{"id":10567,"date":"2023-02-07T12:31:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T07:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.toddleapp.com\/?post_type=blog_post&p=10567"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:47:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:17:23","slug":"early-years-booklist-to-promote-social-and-emotional-learning","status":"publish","type":"blog_post","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/blog-post\/early-years-booklist-to-promote-social-and-emotional-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindergarten Booklist for Social and Emotional Learning<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Based on the<\/strong><\/em> original work<\/em><\/strong><\/a> of Maggie Hos-McGrane<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As educators, we understand the importance of allocating time and space to focus on social and emotional learning in our classrooms. It is our responsibility as teachers to ensure that students are in-tune with their emotions, have the tools they need to communicate how they feel and understand important aspects of social and emotional learning to develop well-rounded personalities. However, a question we come across often during our conversations with teachers is how do we talk about emotions in a way that is authentic to young children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One proactive and impactful strategy to do this is through storytelling. Books can provide children in the Early Years with tools and vocabulary to identify pleasant and unpleasant feelings, and help us provide them with strategies to manage their emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our approach when creating this booklist<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Go into the library, and you will most likely get overwhelmed by the thousands of children\u2019s books available to you. We have simplified this search by putting together a list based on CASEL\u2019s core competencies framework<\/a>, and ensuring that we have a balance of genders, humans, and animals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We focussed on choosing books that promote the development of a healthy identity, building empathy, forming supportive relationships, and taking caring decisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How you can use this booklist in your classroom<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since many kindergarten children cannot yet read, the books have been chosen for their use as read-alouds. Read-alouds are important for early learners as they not only engage them but also aid in the development of vocabulary and comprehension. Children who are read to frequently are usually keen to become readers themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to make your read-aloud sessions engaging<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n