Search results for Social Story
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Being Kind to Animals Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person social story walks a child through recognizing how animals feel, avoiding rough handling, and checking with an owner before petting.
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Tags Kindness, Animals, Social Skills, Empathy, Pets, Social Story, Autism, Special Education, Life Skills
Biting Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
Three named alternatives — a chew toy, a quiet space, or deep breaths — follow a first-person story that names anger and frustration before drawing a firm line against biting.
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Tags Social Story, Behavior, Hurting Others, Biting, Autism, Preschool Social Stories, Social Stories For Preschoolers
Death Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A fill-in-the-blank social story walks a child through the death of a loved one, with photo placeholders and sentence blanks so an adult can personalize the narrative to the child's own family and loss.
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Tags Social Story, Difficult Discussions, Death, Explaining Death, Social Story Death, Social Story About Death
Eating My Lunch at School Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person narrative walks a student step by step through the routine of eating lunch at school.
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Tags Social Story, Autism, SEN, Life Skills, Special Education
Eating Too Fast – Social Story for Kids
, Not Grade Specific,
Written in the first person as "Taking My Time to Eat," this social story explains in simple, one-sentence-per-page language why eating quickly can be uncomfortable — an upset stomach, a burning chest feeling, choking, or eating past fullness — before showing the benefit of eating more slowly (tasting food better, feeling more comfortable). It then offers four concrete strategies: taking small bites, putting the fork down between bites, drinking water between mouthfuls, and counting chews. The story closes by reinforcing how slowing down helps the child feel good, stay healthy, and please the people around them.
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Tags Eating Habits, Social Story, Health Education, Special Education Needs, Visual Learning
Fear of insects Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
"Insects are Friendly" runs nineteen illustrated pages in the first person, opening with "I do not like insects", validating the fear as normal, then giving reasons insects are harmless and useful — pollination, silk, honey, feeding birds and hedgehogs — before offering deep breaths, talking to someone and a repeatable phrase.
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Tags Insects, Fear, Anxiety, Social Story, Coping Strategies, Coping Skills, Overcoming Fears
Going to Church Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person social story previews the sequence of a church service, from sitting on a pew through singing, prayer, Sunday school and a positive-behaviour close.
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Tags Social Story, Autism, SEN, Christian
Going to the Grocery Store/Supermarket Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person shopping trip told one sentence at a time across sixteen illustrated pages, from fetching a cart to putting the shopping away at home, supplied twice - once in American wording and once in British.
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Tags Social Story, Shopping, Supermarket, Grocery Store, Autism
Going to the Park Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person social narrative walks a child through the rules and routines of a park visit, from waiting a turn on the swings to leaving without a tantrum.
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Tags Park Visit, Social Skills, Autism Support, Social Story, Behavior Expectations, Free Printable Social Stories
Good Listening – Social Story for Classroom Skills
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person social story models the specific classroom listening behaviours expected of a student — looking, listening, staying quiet, and sitting still — and closes with a four-point recap.
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Tags Social Story, Autism, Behavior, SEN, Good Listening, Listening Social Story
Hair Pulling Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A first-person social story names the feelings that often lead to hair pulling, then walks through three separate consequences before the child states a personal commitment to stop.
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Tags Social Story, Behavior, Hurting Others, Hair Pulling
Hitting Social Story – Reassuring 7-Page Resource
, Not Grade Specific,
A social story names the feelings of anger and frustration and offers a child three calm-down alternatives to hitting.
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Tags Social Story, Behavior, Hurting Others, Hitting, Social Story Hitting Others, Story, Social, Self-regulation
Hugs Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
A social story models asking permission before hugging, recognizing that not everyone wants to be touched, and offering a high five or hand-holding as an alternative.
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Tags Social Story, Autism, SEN, Inappropriate Touch, Hugs, Free Hugs Social Experiment
I Can’t Always Play Video Games Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,
Written in the child's own voice, a twelve-page social story moves from "I love to play video games" to using a timer, naming art and crafts, reading, sports and music as the other things worth doing.
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Tags Social Story, Video Games, Exercise, Healthy Lifestyle
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tags Social Story, Deodorant, Hygiene, Puberty, Put On Deodorant Clipart, Can Kids Wear Deodorant, When Should Child Wear Deodorant
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.
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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.
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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, modeling calm self-talk for waiting a turn.
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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.
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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
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.
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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