# SELKID

> Big ideas, kid-sized stories. Story-based SEL, thinking skills, and AI cognition for K–6 educators.

## Summary
SELKID (selkid.com) publishes CASEL-aligned social-emotional learning read-alouds, Rex & Dino thinking skills stories, and an AI cognition comic series for elementary classrooms. The brand belief: Emotional struggle isn't a mistake. It's a skill waiting to be taught.

## Key facts
- Resources: 228+ on Teachers Pay Teachers (210 SEL stories, 12 thinking skills, 6 AI units)
- Grades: SEL & thinking K–2; AI Cognition Grades 3–6
- Characters: Rex, Dino, Atlas, Mayor Owl, Mimi Rabbit in Maple Forest
- Teaching model: Story → Discussion → Activity → Reflection
- Framework: CASEL-aligned SEL organized by scenario, trigger, emotion, and skill
- Free sample: Unit 1 Training Data — full 16-panel comic + partial lesson guides (https://selkid.com/free-resources)

## Primary pages
- Homepage: https://selkid.com/
- Learning System: https://selkid.com/learning-system
- SEL Stories: https://selkid.com/sel-stories
- Thinking Skills: https://selkid.com/thinking-skills
- AI Cognition: https://selkid.com/ai-cognition
- Free Resources: https://selkid.com/free-resources
- Rex & Dino: https://selkid.com/rex-dino
- Educator Notes: https://selkid.com/educator-notes
- About: https://selkid.com/about

## External stores
- Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/selkid
- Amazon (young reader books): https://www.amazon.com/stores/Emily-Willow/author/B0FPD5F5GQ
- Story hub: https://story.selkid.com/

## FAQ
### What is SELKID?
SELKID is a story-based learning brand for K–6 classrooms. It publishes CASEL-aligned social-emotional learning (SEL) read-alouds, Rex & Dino thinking skills stories, and a flagship AI cognition comic series — all built around characters in Maple Forest.

### Who is SELKID for?
SELKID is designed for elementary teachers, school counselors, homeschool parents, and caregivers who want no-prep read-aloud resources that turn big feelings and big ideas into kid-sized stories children can discuss and practice.

### What grade levels does SELKID cover?
SEL stories and thinking skills resources target K–2. The Rex & Dino AI Cognition series (Big AI Ideas) is built for Grades 3–6. Many educators use SELKID across K–6 depending on classroom need.

### How many SELKID resources are available?
SELKID offers 228+ classroom resources on Teachers Pay Teachers, including 210+ SEL stories, 12 thinking skills read-alouds, and 6 AI cognition units in Season 1 of Rex & Dino's Big AI Ideas.

### Is SELKID aligned with CASEL?
Yes. SELKID's SEL stories are organized around the five CASEL competencies — self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making — and mapped to classroom scenarios, triggers, emotions, and skills.

### What is the SELKID teaching rhythm?
Every SELKID resource follows the same classroom rhythm: Story → Discussion → Activity → Reflection. Teachers open a read-aloud, discuss the moment with students, practice a short activity, and close with reflection.

### What free sample does SELKID offer?
Educators can get Unit 1: Training Data free — the complete 16-panel Rex & Dino comic plus partial lesson guides from the AI Cognition series. Sign up at selkid.com/free-resources.

### Who are Rex and Dino?
Rex and Dino are SELKID's main characters in Maple Forest. Rex represents a child's first reaction; Dino brings humor and reframing. Together they carry SEL foundations into thinking habits and AI literacy stories.

### What is Rex & Dino's Big AI Ideas?
Big AI Ideas is SELKID's comic-first AI cognition series for Grades 3–6. Season 1 covers six units — Training Data, Data Quality, AI Bias, Hallucination, Model Collapse, and Human Judgment — teaching how AI learns, fails, and still needs people.

### Where can I buy SELKID resources?
Classroom resources are sold on the SELKID Teachers Pay Teachers store at teacherspayteachers.com/store/selkid. Young-reader chapter books are also published on Amazon under author Emily Willow at story.selkid.com.


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