Friendship SEL Kit Social Stories + Tools for Building & Repairing Friendships

Description

The Friendship SEL Kit is a comprehensive collection of friendship-focused social stories and social-emotional learning tools designed to help elementary students navigate common peer challenges with confidence, empathy, and flexibility.

 

This kit brings together social stories, adult guidance, and regulation tools into one cohesive system that supports both understanding and skill-building across classroom, counseling, and home settings.

 

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What This Kit Teaches

The Friendship SEL Kit supports children as they learn to:

● understand common friendship challenges and changes

● recognize and manage big feelings

● communicate needs and emotions respectfully

● repair relationships after mistakes or conflict

● practice flexibility, cooperation, and problem-solving

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Stories and tools focus on growth, reassurance, and repair, not punishment or compliance.

 

What’s Included in the Friendship SEL Kit📚 Friendship Social Stories

This kit includes the following standalone mini social stories, each with child-facing pages and story-specific adult notes:

● When Someone Won’t Play With Me

● When I Feel Left Out

● When a Friendship Changes

● When Someone Says Something That Hurts My Feelings

● When I Get Mad and Say Something I Regret

● When I Want to Be the Boss

● When I Don’t Agree With My Friend

● When I Need Space From a Friend

● When I Hurt a Friend’s Feelings

● When a Friend Is Mad at Me

● When a Small Problem Turns Into a Big One

● When to Get Help for a Big Problem

● When We Want to Be Friends Again

All stories include simplified versions when appropriate.

 

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🧰 Feelings & Calm-Down Toolkit (Exclusive to This Bundle)

The kit includes a Feelings & Calm-Down Toolkit to help children notice feelings, calm their bodies, and make thoughtful choices during friendship challenges.

 

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Toolkit includes:

● adult toolkit overview

● kid-facing visual supports

● breathing, movement, sensory, and calming tools

● problem-solving and decision-making visuals

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Kid-facing visuals are provided in color and black-and-white formats for flexible use.

 

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📄 Educator Support & Documentation

This kit also includes:

● guidance on how to use the stories and tools together

● a friendship story sequence snapshot

● CASEL competency alignment overview

● documentation notes for SEL instruction, counseling, and MTSS use

These pages are intended for adult reference only and may be used as needed.

 

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Who This Friendship SEL Kit Is For

The Friendship SEL Kit is ideal for:

● classroom SEL instruction

● school counseling and social skills groups

● Tier 1 and Tier 2 intervention support

● one-on-one friendship or behavior support

● home or family conversations

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Stories are written in developmentally appropriate language for early elementary students, with flexibility for individual needs.

 

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Flexible Use Across Settings

Not all stories or tools need to be used at once.
Adults are encouraged to choose the materials that best meet their children’s needs.

Stories may be used:

● proactively to build skills

● after challenges occur, once emotions have settled

● repeatedly over time as children practice new strategies

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Why Educators Love This Kit

✔ Supports real-life friendship challenges
✔ Calm, non-punitive approach
✔ Easy to differentiate and revisit
✔ Works across school, homeschool, and home settings
✔ Designed to grow with students over time

 

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✨ This bundle offers the best value for educators looking for a complete, flexible friendship SEL system.