Special Resources teaching resources for the United Kingdom
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.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Behavior, Hurting Others, Hair Pulling
Happy Shapes – Mindful Breathing Cards for Kids
, Not Grade Specific,
Twelve shape-based breathing cards guide children to trace a path with their finger, inhaling at a flower and exhaling at a candle.
Author Kids Adventure Yoga
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Tags Mindfulness Breathing Cards, Calm Down Corner, Mindfulness Activity, Social-emotional Learning, Self-regulation Skills
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.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Behavior, Hurting Others, Hitting, Social Story Hitting Others, Story, Social, Self-regulation
Home-School Communication Book
, Not Grade Specific,
Two versions of a home-school communication book, one reflective and one a dated daily log, each opening on a Name and Class cover page and printing a repeatable template for the school-to-home record.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Communication, Reflection, Behavior, Feedback, Engagement
HOTEL: Word Games with Puzzles Crossword Wordsearch
, Not Grade Specific,
Seventeen hotel vocabulary words — room, reception, porter, check in/out, room attendant — are practiced through an anagram puzzle, a labeled crossword, a matching page, a spiral word arrangement, and a word-search grid.
Author WORDS ASIDE
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Tags Learning Difficulties, Dyslexia, Literacy Center, Flash Cards, Anagram, Word Search, Wordwall, Community, Travel, Words Aside
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.
Author SEN Resource Source
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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.
Author SEN Resource Source
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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.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Skills, Autism, Coping Mechanisms, Emotional Regulation, Disappointment
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.
Author SEN Resource Source
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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.
Author SEN Resource Source
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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.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Social Story, Deodorant, Hygiene, Puberty, Put On Deodorant Clipart, Can Kids Wear Deodorant, When Should Child Wear Deodorant
Icebreaker Back To School Battle Brackets
, Not Grade Specific,
The printable itself functions as a launch page rather than containing the full activity. Its image and link direct users to an externally hosted bracket experience, but individual matchups, prompts, rounds, and response options are outside the supplied evidence. The broad icebreaker purpose is verified by the title. Teachers must test access, review content, and prepare a non-digital fallback before classroom use.
Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor
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Tags Icebreakers, Back To School, Battle Brackets, Sel, Social Emotional Learning, Community Building, Games, Advisory, Debate, Social Skills
Identifying Top or Bottom Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
The page introduces a two-choice spatial relation: top versus bottom. In each picture, learners locate a hat relative to another object, determine whether it is above at the top or below at the bottom, and circle the printed word that matches. The repeated symbol keeps the object being tracked consistent while the surrounding pictures change. The repeated comparison keeps attention on positional language rather than counting, naming, or writing about the surrounding objects.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Have Fun Teaching
Personal Identity Chart – Self-Reflection Tool
, Not Grade Specific,
Self-image, relationships, and culture are explored across four quadrants of a "Who Am I?" identity chart graphic organizer.
Author Cogjogger
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Tags Identity Chart, Graphic Organizers, Creative Writing, Identity Diagram, Chart, Self-reflection
IEP at a Glance Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
Editable case-summary fields let teachers record a student's IEP goals, disability, accommodations, strengths, weaknesses, and services on a single at-a-glance sheet.
Author Brook Creaser
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Tags Special Education, Parent Meetings, IEP, Behavior, Modifications, Iep At A Glance Template Free, Iep At A Glance Google Doc, Iep Clip Art, Iep At A Glance Printable
IEP Teacher Input Form
, Not Grade Specific,
A seven-question input form lets a general education teacher document a student's strengths, concerns, and performance for an IEP, with a fully worked model example provided.
Author Good Human Project
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Tags IEP Teacher, Special Ed, Questionnaire, Teacher Input, Record Keeping
In My Heart – Back-to-School SEL Lesson
, Not Grade Specific,
Four hands-on emotional-literacy activities — a heart puzzle, a mini foldable book, a mood-meter page, and a multi-page flip book — help young children identify and express feelings, designed as a companion to the picture book In My Heart by Jo Witek.
Author Socializing with Sprouts
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Tags In My Heart, SEL, Feelings , Emotional Literacy, Expressing Emotions, Feelings Lesson Plan Preschool, Color Your Heart Activity, Feelings Of The Heart
Safe & Unsafe Touch Cards – 20 Illustrated Visuals
, Not Grade Specific,
Illustrated touch-type cards such as handshake, hug, and tickle are paired with person-type cards such as parent, teacher, and stranger to support personal-boundary discussion.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Inappropriate Touch, Hurtful Touch, Personal Boundaries, Safe And Unsafe Touch, Consent Education, Respectful Relationships, Safety Awareness, Child Safety, Personal Space, Recognizing Boundaries
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.
Author SEN Resource Source
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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
How to Read a Prescription Label – Life Skills
, Not Grade Specific,
Reading and interpreting a prescription medication label is the focus of this life-skills activity from the Adulting on the Spectrum series, provided in both colour and black-and-white versions.
Author Adulting Life Skills Resources
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Tags Autism Safety Resources, Personal Safety Passages, Independent Living Skills, IEP Goal-Oriented Skills, Autism Resource For Parent , Life Skills For Autistic Teens And Adults, Adulting On The Spectrum, Social And Emotional Learning, Life Skills For Teens, Life Skills For Adults
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.
Author SEN Resource Source
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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.
Author SEN Resource Source
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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.
Author SEN Resource Source
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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.
Author SEN Resource Source
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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