Help students reflect on classroom choices and how actions affect others with this illustrated social stories book. Designed for elementary learners, it pairs familiar classroom situations with spaces to consider feelings and responses.

What’s included

• Social-story pages about starting and completing work, staying on task, sitting in a seat, lining up, using classroom manners, and working in teams.
• Scenarios addressing blurting out, hurting others, scribbling on a friend’s work, frustration, and responding when directions are unclear.
• Positive-behavior and negative-behavior picture cards, plus illustrated feelings cards.
• A blank scenario page that can be adapted by filling in the situation and people involved.

How to use it

Read and discuss a relevant scenario with a student, then use the open picture spaces to draw, add an image, or select a matching behavior or feelings card. The prompts invite students to think about what they do, how a teacher or friend might feel, and how they feel about their own actions. Use the pages during individual check-ins, small-group counseling, or classroom conversations about behavior and relationships.

Skills and focus

The resource supports reflection on classroom expectations, self-awareness, recognizing feelings, considering others’ perspectives, respectful behavior, listening, teamwork, and responding to frustration. Positive examples include being thoughtful, listening, raising a hand, and making an effort. The contrasting behavior cards offer visual prompts for discussing choices and their impact.

Preparation

This is a printable PDF. Print the pages you plan to use; cut apart the illustrated cards if desired. The story pages include blank image areas, so plan to add or draw visuals that suit the student and situation. Review the wording before use: some printed text contains apparent typos or grammatical errors, and the scenarios may need adaptation to match your classroom expectations and the individual learner.