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I Will Not Touch Other People's Stuff: A Social Skills Story

Teach personal-property boundaries with a social story about asking first, waiting for permission and respecting another person’s belongings and private information.
Grades
Grades 4–8
Pages
8
File type
PDF
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Subject
Special Education Needs (SEN), Social Skills
Topic
Personal property, Respecting belongings
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Product description

From the author

Do you have students who don't understand what they can and can not touch? Do they struggle to understand boundaries regarding other people's personal belongings? This social skills story can help students with special needs, better understand this important concept.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify personal property.
  • Practice requesting permission before using belongings.

Teaching tips

  • Use familiar classroom objects when discussing personal property.
  • Practice asking and waiting with an adult or partner.

Skills covered

  • Recognizing boundaries.
  • Permission-seeking.

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

How can I practice the story’s rules with students?

Use a familiar object and model asking to borrow it, waiting for the reply and responding when permission is not given. Discuss what to do when the owner is not available.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Personal property.
  • Privacy and permission.

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