Help yourself look beyond what a child is doing and consider what they may be experiencing this school year.

What Children May Be Experiencing This School Year is a guided culturally responsive SEL workbook for families, educators, homeschool educators, and caregivers. It helps adults notice changes, expectations, relationships, belonging, identity, and the different environments shaping a child’s school-year experience.

Use it at the beginning of the school year, during a transition, or anytime a child seems to be adjusting to something new.

📦 WHAT’S INCLUDED?

This 18-page printable PDF includes:

✍🏾 Guided adult reflection pages
👀 Behavior and experience reflection chart
🏫 Six school-year experiences to consider
🌍 Reflection across home, school, homeschool, faith, family, peer, and community environments
💬 Conversation questions for families, educators, homeschool educators, and caregivers
🧠 Practical ways adults can respond
✅ “One Thing to Try” prompts
📝 End-of-workbook reflection page

SIX EXPERIENCES EXPLORED

Feeling Like the New Person
Learning New Expectations
Missing Familiar People
Managing Different Expectations Across Environments
Finding Their Place
Feeling Proud of Who They Are

Each experience includes reflection questions, possible adult responses, and one practical action to try.

🎯 WHO IS IT FOR?

👩🏾‍👧🏾 Parents and caregivers
👩🏽‍🏫 Classroom teachers
🏡 Homeschool families
🧑🏿‍🏫 School counselors and support staff
🌍 Adults supporting children across different cultural or social environments

💡 USE IT FOR

Back-to-school transitions
A child starting a new school or group
Changes in routines or expectations
Children acting differently across settings
Conversations about belonging and friendships
Supporting cultural identity and pride
Parent-teacher reflection or discussion

📜 TERMS OF USE

For personal, classroom, or individual program use.

You may print copies for children or participants in your care. You may not resell, redistribute, share the digital file, upload it to public or shared-access platforms, remove Cultural SEL branding, or include it inside another product for distribution.