Going to Church Social Story

Anticipate the sequence of events in a typical church service, from arrival through Sunday school and departure.

Identify expected behaviours during specific parts of the service, such as sitting quietly, listening, and singing along.

Recognize that positive, quiet behaviour at church leads to positive feedback from familiar adults.

Choose and print just one of the five 'who speaks at the front' pages (minister, vicar, priest, pastor, or preacher) to match the student's own congregation, rather than the whole set.

Read through the story with the student before an actual church visit so each step is familiar in advance.

Use the final two pages, praise for good behaviour and liking church, as a positive close-out discussion after an actual visit.

Sequential event anticipation — students preview the order of a church service from arrival to departure.

Social-behaviour expectation setting — students learn specific expected behaviours, such as sitting quietly, listening and singing along, for each part of the service.