Not Year Specific teaching resources for Australia
I Don't Always Get My Own Way – Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
Four coping strategies — a different activity, a quiet space, deep breaths, or telling an adult — follow a first-person story about not getting your own way.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Skills, Autism, Coping Mechanisms, Emotional Regulation, Disappointment
I Have Cancer Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
Eight concise pages present a first-person sequence about feeling unwell, receiving a cancer diagnosis, returning to the hospital, and experiencing possible effects of medicine. The simple progression may help a caregiver or support professional open a calm conversation about unfamiliar routines and body changes. It should be selected with sensitivity to an individual learner's situation and used as a discussion aid, not as medical guidance or a prediction of any person's treatment experience.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Cancer, Difficult Discussions
Hands-Off Hygiene – Social Story for Kids
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person social story teaches a child that bowel movements belong only in the toilet, pairing a plain hygiene rule with a play-dough alternative for the same soft, squishy sensory interest.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Autism, SEN, Poo Story, Smearing Feces Autism, Is Poop Smearing A Sign Of Autism, Social Story Clipart, Autism Poop Smearing, Autism And Poop Smearing, Poop Smearing Autism, Smearing Poop On Walls, Play With Feces, Autism Fecal Smearing, Fecal Smearing Autism
I Need to Wear a Bra Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person social story explaining, one short page at a time, why a growing girl starts wearing a bra, how a first bra is chosen and measured in a shop, and who to tell when it stops fitting.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Bra, Social Story, Teenage Girls, Personal Development, Anxiety, Bra Story
I Need to Wear Deodorant Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person social story walks a growing teenager through why their body is changing, why showering and deodorant are now part of the daily routine, and how following that routine will help them feel good, told in matching boy and girl versions.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Deodorant, Hygiene, Puberty, Put On Deodorant Clipart, Can Kids Wear Deodorant, When Should Child Wear Deodorant
Personal Identity Chart – Self-Reflection Tool
, Not Grade Specific,
Self-image, relationships, and culture are explored across four quadrants of a "Who Am I?" identity chart graphic organiser.
Author Cogjogger
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Tags Identity Chart, Graphic Organizers, Creative Writing, Identity Diagram, Chart, Self-reflection
IEP at a Glance Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
Editable case-summary fields let teachers record a student's IEP goals, disability, accommodations, strengths, weaknesses, and services on a single at-a-glance sheet.
Author Brook Creaser
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Tags Special Education, Parent Meetings, IEP, Behavior, Modifications, Iep At A Glance Template Free, Iep At A Glance Google Doc, Iep Clip Art, Iep At A Glance Printable
IEP Teacher Input Form
, Not Grade Specific,
A seven-question input form lets a general education teacher document a student's strengths, concerns, and performance for an IEP, with a fully worked model example provided.
Author Good Human Project
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Tags IEP Teacher, Special Ed, Questionnaire, Teacher Input, Record Keeping
Imagination Workout Set 1 | Drawing Prompts & Doodle Activities
, Not Grade Specific,
A single starting line on each of five pages is the only instruction students get before turning it into their own drawing.
Author Doodle Thinks
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Tags Imagination Workout, Drawing Worksheets, Drawing Activities, Drawing Prompts, Drawing Challenges, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Brain Breaks, Early Finishers, Independent Work
Safe & Unsafe Touch Cards – 20 Illustrated Visuals
, Not Grade Specific,
Illustrated touch-type cards such as handshake, hug, and tickle are paired with person-type cards such as parent, teacher, and stranger to support personal-boundary discussion.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Inappropriate Touch, Hurtful Touch, Personal Boundaries, Safe And Unsafe Touch, Consent Education, Respectful Relationships, Safety Awareness, Child Safety, Personal Space, Recognizing Boundaries
Inappropriate Touch – Social Story for Kids
, Not Grade Specific,
Private parts, covered by underwear or a swimsuit, are the boundary this social story teaches children not to touch on other people, one short statement per page.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Autism, SEN, Inappropriate Touch, Personal Space, Recognizing Boundaries X, Respectful Relationships , Personal Boundaries, Inappropriate Touching Autism, Autistic Child Touching Others Inappropriately
Interrupting People Social Story – Conversation Skills
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person social story walks a student through the urge to interrupt, the need to wait for a turn to speak, and the reward of people being happy to talk once the wait is over.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Autism, SEN, Social Skills, Interrupting Others, Is Interrupting A Sign Of Autism, Autism Interrupting
It’s OK Not to be First Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person social story walks a child through everyday classroom moments where someone else is picked first, modelling calm self-talk for waiting a turn.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Its OK Not To Be First, Good Sport, Poor Loser
It’s OK to Make Mistakes Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
Eight illustrated first-person pages walk a child from "I hate getting the answer wrong" to four things to do instead — say "That's OK, I'll just try again", cross the mistake out neatly, erase and retry, or ask the teacher — with an adult guidance page on sharing the story.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Autism, SEN, Making Mistakes, Growth Mindset, Acceptance, Resilience, Coping With Errors, Positive Self-Talk, Self-Reflection, It's Ok To Be Wrong, Mistakes Are Ok
Japan Country Study Worksheets - Asia - Geography
, Not Grade Specific,
Japan's geography, language, history, economy, and culture are surveyed through open-response country-study questions, from naming the seas it borders to explaining August 6th, 1945 and listing seven Tokyo attractions.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags Japan, Japanese, Asia, Asian, Country Study, Geography, Social Studies, Worksheets, Teaching Resources, Printable
Japanese Temples - Colouring Sheets
, Not Grade Specific,
Four famous Japanese landmarks — the Senso-ji, Todai-ji, and Kinkaku-ji temples plus a torii gate and Buddhist pagoda — are rendered as labelled line-art colouring pages, two per site.
Author Mr Gray History
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Tags Japan, Japanese, Temples, Coloring Sheets
Jigsaw Reading Method – Teacher Planning Guide
, Not Grade Specific,
A four-page template packet organises the Jigsaw reading strategy, where small groups of students each research a different expert focus on a text and report back.
Author Hey Teacher Shoppe
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Tags Graphic Organizer, Reading Groups, Jigsaw, Jig Saw, Reading Comprehension, Nonfiction Text Structure , Elements Of Fiction, Jigsaw Activity Graphic Organizer, Jigsaw Graphic Organizer, Reading, Book, Read
Keeping My Hands to Myself – Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
Illustrated first-person pages make up a social story about keeping hands to self, moving from noticing restless hands to sitting with hands in lap. One sentence per page walks a child from noticing that hands are hard to keep still to holding them in their lap on the carpet.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Autism, Behavior, Social Skills, Hands To Myself, Social Narrative, Social Story Hands In Pants, Social Stories Keeping Hands To Self, How To Teach A Child To Keep Hands To Themselves
Kind Hands Social Story – Gentle Hands Resource
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person social story walks a child through the difference between kind and unkind uses of their hands, naming pinching, hitting, hair pulling, and pushing as unkind before closing with a reassuring statement that using kind hands helps everyone feel happy.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Kind Hands, Hurting, Behavior, Gentle Hands Social Story
Kind Words Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person, illustrated social story walks a child through recognising unkind word choices, understanding how they hurt others, and pausing to ask "is this kind?" before speaking.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Kind Words, Hurtful Words, Behavior, Bullying, Books About Using Kind Words, Using Kind Words Social Story
Kindness Calendar
, Not Grade Specific,
Kindness calendar with a small daily action for each square, such as giving a compliment, writing a nice note, helping with housework or watering the plants, laid out Monday to Sunday on one page.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Kindness, Mental Health
Lesson Planning Templates
, Not Grade Specific,
Yearly, quarterly, monthly, and weekly planning grids plus checklists and to-do lists give teachers a print-and-use system for organising lessons, assessments, and events across the school year.
Author Top Notch Teaching
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Tags Teacher Binder, Templates, Lesson Planning, Monthly Planners, Checklists
Long Term Sub + Maternity Leave Planning Template
, Not Grade Specific,
The pages show a detailed example of the information a replacement teacher may need for an extended absence. Sections document the daily schedule, homeroom and classroom routines, pass procedures, assignment drawers, mark recording, planned library use, communication channels, and technology-access fields. This is a filled classroom example rather than a fully blank generic form, so teachers should adapt and remove all sample-specific details before use.
Author Class with Mrs B
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Tags Substitute Teacher, Maternity Leave, Planning Templates, Student Forms, Parent Communication, Substitute Binder Template, Substitute Teaching Plans Template, Sub Plan Template
Personal Boundaries – Social Story for Kids
, Not Grade Specific,
Everyone has private parts, and only parents or doctors may look at them — this social story teaches children not to look at other people's private parts or underwear.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Appropriate Behavior, Examples Of Social Stories For Preschoolers, People's Privates, Peoples Privates