Swearing Social Story for Classroom Behaviour

Written in the first person, an illustrated social story explains what swear words are, why they upset people and what to do when someone else swears.
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Updated Oct 14, 2026

Subject
Social Skills, Special Resources
Topic
Social Story, Swearing
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Social stories use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation however social stories can also be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event.

This social story is about not using bad language and swearing when speaking to others.

These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them.

Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Explain why swear words can upset or offend others

  • Describe how to respond when someone else swears

Skills covered

  • Recognising consequences — connecting swearing at school to what happens next in the story

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Core concepts

  • Social story

  • Polite language

  • Feelings of others

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