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Top Books for Teaching Social-Emotional Learning: SEL & Mindfulness Strategies for K-12 Classrooms with Andrea Burns
Looking for the Best Books to Teach Social-Emotional Learning in Your Classroom?
In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we sit down with 4th-grade teacher Andrea Burns to explore her top book recommendations for supporting social-emotional development in students. From picture books to chapter books, Andrea shares her favorite literature to help students build emotional intelligence, resilience, and mindfulness.
As an educator passionate about both books and SEL, Andrea offers practical tips on how to incorporate these stories into your classroom while aligning with learning outcomes and standards. You’ll leave this episode with fresh ideas and actionable strategies to integrate SEL and mindfulness in your K-12 classroom right away.
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