Social Skills teaching resources for Canada
Sharing – Social Story for Young Learners
, Not Grade Specific,
Sharing a toy and asking politely for a turn are modelled in a first-person social story, contrasting snatching with ways both children can enjoy play.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Sharing, Social Skills, SEN, Social Story For Sharing, Sharing Story For Preschoolers
SEL Empathy Activities – 12-Page Unit
, Not Grade Specific,
A June-themed empathy unit pairs a teacher planning page and caregiver letter with a partner-acting activity, illustrated scenario cards, and repeated student response pages built around the sentence frame 'My friend is ___. I say, ___.'
Author Kindergarten Cafe
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Tags Empathy, Social, Emotional, Learning, Activities, Activities About Empathy, Activities To Practice Empathy, Empathy Activities, Teaching Empathy Activities, Empathy Activities For Elementary Students, Elementary, Kindergarten, Teaching, Social Emotional Learning, Perspective Taking
Sometimes I Feel Angry - A Social Story About Anger
, Not Grade Specific,
Common triggers and physical signs of anger lead into five calming strategies in a first-person social story that acknowledges the feeling as normal.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Anger, Angry, Emotions, Behavior, Anger Social Story, Social Stories Anger Frustration
Sometimes I Feel Jealous Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
Fifteen short pages name common jealousy triggers and reactions in the first person, then close with four concrete coping strategies like taking deep breaths.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Emotions, Jealousy, Autism And Jealousy In Adults, Story Of Jealousy, Jealous Stories, Jealous Story, Activities To Teach About Jealousy
Sometimes People Cry Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person social story walks a student through why a classmate might cry, how to respond, and how to stay calm if the noise feels uncomfortable.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Coping With Crying, Emotions, Sadness
Picture Sorting: Features, Functions and Groups
, Not Grade Specific,
Use reusable picture boards to sort objects by what they look like, what they do and the groups they belong to.
Author IFIO girl - I'll Figure It Out
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Stealing Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
First-person narration walks a child through why taking things that aren't theirs is stealing, and models asking to borrow instead.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Stealing, Social Story, SEN, Social Stories About Stealing, Social Story For Stealing, Social Stories Stealing, Social Story Stealing, Stealing Social Story
Stranger Danger – Social Story for Kids
, Not Grade Specific,
A short, large-print story defines what a stranger is and walks a child through simple safety rules, with matching US- and UK-spelling versions.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Stranger, SEN, Social Skills, Autism, Social Story, Social Narrative
Table Manners Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
Fifteen illustrated first-person pages follow a meal from washing hands to asking to leave the table, giving one table-manners rule per page — closed-mouth chewing, cutlery, pacing, "pardon me" after a burp, and no slurping.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Table Manners, Polite
Teasing Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person social story defines teasing, contrasts how it feels to the teaser versus the person teased, and gives a five-question self-check to use before speaking.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Teasing, Social Skills, Empathy, Respect, Communication, Tease Stories, Teasing Stories
Telling the Truth Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person social story walks a child through recognizing what a lie is, how lying affects friends' feelings, and a closing commitment to tell the truth instead.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Telling The Truth, Autism
Traffic Light Feelings – SEL Self-Regulation Lesson
, Not Grade Specific,
In this 7-slide Google Slides Lesson Presentation, students will learn about the Traffic Light Feelings. This is a self-regulation tool that helps students identify when they are being unsafe, have a big emotion, and need to stop. Red feelings are feelings that are BIG such as really angry, scared, unsafe, or out of control. Students will learn the phrase STOP, SLOW AND GO strategy. The yellow light represents feelings that are silly, excited, worried, stressed, or frustrated. The green light represents feelings that are good for class, with peers in the class or when they need to focus on a task. There is a sorting activity with 18 sorting cards. Some of the scenarios on the cards are; kids who are too excited and silly with their parent, a child who is very upset and visibly crying, 2 kids arguing, 2 kids fighting, a child who is calm, a child who is reading, a child who is proud about graduating, a child who is raising their hand, a child in their own personal space bubble, a child who is frustrated about breaking a toy, a child who is thinking, a child who is running from a crocodile, children who are jumping in excitement, a child scared about talking in front of an audience, etc. First, you can show the 7 slide presentation with animations throughout the presentation. Next, the students will work in partners/group to do the sorting activity. They will get a sorting sheet and 18 cards. Print off a sorting sheet and 18 cards for each partnership/group. Lastly, invite students back at their own desk to colour in their traffic light colouring sheet and think of the different feelings represented in each light. There are 7 slides in the presentation for the class and there are 5 slides that contain the sorting activity, sorting cards, and colouring sheet. For a wonderful extension activity, check out my Boom Deck about Traffic Light Feelings with audio here: https://teachsimple.com/product/sel-boom-deck-traffic-light-feelings-with-audio
Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor
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Tags Self-regulation, Sel, Social Emotional Learning, School Counseling, Social Skills, Handout, Sorting Activity, Special Education, Self-awareness, Feelings
Turtle Coping Skills Craft – SEL Behaviour Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Turtle craft for social-emotional learning: students make a turtle shell labelled My Strategies and use a prompt card to choose a numbered coping strategy when they are upset.
Author Socializing with Sprouts
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Tags Coping Skills, Classroom Management, Socializing With Sprouts, SEL Crafts, School Counselor, Counseling Resources, Behavior Management, Twiggle The Turtle, Coping Skills For Preschoolers, Coping Skills Activities For High School Students, Coping Skills Activities For Kids, Coping Skill Activities
Using an Inside Voice Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person illustrated story walks a child through why and when to use a quiet inside voice in the classroom, paired with adult tips for reading it aloud.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Inside Voice, Behavior Management, Classroom Management, Social Narrative, Social Story, Loud Voice, Shouting, Quiet Voice
My Volcano: Feelings and Calming Choices
, Not Grade Specific,
Use a volcano picture to discuss anger triggers and possible calming choices with an adult.
Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor
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