Know Your S.E.L.F Grow with Your S.E.L.F: A Coloring & Activity Book for Grades K-8

Big feelings. Small steps. A growing SELF.

Know Your S.E.L.F.: Grow With Your S.E.L.F. is a coloring and activity book for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Inspired by Dr. Khalif Jackson's book and companion reflection journal, this engaging resource introduces social-emotional learning (SEL) through creativity, conversation, and play.

Built around the SELPH Centered¿ framework, children explore four guiding practices: See Yourself, Even Yourself Out, Look Outward, and Follow Through. These practices introduce seven learning pathways: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, responsible decision-making, purpose, and human connection.

With three levels of activities, this book grows alongside its readers. Younger children can color, draw, and discuss feelings with a supportive adult. Elementary students can explore friendships, cooperation, and everyday challenges. Older students can reflect on identity, boundaries, accountability, and using their strengths to help others.

Inside, children will discover:

21 illustrated color-by-number scenes

Seven interactive Play Labs

Guided reflection pages

A SELPH Centered¿ periodic-table coloring activity

Activities featuring emotional regulation, perspective-taking, active listening, problem-solving, creativity, and kindness

Child-friendly adaptations of the ABCs of Reflection and RAW Talk (Reflect, Act, Work) encourage children to connect what they learn with real-life experiences and practice small, meaningful actions.

Inclusive illustrations celebrate children with diverse appearances, hair textures, cultural dress, and abilities. Children can choose their own skin and hair colors, encouraging creativity, personal expression, and a sense of belonging.

Designed for families, classrooms, mentoring programs, and community organizations, this book creates opportunities for meaningful conversations without requiring perfect answers. Children can write, draw, point, sign, or share their thoughts aloud, with support when needed.

Whether used independently or alongside a trusted adult, Grow With Your S.E.L.F. helps children build confidence, strengthen relationships, and develop skills they can carry into school, home, and everyday life.

Every child has a SELF worth knowing, strengths worth growing, and a purpose worth discovering. Through coloring, reflection, and intentional practice, children can keep learning, growing, and becoming their best selves, one feeling, one connection, and one thoughtful step at a time.