Try using a social story to teach your student about classroom behaviors and how to act appropriately when at school!
Educators strive to create a supportive, respectful, and structured classroom, and students are an important part of that learning environment! Some students, particularly those with disabilities, may struggle to understand how to act in class and school.
Social stories, which provide a narrative-based approach, can be a versatile tool to teach expected behaviors, transitions, and social norms.
Social stories can be used to help students understand and adopt appropriate classroom behaviors such as raising their hand, working quietly, listening while others are speaking, and more.
Incorporating a student’s special interest area (SIA), such as a favorite cartoon character or superhero, may also help to reinforce the lesson in each story and encourage the student to practice appropriate behaviors.
Ready to try using a social story? Our team of consultants has compiled customizable social stories in both PowerPoint and narrated formats for you to adapt for your use. We even offer tips for tailoring the social stories to your student’s interests to make them more engaging and effective. Whether you’re an educator looking for fresh strategies or a parent searching for additional resources, you’ll want to bookmark this compilation of social stories!
These social stories may benefit your students. They can be downloaded, saved, and edited to suit your needs. The * notation indicates the story is formatted in a PowerPoint presentation, and the ** notation indicates a PowerPoint with sound narration. Each PowerPoint has animation included on each slide. Some occur automatically – some occur on a “click”. Feel free to send comments or questions to [email protected].
Beethoven Social Story (behaviors of concern: hitting, language, and pushing)
My Principals -Their Job and How We Talk Together
Some Students Learn Fast and Some Learn Slow
Ignoring Unacceptable Behavior
Complete My Work Quickly – Do it All by Myself
Listening While Others are Reading
Staying Where the Teacher Tell Me
In Dinosaur Land (Being Calm and Relaxed)
Can Do**
Sometimes Teachers HAVE to Correct or Help Other Students
Superflex and Spider Man Can Help Me (Topic-talk nice and hands to self) (Interest Area Spider Man) (Characters based on Madrigal & Garcia Winner)
Following the Rules (behavior of concern: talking out; Special Interest Area: George Lucas)
Getting Help Can Be Easy and Great (Special Interest Area: Spongebob)
A Story About Barbie and Going to Classes (Behavior of concern: staying in restrooms, leaving areas, unexpected verbalizations, transition delays. Special Interest Area: Barbie)
This resource was authored by Watson Institute Special Education Consultant, Kara Parsons, M.Ed.
If you have questions or concerns about the Watson Institute’s use of this information, please contact us.