Ages 3-5 · Book 1, Accountability · 4,299 places
Preschool SEL Curriculum
A read-aloud unit for circle time that a new teacher can run on their second day, with the questions written out and a note for when the room goes.
Built on Ellis Abel and the Red Block — “Big feelings. Small choices. Real accountability.” A character series, not a curriculum with a worldview attached.
The five sessions
- Session 1
Open with the story, not the lesson — the lesson lands after
- Session 2
Small groups: where does this show up in our room, specifically
- Session 3
The adult goes first, with a real example that cost them something
- Session 4
Each child writes the one step they take before next week
- Session 5
Follow up by name the following week and ask what happened
Questions leaders ask
Is preschool sel curriculum in your area a religious program?
No. Ellis Abel is a character series. Each volume carries one named core value — this one is accountability — and the story does the teaching. There is no doctrine in it, nothing to opt out of, and it is used in public schools, libraries and secular programs as readily as anywhere else.
What ages does this work for?
Ages 3-5. The story is read aloud, so a child who cannot read yet is fully in it, and the discussion prompts are written in two bands so one adult can hold a mixed-age room.
Can our your area staff run this without training?
Yes. Every session is a read-aloud with the questions written out, a timing column, and a note for when the room falls apart. A new teacher can run it on their second day.
How does this fit an early-learning framework?
It sits in the social and emotional development strand as a read-aloud with a follow-up action. It is a story and a routine, not an assessment, so it slots into circle time rather than replacing anything.
The rules that make it work
This is a character story, not a behaviour plan
Ellis Abel is a core-values series. No child is assessed, scored, diagnosed or labelled anywhere in it. It gives a room shared language, and it stops there.
Big feelings are not misbehaviour
A four-year-old at full volume is not defying anyone. Treating the feeling as an offence teaches a child to hide it, which is the opposite of the skill.
Name first, always
Every attempt to fix a feeling before naming it fails, and it fails loudly. The order in the book is the order in the room.
Ownership is small and specific
"Be responsible" means nothing at four. One job, done alone, every day, means everything, and it generalises on its own.
Adults go first
The adult naming their own feeling out loud in front of the child does more work than any session. Children copy what they see under pressure.
Routines beat reminders
A routine a child can recite is theirs. A reminder an adult repeats is the adult's, and it has to be repeated forever.
Preschool SEL by metro area
Northeast
- Preschool SEL — New York, NY
- Preschool SEL — Philadelphia, PA
- Preschool SEL — Boston, MA
- Preschool SEL — Pittsburgh, PA
- Preschool SEL — Providence, RI
- Preschool SEL — Hartford, CT
- Preschool SEL — Buffalo, NY
- Preschool SEL — Rochester, NY
- Preschool SEL — Bridgeport, CT
- Preschool SEL — Albany, NY
- Preschool SEL — Worcester, MA
- Preschool SEL — Allentown, PA
- Preschool SEL — Poughkeepsie metro area, NY
- Preschool SEL — Syracuse, NY
- Preschool SEL — Harrisburg, PA
- Preschool SEL — New Haven, CT
- Preschool SEL — Portland, ME
- Preschool SEL — Scranton, PA
- Preschool SEL — Lancaster, PA
- Preschool SEL — York, PA
- Preschool SEL — Springfield, MA
- Preschool SEL — Waterbury, CT
- Preschool SEL — Reading, PA
- Preschool SEL — Manchester, NH
- Preschool SEL — Trenton, NJ
- Preschool SEL — Atlantic City, NJ
- Preschool SEL — Utica, NY
- Preschool SEL — Norwich, CT
- Preschool SEL — Erie, PA
- Preschool SEL — Binghamton, NY
- Preschool SEL — Barnstable, MA
- Preschool SEL — Burlington, VT
- Preschool SEL — Kingston, NY
- Preschool SEL — Amherst, MA
- Preschool SEL — Chambersburg, PA
- Preschool SEL — Bangor, ME
- Preschool SEL — State College, PA
- Preschool SEL — Vineland, NJ
- Preschool SEL — Lebanon, PA
- Preschool SEL — Johnstown, PA
- Preschool SEL — Pittsfield, MA
- Preschool SEL — Glens Falls, NY
- Preschool SEL — Altoona, PA
- Preschool SEL — Lewiston, ME
- Preschool SEL — Williamsport, PA
- Preschool SEL — Watertown, NY
- Preschool SEL — Gettysburg, PA
- Preschool SEL — Ithaca, NY
- Preschool SEL — Elmira, NY
Midwest
- Preschool SEL — Chicago, IL
- Preschool SEL — Detroit, MI
- Preschool SEL — Minneapolis, MN
- Preschool SEL — St. Louis, MO
- Preschool SEL — Cincinnati, OH
- Preschool SEL — Kansas City, MO
- Preschool SEL — Columbus, OH
- Preschool SEL — Indianapolis, IN
- Preschool SEL — Cleveland, OH
- Preschool SEL — Milwaukee, WI
- Preschool SEL — Grand Rapids, MI
- Preschool SEL — Omaha, NE
- Preschool SEL — Dayton, OH
- Preschool SEL — Des Moines, IA
- Preschool SEL — Madison, WI
- Preschool SEL — Akron, OH
- Preschool SEL — Wichita, KS
- Preschool SEL — Toledo, OH
- Preschool SEL — Springfield, MO
- Preschool SEL — Lansing, MI
- Preschool SEL — Fort Wayne, IN
- Preschool SEL — Youngstown, OH
- Preschool SEL — Flint, MI
- Preschool SEL — Canton, OH
- Preschool SEL — Davenport, IA
- Preschool SEL — Ann Arbor, MI
- Preschool SEL — Peoria, IL
- Preschool SEL — Lincoln, NE
- Preschool SEL — Rockford, IL
- Preschool SEL — Green Bay, WI
- Preschool SEL — South Bend, IN
- Preschool SEL — Sioux Falls, SD
- Preschool SEL — Duluth, MN
- Preschool SEL — Cedar Rapids, IA
- Preschool SEL — Evansville, IN
- Preschool SEL — Fargo, ND
- Preschool SEL — Kalamazoo, MI
- Preschool SEL — Appleton, WI
- Preschool SEL — Champaign, IL
- Preschool SEL — Topeka, KS
- Preschool SEL — Rochester, MN
- Preschool SEL — Lafayette, IN
- Preschool SEL — Columbia, MO
- Preschool SEL — Joplin, MO
- Preschool SEL — Elkhart, IN
- Preschool SEL — Springfield, IL
- Preschool SEL — St. Cloud, MN
- Preschool SEL — Racine, WI
- Preschool SEL — Saginaw, MI
- Preschool SEL — Iowa City, IA
- Preschool SEL — Muskegon, MI
- Preschool SEL — Eau Claire, WI
- Preschool SEL — Oshkosh, WI
- Preschool SEL — Bloomington, IL
- Preschool SEL — La Crosse, WI
- Preschool SEL — Terre Haute, IN
- Preschool SEL — Waterloo, IA
- Preschool SEL — Kenosha, WI
- Preschool SEL — Janesville, WI
- Preschool SEL — Bloomington, IN
- Preschool SEL — Jackson, MI
- Preschool SEL — Traverse City, MI
- Preschool SEL — Rapid City, SD
- Preschool SEL — Monroe, MI
- Preschool SEL — Jefferson City, MO
- Preschool SEL — Niles, MI
- Preschool SEL — Sioux City, IA
- Preschool SEL — Bismarck, ND
- Preschool SEL — Wausau, WI
- Preschool SEL — Manhattan, KS
- Preschool SEL — Springfield, OH
- Preschool SEL — Battle Creek, MI
- Preschool SEL — Ames, IA
- Preschool SEL — Mansfield, OH
- Preschool SEL — Lawrence, KS
- Preschool SEL — St. Joseph, MO
- Preschool SEL — Sheboygan, WI
- Preschool SEL — Muncie, IN
- Preschool SEL — Sandusky, OH
- Preschool SEL — Michigan City, IN
- Preschool SEL — Kankakee, IL
- Preschool SEL — Grand Forks, ND
- Preschool SEL — Mankato, MN
- Preschool SEL — Fond du Lac, WI
- Preschool SEL — Bay City, MI
- Preschool SEL — Lima, OH
- Preschool SEL — Dubuque, IA
- Preschool SEL — Decatur, IL
- Preschool SEL — Cape Girardeau, MO
- Preschool SEL — Columbus, IN
- Preschool SEL — Kokomo, IN
- Preschool SEL — Midland, MI
- Preschool SEL — Grand Island, NE
- Preschool SEL — Minot, ND
South
- Preschool SEL — Dallas, TX
- Preschool SEL — Houston, TX
- Preschool SEL — Atlanta, GA
- Preschool SEL — Washington, DC
- Preschool SEL — Miami, FL
- Preschool SEL — Tampa, FL
- Preschool SEL — Orlando, FL
- Preschool SEL — Charlotte, NC
- Preschool SEL — Baltimore, MD
- Preschool SEL — San Antonio, TX
- Preschool SEL — Austin, TX
- Preschool SEL — Nashville, TN
- Preschool SEL — Virginia Beach, VA
- Preschool SEL — Jacksonville, FL
- Preschool SEL — Raleigh, NC
- Preschool SEL — Oklahoma City, OK
- Preschool SEL — Louisville, KY
- Preschool SEL — Richmond, VA
- Preschool SEL — Memphis, TN
- Preschool SEL — Birmingham, AL
- Preschool SEL — Tulsa, OK
- Preschool SEL — Greenville, SC
- Preschool SEL — New Orleans, LA
- Preschool SEL — Knoxville, TN
- Preschool SEL — Sarasota metro area, FL
- Preschool SEL — McAllen, TX
- Preschool SEL — Charleston, SC
- Preschool SEL — Baton Rouge, LA
- Preschool SEL — El Paso, TX
- Preschool SEL — Columbia, SC
- Preschool SEL — Cape Coral, FL
- Preschool SEL — Lakeland, FL
- Preschool SEL — Greensboro, NC
- Preschool SEL — Little Rock, AR
- Preschool SEL — Deltona, FL
- Preschool SEL — Winston-Salem, NC
- Preschool SEL — Palm Bay, FL
- Preschool SEL — Augusta, GA
- Preschool SEL — Durham, NC
- Preschool SEL — Fayetteville, AR
- Preschool SEL — Jackson, MS
- Preschool SEL — Chattanooga, TN
- Preschool SEL — Port St. Lucie, FL
- Preschool SEL — Huntsville, AL
- Preschool SEL — Pensacola, FL
- Preschool SEL — Lexington, KY
- Preschool SEL — Killeen, TX
- Preschool SEL — Wilmington, NC
- Preschool SEL — Corpus Christi, TX
- Preschool SEL — Ocala, FL
- Preschool SEL — Savannah, GA
- Preschool SEL — Brownsville, TX
- Preschool SEL — Gulfport, MS
- Preschool SEL — Myrtle Beach, SC
- Preschool SEL — Lafayette, LA
- Preschool SEL — Asheville, NC
- Preschool SEL — Naples, FL
- Preschool SEL — Mobile, AL
- Preschool SEL — Spartanburg, SC
- Preschool SEL — Beaumont, TX
- Preschool SEL — Tallahassee, FL
- Preschool SEL — Fayetteville, NC
- Preschool SEL — Montgomery, AL
- Preschool SEL — Shreveport, LA
- Preschool SEL — Hickory, NC
- Preschool SEL — Lubbock, TX
- Preschool SEL — Huntington, WV
- Preschool SEL — Gainesville, FL
- Preschool SEL — Clarksville, TN
- Preschool SEL — Columbus, GA
- Preschool SEL — Roanoke, VA
- Preschool SEL — Hagerstown, MD
- Preschool SEL — Fort Walton Beach metro area, FL
- Preschool SEL — Kingsport, TN
- Preschool SEL — Waco, TX
- Preschool SEL — Longview, TX
- Preschool SEL — College Station, TX
- Preschool SEL — Tuscaloosa, AL
- Preschool SEL — Laredo, TX
- Preschool SEL — Slidell, LA
- Preschool SEL — Amarillo, TX
- Preschool SEL — Lynchburg, VA
- Preschool SEL — Daphne, AL
- Preschool SEL — Tyler, TX
- Preschool SEL — Lake Charles, LA
- Preschool SEL — Hilton Head Island, SC
- Preschool SEL — Macon, GA
- Preschool SEL — Fort Smith, AR
- Preschool SEL — Panama City, FL
- Preschool SEL — Charlottesville, VA
- Preschool SEL — Gainesville, GA
- Preschool SEL — Athens, GA
- Preschool SEL — Monroe, LA
- Preschool SEL — Punta Gorda, FL
- Preschool SEL — Jacksonville, NC
- Preschool SEL — Johnson City, TN
- Preschool SEL — Lexington Park, MD
- Preschool SEL — Warner Robins, GA
- Preschool SEL — Auburn, AL
- Preschool SEL — Florence, SC
- Preschool SEL — Charleston, WV
- Preschool SEL — Houma, LA
- Preschool SEL — Bowling Green, KY
- Preschool SEL — Dover, DE
- Preschool SEL — Midland, TX
- Preschool SEL — Burlington, NC
- Preschool SEL — Abilene, TX
- Preschool SEL — Jackson, TN
- Preschool SEL — Greenville, NC
- Preschool SEL — Blacksburg, VA
- Preschool SEL — Odessa, TX
- Preschool SEL — Vero Beach metro area, FL
- Preschool SEL — Homosassa Springs, FL
- Preschool SEL — Decatur, AL
- Preschool SEL — Hattiesburg, MS
- Preschool SEL — The Villages metro area, FL
- Preschool SEL — Florence, AL
- Preschool SEL — Dothan, AL
- Preschool SEL — Sherman, TX
- Preschool SEL — Valdosta, GA
- Preschool SEL — Winchester, VA
- Preschool SEL — Wichita Falls, TX
- Preschool SEL — Rocky Mount, NC
- Preschool SEL — Alexandria, LA
- Preschool SEL — Dalton, GA
- Preschool SEL — Texarkana, TX
- Preschool SEL — Albany, GA
- Preschool SEL — Morgantown, WV
- Preschool SEL — Hammond, LA
- Preschool SEL — Harrisonburg, VA
- Preschool SEL — Jonesboro, AR
- Preschool SEL — Wheeling, WV
- Preschool SEL — Cleveland, TN
- Preschool SEL — Salisbury, MD
- Preschool SEL — Staunton, VA
- Preschool SEL — Morristown, TN
- Preschool SEL — Elizabethtown, KY
- Preschool SEL — Lawton, OK
- Preschool SEL — Goldsboro, NC
- Preschool SEL — San Angelo, TX
- Preschool SEL — Brunswick, GA
- Preschool SEL — Anniston, AL
- Preschool SEL — Owensboro, KY
- Preschool SEL — Steubenville, WV
- Preschool SEL — Sebring, FL
- Preschool SEL — Pinehurst, NC
- Preschool SEL — Beckley, WV
- Preschool SEL — Sumter, SC
- Preschool SEL — Gadsden, AL
- Preschool SEL — Paducah, KY
- Preschool SEL — Rome, GA
- Preschool SEL — Victoria, TX
- Preschool SEL — Hot Springs, AR
- Preschool SEL — Hinesville, GA
- Preschool SEL — Parkersburg, WV
- Preschool SEL — Enid, OK
- Preschool SEL — Eagle Pass, TX
West
- Preschool SEL — Los Angeles, CA
- Preschool SEL — Phoenix, AZ
- Preschool SEL — Riverside, CA
- Preschool SEL — San Francisco, CA
- Preschool SEL — Seattle, WA
- Preschool SEL — San Diego, CA
- Preschool SEL — Denver, CO
- Preschool SEL — Portland, OR
- Preschool SEL — Sacramento, CA
- Preschool SEL — Las Vegas, NV
- Preschool SEL — San Jose, CA
- Preschool SEL — Salt Lake City, UT
- Preschool SEL — Fresno, CA
- Preschool SEL — Tucson, AZ
- Preschool SEL — Honolulu, HI
- Preschool SEL — Bakersfield, CA
- Preschool SEL — Albuquerque, NM
- Preschool SEL — Boise, ID
- Preschool SEL — Oxnard, CA
- Preschool SEL — Stockton, CA
- Preschool SEL — Colorado Springs, CO
- Preschool SEL — Provo, UT
- Preschool SEL — Ogden, UT
- Preschool SEL — Spokane, WA
- Preschool SEL — Reno, NV
- Preschool SEL — Modesto, CA
- Preschool SEL — Santa Rosa, CA
- Preschool SEL — Visalia, CA
- Preschool SEL — Vallejo, CA
- Preschool SEL — Salem, OR
- Preschool SEL — Santa Maria, CA
- Preschool SEL — Salinas, CA
- Preschool SEL — Anchorage, AK
- Preschool SEL — Eugene, OR
- Preschool SEL — Greeley, CO
- Preschool SEL — Fort Collins, CO
- Preschool SEL — Boulder, CO
- Preschool SEL — Kennewick, WA
- Preschool SEL — Olympia, WA
- Preschool SEL — Merced, CA
- Preschool SEL — Bremerton, WA
- Preschool SEL — San Luis Obispo, CA
- Preschool SEL — Bend, OR
- Preschool SEL — Yakima, WA
- Preschool SEL — Santa Cruz, CA
- Preschool SEL — Prescott metro area, AZ
- Preschool SEL — Bellingham, WA
- Preschool SEL — Las Cruces, NM
- Preschool SEL — Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Preschool SEL — Yuma, AZ
- Preschool SEL — Medford, OR
- Preschool SEL — St. George, UT
- Preschool SEL — Chico, CA
- Preschool SEL — Billings, MT
- Preschool SEL — Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Preschool SEL — Yuba City, CA
- Preschool SEL — Redding, CA
- Preschool SEL — El Centro, CA
- Preschool SEL — Idaho Falls, ID
- Preschool SEL — Pueblo, CO
- Preschool SEL — Grand Junction, CO
- Preschool SEL — Logan, UT
- Preschool SEL — Maui, HI
- Preschool SEL — Santa Fe, NM
- Preschool SEL — Hanford, CA
- Preschool SEL — Flagstaff, AZ
- Preschool SEL — Mount Vernon, WA
- Preschool SEL — Napa, CA
- Preschool SEL — Albany, OR
- Preschool SEL — Bozeman, MT
- Preschool SEL — Missoula, MT
- Preschool SEL — Wenatchee, WA
- Preschool SEL — Sierra Vista, AZ
- Preschool SEL — Twin Falls, ID
- Preschool SEL — Farmington, NM
- Preschool SEL — Longview, WA
- Preschool SEL — Cheyenne, WY
- Preschool SEL — Corvallis, OR
- Preschool SEL — Helena, MT
- Preschool SEL — Fairbanks, AK
- Preschool SEL — Pocatello, ID
- Preschool SEL — Grants Pass, OR
- Preschool SEL — Great Falls, MT
- Preschool SEL — Casper, WY
- Preschool SEL — Lewiston, ID
- Preschool SEL — Walla Walla, WA
- Preschool SEL — Carson City, NV
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