April 2024

Social Emotional Learning and the Picture Book

<div style="">Social Emotional Learning helps children understand their emotions and how those feelings affect their interactions with others. SEL is becoming a part of more school curriculums and reading picture books to children is an effective tool to support the SEL framework. In this class, you will learn about SEL competencies and how they can translate into story themes and shape the emotional resonance of your picture book. </div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">Participants in this class will receive a handout with writing exercises they can use to bring forth the SEL components of their own work, a list of resources to learn more about Social Emotional Learning, and a recommended reading picture book list.</div>