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Table 2

Read-Aloud Questions and Enrichment Activities

Book	Social-Emotional Skills Addressed	Before the Reading Questions	During the Reading Questions	After the Reading Questions	Postreading Activities
Calm Down Time (Verdick, 2010)	Strategies for calming down when emotionally triggered.	What does it mean to be calm? What can you do to help yourself feel calm?	Give your body a squeeze. How do you feel? Can you ask for hug?	Which of the calm down activities would you try?	Practice how to take deep breaths, role play going to time out/cozy spot.
The Energy Bus (Gordon & Scott, 2012)	Overcoming adversity and staying positive.	Can you think of a time when you had a bad day? What were some things that happened when you had a bad day?	What are some ways we can put “fuel” in our minds? How does Joy, the bus driver, help the children?	How can you show kindness to others?	Draw a picture of a bullying experience and a positive vision picture.
How Full is Your Bucket? (Rath & Reckmeyer, 2009)	Developing a positive outlook toward self and others.	How do you feel when people say mean things to you? How do you feel when people say nice things to you?	How did Felix “dip” from his sister’s bucket? What are some ways that Felix’s bucket dripped? What put drops back into Felix’s bucket? What happened when Felix’s bucket was full?	What could you do to fill other people’s buckets? What are some ways you can fill your own bucket?	Create a class bucket for students to place statements of positive feelings towards others.
The Invisible Boy (Ludwig & Barton, 2013)	Feeling like you don’t fit in / learning to include others.	How would you feel if you were being ignored? Do you ever feel afraid to join in and play with others?	How is Brian different from the other children? What happened to help Brian feel included? How does Brian change throughout story?	When you want to play with someone, what are some things you can do? How can you include other people in your activities?	Participate in class bonding activity, e.g., expressing gratitude for classmates, writing positive statements about peers, or sharing a favorite game or activity.
Stand in My Shoes (Sornson, 2013)	How to show empathy.	What are some different feelings you know?	What does it mean to have empathy? How does empathy help us connect with other people?	What are some new feelings you have learned?	Teacher think-aloud of scenarios involving different feelings that allow students to share personal connections.
Zach Apologize (Mulcahy & McKee, 2012)	How to reconcile with others.	What does it mean to apologize? Have you ever apologized to someone?	Why does Zach think he’s right? (p. 2) How does Zach look after he apologizes (p. 20) compared to how he looked earlier? (p. 2).	How does apologizing help you feel better?	Create a four square apology based on a recent conflict.
Zach Gets Frustrated (Mulcahy & McKee, 2012)	How to identify triggers and manage frustration through positive reframing.	What does “frus trated” mean to you? Name one thing that makes you frustrated.	What was Zach’s real problem? (p. 2) How did Zach connect his kite problem to another problem he had experienced?	How can you make yourself feel better when you are frustrated? What are some good thoughts that help you when you are frustrated?	Complete frustration triangle. Practice chill skills.

Book	Social-Emotional Skills Addressed	Before the Reading Questions	During the Reading Questions	After the Reading Questions	Postreading Activities
Calm Down Time (Verdick, 2010)	Strategies for calming down when emotionally triggered.	What does it mean to be calm? What can you do to help yourself feel calm?	Give your body a squeeze. How do you feel? Can you ask for hug?	Which of the calm down activities would you try?	Practice how to take deep breaths, role play going to time out/cozy spot.
The Energy Bus (Gordon & Scott, 2012)	Overcoming adversity and staying positive.	Can you think of a time when you had a bad day? What were some things that happened when you had a bad day?	What are some ways we can put “fuel” in our minds? How does Joy, the bus driver, help the children?	How can you show kindness to others?	Draw a picture of a bullying experience and a positive vision picture.
How Full is Your Bucket? (Rath & Reckmeyer, 2009)	Developing a positive outlook toward self and others.	How do you feel when people say mean things to you? How do you feel when people say nice things to you?	How did Felix “dip” from his sister’s bucket? What are some ways that Felix’s bucket dripped? What put drops back into Felix’s bucket? What happened when Felix’s bucket was full?	What could you do to fill other people’s buckets? What are some ways you can fill your own bucket?	Create a class bucket for students to place statements of positive feelings towards others.
The Invisible Boy (Ludwig & Barton, 2013)	Feeling like you don’t fit in / learning to include others.	How would you feel if you were being ignored? Do you ever feel afraid to join in and play with others?	How is Brian different from the other children? What happened to help Brian feel included? How does Brian change throughout story?	When you want to play with someone, what are some things you can do? How can you include other people in your activities?	Participate in class bonding activity, e.g., expressing gratitude for classmates, writing positive statements about peers, or sharing a favorite game or activity.
Stand in My Shoes (Sornson, 2013)	How to show empathy.	What are some different feelings you know?	What does it mean to have empathy? How does empathy help us connect with other people?	What are some new feelings you have learned?	Teacher think-aloud of scenarios involving different feelings that allow students to share personal connections.
Zach Apologize (Mulcahy & McKee, 2012)	How to reconcile with others.	What does it mean to apologize? Have you ever apologized to someone?	Why does Zach think he’s right? (p. 2) How does Zach look after he apologizes (p. 20) compared to how he looked earlier? (p. 2).	How does apologizing help you feel better?	Create a four square apology based on a recent conflict.
Zach Gets Frustrated (Mulcahy & McKee, 2012)	How to identify triggers and manage frustration through positive reframing.	What does “frus trated” mean to you? Name one thing that makes you frustrated.	What was Zach’s real problem? (p. 2) How did Zach connect his kite problem to another problem he had experienced?	How can you make yourself feel better when you are frustrated? What are some good thoughts that help you when you are frustrated?	Complete frustration triangle. Practice chill skills.