Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook – Grade 5 (2nd Edition)

What Is the 5th Grade Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook?

The Social Emotional Learning Classroom Workbook – Grade 5, 2nd Edition is a 150-page, spiral-bound student workbook from Seltrove Education. It gives fifth graders (ages 10–11) a full school year of social and emotional learning with an adventure and explorer 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 explore their identity, understand their circle of control, stand up to gossip, make positive choices under peer pressure, tell belonging from fitting in, balance their lives and grow from mistakes. Students set 5th grade goals and check in on them every theme, try service learning and finish the year with a reflection that helps them get ready for middle school. Each theme ends with a hands-on Review Week project, and Level-Up 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 Fifth 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
• Goal-setting built in: 5th Grade Goals plus a Goal Check-In at the end of every theme
• Middle school ready: A Look Back on 5th Grade, Belonging Versus Fitting In and Peer Pressure: Making Positive Choices
• Service learning: a service learning page that connects SEL skills to helping the community
• Four Review Week projects: Your Self-Portrait, Board Games, a Read-A-Thon and A Well-Being Calendar
• Measurable growth: Level-Up Your SEL pre-assessment, mid-term assessment and post-assessment
• Space to reflect: notes pages in every theme and a Gratitude Journal
• Adventure-themed design: a compass-and-map style that fits a year of self-discovery
• 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 fifth grade, students start preparing for the independence of middle school:

• Agency (AGY): Identity Iceberg, Your Learning Identity, My Circle of Control and 5th Grade Goals
• Citizenship (CIT): Hunting for Upstanders, Standing Up to Gossip, Belonging to a Community and Service Learning
• Personal Responsibility & Work Ethic (PRW): Peer Pressure: Making Positive Choices, Setting Boundaries, Goal Check-Ins and Safety Rules
• Adaptability (ADP): A Roller Coaster of Emotions, Strength in Resilience, Balancing Your Life and Growing From Mistakes
• Empathy (EMP): Empathy Detectives, Understanding Differences and the Kindness Challenge
• Communication (COM): I Statements to Resolve Conflict, The Power of Permission and The Power of Asking for Help
• Collaboration (COL): The Power of Collaboration, Friends Forever and the Board Games Review Week
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving (CT): Decisions & Consequences, Belonging Versus Fitting In and My Circle of Control
• Creativity (CRE): Your Self-Portrait, the Identity Iceberg and the Board Games project
• Career Readiness (CAR): Using Your Strengths, Grow Your Mindset, goal-setting and the Activity Tracker
• Finances (FIN): Decisions & Consequences and goal-setting, early foundations for planning and thoughtful choices

What’s Inside the 5th Grade SEL Workbook?

Getting started: My Information, A Bit About Me, Using This Workbook, Level-Up Your SEL: A Pre-Assessment, My Weekly Schedule, 5th Grade Goals

Theme 1: Identity and Mindset

Identity Iceberg, Your Learning Identity, Superhero Students, You Are Truer Than True, Exploring Emotions, A Roller Coaster of Emotions, My Circle of Control, Grow Your Mindset, Positive Self-Talk, Review Week: Your Self-Portrait, Goal Check-In, Making Connections, Notes Pages

Theme 2: Courage and Kindness

Friends Forever, Standing Up to Gossip, Hunting for Upstanders, Peer Pressure: Making Positive Choices, Setting Boundaries, The Power of Permission, Empathy Detectives, Strength in Resilience, The Power of Asking for Help, Review Week: Board Games, Goal Check-In, Making Connections, Notes Pages, Level-Up Your SEL: A Mid-Term Assessment

Theme 3: A Place to Belong

Belonging to a Community, Diversity, Understanding Differences, I Statements to Resolve Conflict, Being Respectful, Decisions & Consequences, Belonging Versus Fitting In, The Power of Collaboration, Kindness Challenge, Review Week: Read-A-Thon, Goal Check-In, Making Connections, Notes Pages

Theme 4: A Healthy Well-Being

Mindful Breathing; Healthy Mind, Body, & Heart; Caring for Your Thoughts & Feelings; Balancing Your Life; Growing From Mistakes; Using Your Strengths; Perseverance; Safety Rules; Gratitude Practice; Gratitude Journal; Review Week: A Well-Being Calendar; Goal Check-In; Making Connections; Notes Pages; Level-Up Your SEL: A Post-Assessment

End-of-year resources: A Look Back on 5th Grade, Activity Tracker, Service Learning, Books I Read This Year, Read a Book This Summer, Transitioning to Summer, SEL Resources

Who Is This 5th Grade SEL Workbook For?

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

What Comes in the 5th Grade SEL Workbook?

• Grade level: Grade 5 (ages 10–11)
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Format: Spiral-bound print workbook
• Length: 150 pages
• Includes: 4 themes with weekly lessons, 4 Review Week projects, Level-Up pre-, mid-term and post-assessments, 5th Grade Goals and Goal Check-Ins, Making Connections pages, notes pages, a Gratitude Journal, Service Learning, an Activity Tracker and end-of-year resources
• Publisher: Seltrove Education, an imprint of IB Source
• ISBN: 9781954760233
• Custom editions: available for orders of 1,000 or more

Frequently Asked Questions About the 5th Grade SEL Workbook

What does the 5th grade SEL workbook teach?

It covers four themes: Identity & Mindset (identity, learning identity, emotions, circle of control, growth mindset), Courage & Kindness (friendship, standing up to gossip, upstanders, peer pressure, boundaries, empathy, resilience), A Place to Belong (community, diversity, conflict resolution, decisions, belonging vs. fitting in, collaboration) and A Healthy Well-Being (mind, body and heart; balance; mistakes; strengths; perseverance; safety and gratitude).

How long does the workbook last?

It’s designed for a full school year. Each theme runs about 10 weeks, with weekly lessons and a Review Week project.

Does it help students get ready for middle school?

Yes. Lessons like Belonging Versus Fitting In, Peer Pressure: Making Positive Choices and My Circle of Control prepare fifth graders for bigger social challenges, and A Look Back on 5th Grade helps them reflect on their growth before moving on.

Does it include goal-setting?

Yes. Students set 5th Grade Goals at the start of the year and complete a Goal Check-In at the end of each theme to track their progress.

What is the difference between belonging and fitting in?

Fitting in means changing yourself to be accepted. Belonging means being accepted for who you are. The Belonging Versus Fitting In lesson helps fifth graders recognize the difference and find groups where they can be themselves.

How is the 5th grade workbook different from 4th grade?

Both use the same four themes, so skills build year over year, but Grade 5 is longer (150 pages) and adds goal-setting, service learning, notes pages, a gratitude journal and middle school transition activities.

Does it include assessments?

Yes. Level-Up Your SEL 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 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.