Self-Regulation SEL Read Aloud Activities & Books, Yoga Cards, Breathing Visuals

Help kids learn essential self-management skills with the Self-Regulation Book Companion Bundle! This resource includes 5 SEL read aloud activities and book companion lessons to help students learn calming, mindfulness, and self-regulation strategies (The Rabbit Listened, My Magic Breath, Listening to My Body, I Am Yoga, Charlotte and the Quiet Place).

⭐Children will participate in classroom discussions and book chats, share their feelings in written form, and participate in fun, engaging activities that build emotional awareness and social skills.

⭐Each lesson is designed to be interactive and fun, encouraging students to actively participate and practice self-regulation strategies in real-time.

⭐The companions include a variety of activities and tools such as yoga pose cards, breathing visuals, self-regulation posters and worksheets, role-playing scenarios, mindfulness exercises, and reflective discussions that cater to different learning styles.

What's Included in the Self-Regulation book companion pack:

• 5 Children’s books related to self-management, calming, and mindfulness
• Detailed lesson plans
• Book chat cards to guide discussion
• Anchor charts
• Book responses & writing prompts
• 4 follow-up activities for every book (2 in digital format)
• Book companion guide with safe links
• Google Slides ready for use in Google Classroom
• Images for use in Seesaw
• Interactive PowerPoint file

5 Self-Regulation Book Companions Included:

❤️1. My Magic Breath by Nick Ortner

FOCUS: breathing

Children will practice breathing exercises to help them manage feelings and find ways to calm themselves.

Activities in the My Magic Breath book companion:

1. Breathing strategy posters & match game
2. "Visualizing Our Breath" drawing activity
3. "My Breathing Book" storybook with strategies
4. "My Breath and I" painting art activity

❤️2. Listening to My Body by Gabi Garcia

FOCUS: how sensations and feelings interact

Children will listen to their bodies and become aware of what it tells them. They will also learn calming strategies.

Activities in Listening to My Body book companion:

1. Create a Calm Corner with Feelings Check-In Chart
2. Body BINGO Board with different ideas to calm one's body
3. Create a Calming Toolbox with Calm Down Journal
4. "Share a Time/Sensation" Board Game

❤️3. The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld

FOCUS: Our needs change depending on what happens to us.

Children will understand the importance of listening and showing empathy.

Activities in The Rabbit Listened book companion:

1. Character Animal puppet show
2. "What Would You Do?" role play scenario cards
3. "Sequence & Match" animal strategy cards
4. Rabbit directed drawing

❤️4. I Am Yoga by Susan Verde

FOCUS: yoga

Children will recognize that they have the power to strengthen their bodies and calm their minds through yoga. They will practice yoga poses while breathing.

Activities in I Am Yoga book companion:

1. Yoga Videos
2. Pose of the Day/Week yoga practice with yoga pose posters
3. "Our Class Book of Yoga" class book
4. "Name that Yoga Pose" game

❤️5. Charlotte and the Quiet Place by Deborah Sosin

FOCUS: finding "quiet" to focus

Children will recognize a quiet place they can go to or imagine to help them find calm and peace. They will practice sitting still in quiet.

Activities in Charlotte and the Quiet Place book companion:

1. "Dream Place" vision board activity
2. Heart Map of Quiet Spots
3. "Think Happy Thoughts" game
4. Quiet Journal

✅Check out the preview for a closer look at what this resource provides: the books, lessons, story activities, and digital activities.

✏️LESSONS:

There is a detailed lesson plan for each book, with “Book Chat” cards and questions to guide your discussion before, during, and after reading.

An interactive anchor chart and writing activity are also included, focusing on the social-emotional skills presented in the book and encouraging children to express their thinking.

✏️STORY ACTIVITIES:

Each book has 4 follow-up activities to build upon the book’s social-emotional lesson. A fun variety of activities are included for independent, partner, and small group use.

✏️DIGITAL ACTIVITIES:

Every book companion comes with a digital anchor chart, writing template, and at least 2 digital activities. These are ready in Google Slides™ for use in Google Classroom™.

❤️Suggestions on How to Use:

• Each lesson starts with a book chat that continues during and after reading a book. There are questions included to guide your discussion.
• There is an anchor chart idea provided to enhance the book’s lesson.
• A follow-up writing activity can be used to extend the discussion.
• There are 4 activities for each children’s book. Some include digital options.
• I suggest reading 1 book per week and doing the lesson. Use the extra activities to reinforce the topic the story covers throughout the week.
• Differentiated templates included. Please choose what fits best with your students’ abilities and needs.
• The lessons and activities work great for after morning meetings or end of the day lessons, school counselors and classroom teachers, and children in K-2.

Don’t own a copy of a book? No problem! Safelinks to video recordings of books being read aloud are included, as well as a book list of more emotional awareness books to use during your lessons.

DISCLAIMER: The video links to the read-aloud and supplemental lesson content are subject to change at any time. Proud to be Primary is not the creator of these videos, and therefore the links may be removed by the creators or authors of the content at any time at their discretion. If you find a broken link in the resource, please let us know by leaving a Q&A, and try searching YouTube for an alternate video to watch instead. Read alouds online are also available for teachers via the library website Hoopla.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Juana H. says, "I love love love this resource. The books are excellent and very interactive. Student enjoyed the activities. The resources are wonderful to use in the cozy corner. They are great visuals for student when they need to calm down or just take a break. "

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ David S.G. says, "Awesome read aloud book companions!"

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Looking for more Social-Emotional Learning lessons and activities? Check out the curriculum that is needed in ALL classrooms -> The BEST-SELLING mind+heart SEL curriculum available for K-2 and grades 3-5. This curriculum would make the perfect addition to your SEL instruction with the book companions included in this bundle!

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Calm Down Classroom Kit

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