Asking for Help Social Story Listening Following Directions Executive Functioning

Description

Mastering listening, following directions and asking questions are essential skills, and this asking for help social story is designed to teach students how to ask for help confidently. This engaging resource includes a colorful asking for help social story, classroom posters, a mini coloring book, discussion prompts, role play activities, and student reference cards detailing ways to ask questions effectively. Also features an assessment page and a positive bookmark with a helpful reminder poem—ideal for reinforcing self-help and executive functioning skills in the classroom.

 

Reusable and substitute-friendly, this engaging asking for help social story and easy-to-use asking questions social skills activities make this resource ideal for cultivating a classroom environment that enables students to handle the key skills of listening and following directions, and asking questions when needing help in a positive way.

This high-quality social story is written in kid-friendly language and takes the guesswork out of teaching your students about asking for help appropriately. The social story comes in a printable and projectable PDF version, Google®️ slides, and a narrated video version, making it versatile enough for use whether teaching your class in person or virtually. The fun and engaging activities included will enable students to build confidence and strengthen executive functioning skills.

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What kind of activities will you get with this flexible thinking-making mistakes resource?

✅ social story- A colorful social story, written in kid-friendly language, provided in 3 different versions to accommodate your teaching needs: printable & projectable PDF, GOOGLE®️ SLIDES, AND narrated VIDEO

✅comprehension check page- Included with the Google slides and video version

✅ discussion cards- Delve deeper into the skills being taught with thought-provoking comprehension questions.

✅ role play activity- Concrete practice of social skills and decision-making.

✅ student reference cards- Provide students with individual reference cards to use during class role-playing activity. Students can then keep cards at their seats, in a folder, or even take them home as reinforcement of classroom community ideas.

✅ classroom posters– These colorful, high-quality classroom posters mirror the important points covered in the social stories and break them down into even simpler kid-friendly language.

✅mini coloring book– The social skill being focused on is further broken down in a way for students to read, review, and remember. These mini-books are printable in black and white so that the children can color them.

✅ activity pages/assessment– Easily assess what the students have learned about the important social skills being taught.

✅answer keys- Each activity page/assessment comes with an easy-to-read answer key.

✅ positive student bookmarks- Motivate your students with these positive student bookmarks that celebrate the growth and learning of new social skills. Bookmarks contain a fun poem or verse that supports the skill being taught. Black & white and color versions included.

 

What skills are included in this resource?

Skills focus:

• situations where you may need to ask for help
• strategies to use to take control of your learning:
  • taking visual cues from peers
  • raising hand
  • thinking through questions before asking
  • keeping eyes on the teacher
  • making it clear to the teacher when still do not understand

 

 

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✨ IDEAS FOR THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT ✨

•This social skills set is perfect for whole-class instruction, both when you want to introduce a new social skill, or when your students are struggling with a particular skill or topic.

 

•This set is also fantastic for small group instruction of target social skills, and individual instruction for students needing extra guidance and reinforcement of skills because of behavior problems, autism, or special needs.

 

• Social stories seem to have the greatest impact when they are read multiple times, and in my classroom, we would often focus on one story/skill per week.

 

•Some great ways to incorporate these social skills lessons into your daily routine are:

→to use them as time-fillers throughout the day

→present them during class meetings

→make them part of your morning routine

→engage families in the learning by using the social story and some of the activities as take-home reviews.

 

You won’t be disappointed with the engagement level and the powerful impact this resource will have on your classroom community!

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Here is what TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Amanda S says “This resource is so helpful! I wish I could purchase every lesson because they are all so beneficial to the students. It is engaging and helps students learn in a way that they can easily understand. I highly recommend this product.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Abbey K says “My students responded well to using this resource. It was very easy to follow and specifically taught them important social skills. It was great practice and repetition for them to understand social cues and understanding others.”

 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Christina C says “Being a special education teacher, I’m always looking for more resources to help my students understand how to ask for help and advocate for themselves. This was a great resource that I will use a lot!”

Supports Common Core Standards (CCSS):

• RI.K.1, RI.K.2, RI.K.7, W.K.8, SL.K.1, SL.K.2, SL.K.4, SL.K.5, SL.K.6, L.K.1, L.K.6

• RI.1.1, RI.1.2, RI.1.7, W.1.8, SL.1.1, SL.1.2, SL.1.4, SL.1.5, SL.1.6, L.1.1, L.1.6

• RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.7, W.2.8, SL.2.1, SL.2.2, SL.2.4, SL.2.5, SL.2.6, L.2.1, L.2.6

• RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.7, SL.3.1, SL.3.2, SL.3.4, SL.3.6, L.3.1, L.3.6

•RI.4.1, SL.4.1, SL.4.6, L.4.1, L.4.6

 

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