Summer into Growth a Social Emotional Learning Workbook for Teens: Fun Activities to Understand Your Feelings, Make Good Choices, and Grow This Summer (Inclusive Teaching)

Summer Into Growth: A Social-Emotional Learning Workbook for TeensSummer gives you something school never does — time. The question is what you do with it.Summer Into Growth is a 35-exercise social-emotional learning workbook designed specifically for teens ages 13 to 19. Written by special education teacher and bestselling author Richard Bass, this workbook gives teens honest, practical tools to make the most of their summer — not just for fun, but for real personal growth.Unlike workbooks that feel like homework, Summer Into Growth speaks directly to teens in a tone that is respectful, real, and free of the kind of advice that makes you roll your eyes. Every exercise is rooted in the five core SEL competencies and built around the specific challenges and opportunities that summer brings.Inside the workbook, teens will explore:Chapter 1 — Self-Awareness: Who are you when school stops defining your day? Exercises cover identity, values, energy patterns, social battery, and setting a summer growth vision.Chapter 2 — Self-Management: How to set real goals, build a routine without a schedule, manage summer job stress, beat boredom, and form one lasting habit.Chapter 3 — Social Awareness: Understanding different summer experiences, practicing empathy, getting involved in the community, and learning to read social situations.Chapter 4 — Relationship Skills: Maintaining long-distance friendships, navigating summer romance, managing more family time, making new friends, and resolving conflict in close quarters.Chapter 5 — Responsible Decision-Making: Evaluating opportunities, handling peer pressure in relaxed settings, making safety decisions, following through on commitments, and preparing for the transition back to school.This workbook is for teens who:Want to use summer for something more than scrollingAre working a summer job and feeling the pressure that comes with itAre navigating shifting friendships and social dynamicsWant to head into the new school year with more confidence and self-awarenessAre ready to be honest with themselvesRichard Bass is a special education teacher and the author of more than 20 books for young people and their families, including the Mom's Choice Gold Award-winning ADHD Parenting Guide for Boys. His work is known for being direct, practical, and genuinely useful — never preachy, never generic.Whether used independently, with a parent, or as part of a summer program, Summer Into Growth gives teens the tools to finish summer better than they started it.Your growth does not take a vacation. Read more