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Going to the Park Social Story

Going to the Park Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,

A first-person social narrative walks a child through the rules and routines of a park visit, from waiting a turn on the swings to leaving without a tantrum.

Author SEN Resource Source

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Tags Park Visit, Social Skills, Autism Support, Social Story, Behavior Expectations, Free Printable Social Stories

Good Listening – Social Story for Classroom Skills

Good Listening – Social Story for Classroom Skills
, Not Grade Specific,

A first-person social story models the specific classroom listening behaviours expected of a student — looking, listening, staying quiet, and sitting still — and closes with a four-point recap.

Author SEN Resource Source

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Tags Social Story, Autism, Behavior, SEN, Good Listening, Listening Social Story

Goods and Services Worksheet

Goods and Services Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,

A short introduction distinguishes producing goods from providing services and explains that earned money can be used to buy goods. Learners then draw connections between pictured service providers and consumer items. The pairing format links two economic roles within one exchange cycle rather than asking for isolated vocabulary definitions. Discussion can extend the page by considering why several plausible purchases may exist even when the worksheet intends particular visual matches.

Author Have Fun Teaching

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Tags Have Fun Teaching

Sensory Details Graphic Organizer – Writing Tool

Sensory Details Graphic Organizer – Writing Tool
, Not Grade Specific,

Five sense boxes - see, hear, feel, taste and smell - arranged around a single "Place or Object" field on a frame headed "Focusing on Sensory Details", with Name, Date and Period lines across the top.

Author Reading in the Middle Grade

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Tags Graphic Organizer, Sensory Details, Language Arts, Writing Skills, Outdoor Activity

Hair Pulling Social Story

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

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

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

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

Homophones Worksheet Set

Homophones Worksheet Set
, Not Grade Specific,

Homophone pairs such as witch/which, bear/bare, and flour/flower are practiced by choosing the correct word from a word bank to complete sentences, then writing original sentences with a chosen pair.

Author Elementary Resources 4 U

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Tags Homophones, Homonyms, Grammar, Language Arts, Reading Skills, Homework, Literacy Groups, Morning Work, Vocabulary, Homophones For 3rd Grade, Worksheet

How To Write To Persuade In Newspaper Articles (9-14 years)

How To Write To Persuade In Newspaper Articles (9-14 years)
, Not Grade Specific,

The pack begins by defining persuasive purpose and asking writers to consider viewpoint, audience, message, and organization. Successive teaching pages examine figurative language, fact versus opinion, connectives, rhetorical questions, repetition, emotive wording, contrast, pronouns, statistics, quotations, and other persuasive choices. Newspaper-specific sections then address bias, formal and informal registers, headlines, captions, direct speech, and reported speech. Model reports lead into a letter-writing prompt that asks learners to challenge a newspaper position.

Author Guinea Pig Education

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Tags Persuasive Writing, Literacy Skills, Non-fiction Writing, Persuasive Techniques, Newspaper Articles

Hugs Social Story

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Safe & Unsafe Touch Cards – 20 Illustrated Visuals

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

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

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

Internet Search Scavenger Hunt: Search Engine Game

Internet Search Scavenger Hunt: Search Engine Game
, Not Grade Specific,

A 22-item teacher answer key covers scattered trivia facts — presidents, geography, inventions, sports history — intended for an internet search scavenger hunt, but the student-facing question sheet itself is not present in the file, and several answers contain unedited AI-chatbot phrasing.

Author EduPal Learning

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Tags Internet Search, Scavenger Hunt, Search Engine Game, Games, Activity, Research Skills

Interrupting People Social Story – Conversation Skills

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

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