In K–2: Naming feelings, noticing body signals, recognizing strengths and limits
Browse Self-Awareness storiesSELKID · Story-based learning
Big ideas, kid-sized stories.
A professional SEL education matrix for K–2 — Scenario × Trigger × Emotion × Skill, CASEL-aligned, with thinking skills and an R&D flagship in AI cognition through Rex & Dino in Maple Forest.
- CASEL Framework aligned
- Scenario × Trigger × Emotion × Skill
- 228+ resources on TPT
Emotional struggle isn't a mistake.
It's a skill waiting to be taught.
Every child is doing their best with the skills they have so far. When feelings run big in the classroom, the answer isn't shame — it's a story, a name for the feeling, and a habit to practice. That is what SELKID builds, one read-aloud at a time.
228+SKUs on Teachers Pay Teachers
3Learning pillars
210+SEL foundation stories
6AI cognition units (R&D)
Education matrix
From feelings, to thinking, to the future
SELKID is not a single product line — it's a structured learning system: 210 SEL stories cross-tagged by classroom moment, 12 thinking skills resources, and a flagship AI cognition series.
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SEL Foundation
From feelings
210+ SKUs 02Thinking Skills
To thinking
12+ SKUs 03AI Cognition
To the future
6+ SKUsCASEL · The professional standard for SEL in U.S. schools
Built on CASEL
SELKID is built around the five core competencies defined by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) — then translated into kid-sized stories for real K–2 classrooms.
In K–2: Impulse control, waiting, transitions, calming strategies, task persistence
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Browse Relationship Skills storiesIn K–2: Choices and consequences, flexible thinking, trying again after mistakes
Browse Responsible Decision-Making storiesR&D flagship · AI Cognition
Rex & Dino's Big AI Ideas
Season 1: AI Mistakes & Human Judgment — six comic units helping children understand how AI learns, fails, and still needs people.
How SELKID works
Story → Discussion → Activity → Reflection
Story
Comic or read-aloud introduces the skill through Rex & Dino in Maple Forest.
Discussion
Guiding questions help children name the problem in their own words.
Activity
Printable practice turns the idea into something students can try.
Reflection
Exit prompts connect the story to classroom and home life.
Educator Notes
Classroom ideas from Maple Forest
Short essays on story-first SEL, thinking habits, and kid-sized AI literacy.
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Training Data in kid-sized language
How Unit 1 of Rex & Dino's Big AI Ideas introduces AI learning without coding — and why teachers asked for it.
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Why story-first beats worksheet-first in K–2 SEL
SELKID's classroom rhythm — Story → Discussion → Activity → Reflection — and why Rex & Dino carry the skill before the worksheet does.
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Rex & Dino IP
Characters children remember
Maple Forest is SELKID's long-term story world — built to grow across comics, animation, audiobooks, and classroom media.
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One highlight per skill area — browse 228+ stories in the full catalog.
K–2 Big Picture Thinking
Thinking Skills Stories for K–2 Big Picture Thinking Read Aloud Kit
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3–6 General SEL
Rex & Dino's Big AI Ideas | Unit 1: Training Data
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K–2 Speaking & Blurting
Waiting to Speak Social Story Bundle for K–2 Blurting Interrupting SEL
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K–2 Evidence & Clues
Big Picture Thinking Read Aloud for K–2 Look Past the First Clue
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K–2 Slow Down & Pause
Big Picture Thinking Read Aloud for K–2 Slow Down Before You Assume
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K–2 Flexible Thinking
Flexible Thinking Read Aloud for K–2 Check If the Clue Still Fits
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K–2 Emotional Regulation
Accepting No Calmly Social Story for K–2 Dealing with Disappointment SEL
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K–2 Friendship & Repair