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Kind Feet Social Story for Social Skills

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Kind Feet Social Story for Social Skills preview

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Cover of a social story titled Kind Feet, showing a smiling cartoon girl running in a yellow top and orange shoes
Introduce the story and ask what kind feet might do
Body awareness opener: the sentence 'I have two feet.' beside drawings of two bare feet in different skin tones
Opening page: point to and name your own feet
Kind uses of feet: children labeled walking, hopping, running, jumping and skipping show safe ways to move
Act out each safe movement together
Unkind choices: the story notes feet might sometimes do unkind things that make others sad, shown by a sad boy
Transition page: discuss how others feel
No kicking: the story says kicking people is not kind, showing a frowning boy mid-kick and 'Kicking is NOT okay.'
Name the rule and practise saying it aloud
No stamping: a leg raised to stamp in a pink shoe, with the rule 'Stamping is NOT okay.'
Contrast stamping with gentle walking feet
Getting hurt: the story explains that unkind feet mean people get hurt, shown by a sad boy with a bandaged arm
Talk about how unkind actions can cause injury
Feelings of others: the story says unkind feet will make people sad, shown by a frowning boy rubbing his eye
Pause to name the feeling and show a sad face
Anger: the story says people will be angry with me after unkind feet, shown by a frowning girl with clenched fists
Discuss what anger looks like in a friend
Losing friends: after unkind feet, friends will not want to play anymore, shown by a worried girl in pigtails
Close by linking gentle feet to keeping friends
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Special Resources, Social Skills

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Not Grade Specific

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PDF

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About This Product

Kind Feet Social Story: An Astute Teaching Resource

The product pitched here is the Kind Feet Social Story, a potent teaching resource that adeptly harnesses the power of storytelling. Its forte is enlightening children about imperative social skills, proving successful particularly with kids challenged by discerning conventional social cues, such as those on the autism spectrum. However, its universal application holds appeal for any child dealing with confusion or trepidation over particular situations or concepts.

Social Education through Empathetic Communication

The crux of this story revolves around children who might have been unkind towards others through their actions, more precisely by using their feet. It communicates both sympathetically and lucidly about how our feet can be used either to perform kind acts or thoughtless ones that end up hurting others.

  • Emphasis on Appropriate Behaviour: Outlines desirable action li>
  • Potential Consequences: Spells out implications if children engage in damaging activities li> Sustenance Through Repetition

    An indispensable factor amplifying this resource's effectiveness lies in its repetitive use; alternating reading helps solidify essential points related to kindness and consideration for others. To support longevity within a learning environment, it's advisable to laminate these pages or secure them into a display book for multiple uses over time.

    Packed with Captivating Clipart Images

    This 12-page PDF file comes packed full of compelling and educationally relevant clipart images thanks to Kari Bolt—adding dimensions of appeal while ensuring engagement doesn't drop during learning sessions.

    Cross-Grade Adaptability & Special Resources Compatibility
    Designed without grade specificity makes it uniquely adaptable across various age groups; moreover it fits ideally within special resources subjects focusing especially on social skills development lessons - useful for individual or group settings alike. Empathy-Based Behavioral Growth
    Proceed with confidence knowing that your instruction toolkit harbors solid materials like the Kind Feet Social Story which steers students toward empathy-based behavioral growth while eliminating confusion and fear surrounding normally daunting socio-emotional scenarios.

    • What's Included

    Contains a 12 page PDF social story

    Resource Tags

    social skills autism spectrum empathy consequences storytelling

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