Kisses Social Story
- Grades
- Not Grade Specific
- Pages
- 64
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Special Education Needs (SEN), Social Skills, Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
- Topic
- Personal space, Kissing boundaries
- Resource types
- Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
Product description
From the author
The Kisses Social Story uses illustrations and first-person sentences to discuss kissing and personal space. It states a no-kissing-at-school rule, describes how others may feel about unwanted touch, and names high-fives and holding hands as alternatives.
The newer edition adds definitions and a page of sharing tips. Both newer and earlier editions are supplied in American and British spelling versions. Adults can use the story to discuss boundaries and add practice asking permission and accepting no.
Revisit the story in a calm, positive setting. The creator suggests putting the pages in a display book or laminating and binding them for repeated use.
Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt.
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In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Recognize that people may have different preferences about touch
Identify personal space as a boundary to respect
Discuss ways to greet friends
Teaching tips
Follow the tips page: read it through twice at first, then keep returning to it, since the story is written to be repeated rather than read once
Pick the spelling edition before printing — mom and mommy in one, mum and mummy in the other — because those words appear in the two most personal pages of the story
Add asking permission and accepting no for every kind of touch, including with family. Offer a wave or another no-touch greeting, and make clear that a child does not have to give kisses or hold hands.
Skills covered
Recognizing personal space
Considering others’ preferences
Greeting choices
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
Which spelling version should I choose?
Choose the mom and mommy version or the mum and mummy version to match the wording familiar to the child.
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Resource details
Concepts & topics
Core concepts
Core concepts
Social story
Personal space
Appropriate touch
Emotional awareness
Autism support
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