Making Mistakes Flexible Thinking Social Story Self Regulation Activities

Description

Are you struggling to teach your students about flexible thinking and how to handle making mistakes? This flexible thinking social story and matching self-regulation activities are just what you need to teach your students how to use healthy decision-making skills when making mistakes!  This set includes an engaging and informative social story and multiple high-interest sel activities perfect for strengthening self-management, emotional regulation,  and developing strong decision-making skills in your classroom.

 

Reusable and substitute-friendly, this engaging flexible thinking social story and easy-to-use self-regulation activities make this resource ideal for cultivating a classroom environment that enables students to handle making mistakes in healthy, positive ways.

 

This high-quality social story is written in kid-friendly language and takes the guesswork out of teaching your students about flexible thinking and handling making mistakes. 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 self-regulation activities included will enable students to build confidence and develop a deeper understanding of self and relationships.

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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.

✅ sorting activity- Fun hands-on activity to reinforce how to choose mistake-making strategies. Perfect for whole-class use in a pocket chart or for small group work at a learning center.

✅ 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:

• it is okay to make mistakes
• when mistakes can happen
• who makes mistakes
• mistakes help us learn
• how mistakes make us feel
• ways we can react to mistakes
• choices we can make to fix mistakes
  • ask for help
  • try again
  • say “I’ll fix it”
  • say “I’m sorry”
  • move on

✨ 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!

 

Here is what TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Grecia O says “This resource was incredibly helpful and well-organized. It saved me a lot of time, and my students enjoyed the activities and listening to this social story.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Whitney C says “Great Product! I would recommend this to other teachers.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Heidi H says “These stories are perfect for SEL. The stories are simple enough for the kids to understand, yet have enough meat to have some really great discussions.”

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, W.3.2, SL.3.1, SL.3.2, SL.3.4, SL.3.6, L.3.1, L.3.6

•RI.4.1, W.4.3, SL.4.1, SL.4.6, L.4.1, L.4.6

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