As students in grades 4-6 move toward the completion of their elementary-school years and the beginning of their middle-school years, it is the perfect time to help them develop a strong set of social and emotional skills that they can rely on as they cope with the social aspects of their daily lives. Social-Emotional Learning: Lessons for Developing Decision-Making Skills can be a useful resource for such students and their teachers. This book contains 15 character-building units, each of which includes the following: A three-page reading passage that addresses a unique aspect of character development in an age-appropriate manner. - Five comprehension questions that can be used to assess students’ understanding of the material and to promote further discussion of the topic. - Four different writing activities designed to increase awareness and to help students connect to the topic. - A page of teacher notes, in which the passage is summarized, the concepts addressed are highlighted, and thought-provoking discussion starters are offered. The topics of the 15 units in this book are as follows: Appreciation - Caring - Citizenship - Cooperation - Fairness - Generosity - Honesty - Loyalty - Patience - Patriotism - Perseverance - Respect - Responsibility - Self-Discipline - Trustworthiness All passages are Lexile-leveled, and suggested answers are given for all reading-comprehension questions. This resource is 128 pages in all.