I Have Cancer Social Story

Name: I Have Cancer Social Story
SKU: i-have-cancer-social-story
Price: 14.99 GBP
Availability: InStock

Eight concise pages present a first-person sequence about feeling unwell, receiving a cancer diagnosis, returning to the hospital, and experiencing possible effects of medicine. The simple progression may help a caregiver or support professional open a calm conversation about unfamiliar routines and body changes. It should be selected with sensitivity to an individual learner's situation and used as a discussion aid, not as medical guidance or a prediction of any person's treatment experience.

I Have Cancer Social Story preview: A titled opening page

Year groups: Nursery–Reception (Early Years), Years 1–3 (Key Stages 1–2)
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Feb 21, 2024

Topic: Social Story, Cancer
Preparation: Print ready

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About this resource

I Have Cancer Social Story is a 17-page printable PDF with a cover, fifteen narrative pages and credits. Its first-person statements describe hospital visits, possible changes during treatment, difficult feelings and ways to ask trusted people for support.

Read the story with the child and use its pictures and statements to begin a conversation. Preview the pages for fit with the child’s own experience and the explanations provided by their care team. The story does not explain chemotherapy procedures.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Become familiar with vocabulary connected to a serious illness and hospital care
Discuss feelings or questions prompted by changes described in the narrative

Teaching tips

Preview every page for fit with the learner's circumstances
Pause after each statement and allow questions without assuming the experience will be identical