Description
Do you have a student who exclaims, “It’s not fair!” and then falls on the floor in a meltdown? This social skills story (i.e., social narrative) will give you just the tool you need to help your students with autism and related disabilities (or typical young students) understand:
- what fair means,
- how to handle situations they think are unfair,
- and help them cope with those big feelings as well.
Plus it allows for customizations to help you make it fit your specific students’ needs.
**Do Not Purchase This If you are a member of the Special Educator Academy as it is Included in your membership**
This story uses a concrete metaphor of a student needing a bandaid to explain the concept of fairness. If one student hurt their knee, every student doesn’t need a bandaid. And it provides coping strategies for the student if they feel that their treatment wasn’t fair, including advocating for themselves by asking the teacher for assistance.
WHO IS IT FOR?
- Younger grades from preschool through elementary school
- Typically developing preschool and kindergarten students who have difficulty understanding that some students in their inclusion classrooms need extra help
- Elementary students with disabilities like autism who need help understanding that other students need different help than they do
- The customization and the blank page allow you to adjust the language levels slightly to tweak it for your particular needs.
- Use it as part of a function-based positive behavior support (PBIS) program or as part of a social-emotional instruction curriculum.
FEATURES
- A ready-to-go version of the social skills story is provided in pdf format, so you can download and print it as is if needed.
- A PowerPoint social skills story version is provided to allow you to project it on a whiteboard or use on a digital device or within the Easel tool to assign in online instruction
- The PDF story version includes the alternate pages and can be printed and rearranged in print to include them as you wish
- The PowerPoint story version can be re-ordered and alternate pages provided can be substituted for pages as needed as well online
- The PowerPoint version also includes a blank page with the same border as the rest of the story so that you can add your own pictures and text. Directions to match the font are included in the directions.
- The story helps students to understand the social expectations and to understand other kids” perspectives on needing assistance while they do not.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- PDF of the social skills story ready to be printed, with the 6 extra pages at the end
- PowerPoint version of the story with the extra slides integrated into the story and the extra blank slide included at the end.
- The extra pages allow for
- 3 options for title of the story [the original and 2 alternates]
- 2 options for introducing fairness
- 2 options for addressing the teacher’s decision about fairness
- 3 options for coping with feeling something was unfair
You may also like:
- CLASSROOM ROUTINES SOCIAL NARRATIVES AND VISUAL SUPPORTS (Autism-Special Ed.)
- I Can Handle Making Mistakes Behavioral Toolkit with Social Narratives
This product by Christine Reeve is copyrighted for single classroom or caseload use only. This product may not be resold and can be copied for personal use within a classroom only. If you have questions, please email chris@autismclassroomresources.com
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