Personal Space - A Reassuring Social Story
- Year groups
- Nursery–Reception (Early Years), Years 1–3 (Key Stages 1–2)
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Social Skills, Special Education Needs (SEN), Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Special Resources
- Topic
- Social Story, Personal Space
- Preparation
- Print ready
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About this resource
Introduce personal space with a nine-page PDF containing a cover and eight short social-story pages. The first-person statements describe leaving room when standing or sitting near others.
Read together, then add a brief role-play about asking for space and responding respectfully. The role-play is a suggested follow-up, not a supplied worksheet.
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In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Recognise why standing or sitting too close to others can make them uncomfortable
Practice the concept of leaving space between yourself and another person
Teaching tips
Read the story aloud one-on-one or in a small group, pausing to connect each statement to real classroom situations
Reinforce the story's language ("give people personal space") as a consistent verbal cue during the school day
Follow up with role-play practice of standing and sitting at an appropriate distance, since the story itself contains no practice activity
Skills covered
Social awareness — students learn to recognise how standing or sitting too close to a peer can affect that person's comfort.
Self-regulation language — students are given a concrete phrase ("give people personal space") to apply the concept in real situations.
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