Social Narrative: Riding the City Bus | Young Adult Transition

This riding the city bus social narrative walks young adults through a real workplace or community moment in a calm, grown-up voice.

Why I made this: Riding the bus is one of the biggest steps toward getting to a job without a parent driving. The ride itself is usually fine. What worries students is the moment the door opens, or the moment they realize they missed their stop. This walks through those moments so they already know the next step.

What's included:

• Cover and teacher how-to page

• 6 short story sections on 3 narrative pages, each with a layout box for a photo of your own route

• Talk About It page with 7 discussion prompts

• Practice page with 4 situations: circle the calm next step and write what you would say

• My Plan page for a real trip

• Teacher discussion key with suggested answers

How I use it: Read it together before a real practice trip. Fill in My Plan with the real route number, stop name, and backup plan. On the practice day, bring the plan page. Use Talk About It and Practice to rehearse missing a stop and asking for help without panic.

How this is different from my related products: My Transportation Planning set is a ride-plan worksheet pack. Reading Bus + Train Schedules teaches reading the timetable. This social narrative is the story of the ride itself: the stop, the fare, the seat, and what to do if something goes wrong. Use them together: plan the route, practice the timetable, then read the narrative.

Part of the Social Narratives series: young adult voice, story pages with visual layout boxes you can fill with photos from your own site, discussion prompts, practice situations, a My Plan page, and a teacher key.

Also available: FREE Social Narratives Sampler | Workplace + Transition (try five short pages before you buy a full set). A Social Narratives family bundle is coming soon.

Who it is for: high school special education, transition programs for ages 18 to 21, job coaches, and work-based learning teams. Grades 9 to 12 and adult transition. Written for young adults, not preschool story voice.

What you download: one printable PDF, 10 pages, US Letter. Teacher discussion key included.

Real workplaces and routes vary. Cross out and write in the real names, places, and times from the student's site. Always follow the training and rules at the actual job or transit system.

From the author of The Transition Map (Jeremy D. Gooch), available in paperback and Kindle.

Written by Jeremy D. Gooch, a teacher with 20+ years in education. All names, businesses, and places are made up.