Making Connections

Theme 4: A Healthy Well-Being

Mindful Breathing, Being Healthy, Building Confidence, Staying Balanced, Mistakes Stretch & Grow Us, Try Something New, Solving Problems, Safety Leaders, Gratitude Practice, 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 4th Grade SEL Workbook For?

Fourth 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 upstander lessons, classroom community-building and Portrait of a Graduate initiatives.

What Comes in the 4th Grade SEL Workbook?

• Grade level: Grade 4 (ages 9–10)
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Format: Spiral-bound print workbook
• Length: 132 pages
• Includes: 4 themes with weekly lessons, 4 Review Week projects, pre-, mid-year and post-assessments, Class Community Check-Ins, Making Connections pages, an Emotion Wheel, a Dictionary of Emotions, a Self-Care Toolbox, coloring pages and end-of-year resources
• Publisher: Seltrove Education, an imprint of IB Source
• ISBN: 9781954760226
• Custom editions: available for orders of 1,000 or more

Frequently Asked Questions About the 4th Grade SEL Workbook

What does the 4th grade SEL workbook teach?

It covers four themes: Identity & Mindset (identity, emotions, the Emotion Wheel, growth mindset, self-talk), Courage & Kindness (friendship, stopping gossip, being an upstander, peer pressure, boundaries, empathy, resilience), A Place to Belong (identity, diversity, perspectives, conflict resolution, respect, decisions, collaboration) and A Healthy Well-Being (breathing, health, confidence, balance, 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 nine lessons and a Review Week project.

Does it address gossip, peer pressure and bullying?

Yes. Stop the Gossip, Being an Upstander, Peer Pressure and Setting Boundaries give fourth graders practical strategies for the social situations they face.

How do you help fourth graders understand their emotions?

Give them tools to name and map their feelings. The Emotion Wheel, My Dictionary of Emotions and Being a Happy Volcano help students recognize emotions and choose healthy ways to respond.

What are Review Weeks?

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

How is the 4th grade workbook different from 3rd grade?

Both use the same four themes, so skills build year over year, but Grade 4 adds new lessons like the Emotion Wheel, Being an Upstander, Resilience Bingo and Safety Leaders, plus a Review Week in every theme and a detective 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.