Behaviour Support Resources

Saying “no” doesn’t have to end in tears. This social story helps children understand that “no” isn’t a bad word—sometimes it just means “not right now” or “that’s not safe.”Through simple words and colorful illustrations, students see real-life examples (throwing food, climbing furniture, needing to wait) and learn safe ways to cope when they feel disappointed. They’ll also practice strategies like: ✔ Taking a deep breath ✔ Counting to 5 ✔ Choosing something else to do ✔ Asking “why” o

When I’m Not Picked SEL social story for handling disappointment and coping when not picked, chosen, or selected.This social story and SEL resource helps children learn coping skills when they are not picked, chosen, or selected — in class, during games, or in peer interactions. Children may experience disappointment when: • A teacher calls on someone else • Friends choose a different teammate • Their idea is not selected during play This social story supports: • Emotional regulation • Coping

🌟 Build Independence with Daily Hygiene Routines This Hygiene Visual Supports resource includes tooth brushing and hand washing visual schedules to support daily living skills for autistic learners and students in special education. Designed to be clear, practical, and easy to use, these visuals help children understand expectations, follow routines, and build independence across home, school, and therapy settings. 🧩 What’s Included Tooth brushing visual schedules Step-by-step brushin

Many children already have access to a Talker or AAC device — but adults are often unsure what to model, when to model, or how to support communication naturally during everyday routines. This mealtime AAC resource was created to make AAC modeling feel practical, approachable, and meaningful during real meals and everyday interactions. Instead of turning mealtime into a testing session, this resource helps adults learn how to model simple language naturally through connection, shared experiences

Many children already have access to AAC systems such as the Proloquo2go (Talker), but adults are often unsure what to model during play. This play-based AAC resource helps families, educators, therapists, and support staff naturally support communication during motivating block play activities. • What words should I model? • How do I keep it natural? • What do I say during play? • How do I avoid creating pressure? This resource was designed to help families, educators, therapists, and support s

Help children learn to recognize their body cues, ask for permission, and return to play confidently! This simple, engaging social story supports early learners and children with autism or developmental delays in building independence during daily routines. What’s Included Full-color social story (8 pages) Black-and-white printable version (8 pages) “How to Use This Social Story” teacher/parent guide Terms of Use & Thank-You page Skills SupportedRecognizing the feeling of needing to use the b

Support children in learning how to express and manage big feelings with this simple, print-ready social story and visual support card. Designed to be clear, practical, and easy to use in real classroom or home situations. 💛 What’s Included: This resource combines a simple, child-friendly social story with a visual support card to help children understand what to do when they feel upset. You will receive: A clean, professionally formatted social story A 4x6 visual support card (perfect for

Dear Reader, Thanks for taking the time to review this educational resource. It is my hope that you find this visual support helpful. Based on experience, children with Autism do well when the events through their day is routine and predictable. A visual schedule will help to inform them of what will happen in the near future, thus hopefully reducing the child’s anxiety when used consistently. A visual schedule also can be used to state the expectation for the child (e.g., line-up). The visua

📄 Product Description Help children build independence and confidence with this Brushing Teeth Social Story and Visual Support Resource designed to support communication, emotional regulation, and daily routines. This engaging, easy-to-follow resource teaches children how to brush their teeth while learning how to cope when it feels difficult. It introduces key functional communication strategies such as “Help,” “Wait,” and “Break”—while still supporting task completion. ✨ What’s Included:

Help children learn how to stop, wait, and stay safe with this simple, easy-to-understand social story.This resource teaches children what to do when they see a STOP sign on doors or windows, supporting safety skills and preventing unsafe behaviors such as leaving an area without permission. Designed with clear visuals and structured language, this social story helps children build independence and confidence in real-life situations. ✅ What’s included: ✔ Social story (clean, structured format

Keeping My Shoes On is a simple, visual social story created to support young learners, especially children with autism, developmental delays, or communication needs, who struggle with wearing their shoes consistently. This child-friendly story uses clear images, predictable language, and realistic scenarios to teach when and why we wear shoes—and what can happen when we don’t. Perfect for home, daycare, early learning centers, and therapy sessions.

⭐ Hand Washing Routine Poster + Visual Schedule (Autism, ABA, Early Years)This resource includes a large classroom poster and a compact visual schedule strip to support children in learning the steps of hand washing. Perfect for early childhood classrooms, daycare, ABA programs, autism support, special education, and home routines. The visuals use clear, friendly illustrations, diverse child characters, and simple step-by-step directions to help children understand what to do next — especia

Playing Nicely with Friends – A Social Story Looking for a child-friendly way to teach social skills and toy-sharing expectations? Playing Nicely with Friends is a beautifully illustrated social story designed to support early learners in understanding how to play respectfully with others, take turns, and care for classroom materials. The warm visuals and relatable scenarios; whether used in the moment or proactively, Playing Nicely with Friends will become a go-to in your behavior support too

"I Will Stay Safe in the Yard" is a social story that serves to help parents talk to their children about staying safe at home. If your child leaves home without asking, you might have a stop sign by the doors. If your child ignores the signage, this story could help. The story reviews the expectations for children about going outside. It includes a review of the purpose of the signage. The story visually shows the safe and unsafe areas when playing outdoors. Children are encouraged to practice

🪥 Tooth Brushing Visual Schedule for AutismSupport independence and teach complete brushing with this step-by-step visual schedule designed for children with autism and other developmental needs. This resource breaks tooth brushing into clear, manageable steps using visual supports, mouth maps, and structured routines—making it easier for children to understand where and how to brush. If this resource was helpful, you may also like: ✔ I Can Brush My Teeth 👉 Explore more ready-to

It is very important to foster social engagement and play with peers. This is important for inclusion especially during early intervention. This social skills bundle specifically addresses asking others to play and includes a social store, visual support for asking other and procedure sheet. This resource is suited for young children who are not able to engage their peers appropriately. It is for children who are not able to speak or children who is very shy and visual support may make it easier

Waiting can be especially challenging for young children. They often struggle to understand their strong emotions and may find it difficult to express or respond appropriately when they have to wait and can't immediately get what they want. Using a social story can be an effective way to help the child identify their feelings and explore suitable ways to cope with the situation/

Asking someone to play can be a challenging skill for some children. This social story is designed as a resource to help guide the child on what to say and do, highlighting important social cues to recognize. Additionally, the social story addresses situations where another child may not want to play.

AUTHOR’S NOTE A child with limited verbal skills is often frustrated by their inability to communicate and limited control over their environment. This can result in behaviour challenges that may present in a variety of ways. Children may flop, cry, attempt to leave an instructional area when presented an activity they don’t like. By teaching a child to request a break, it helps the child to regain control and exhibit appropriate behaviour to get out of task rather than engage in in-appropriate

The greetings social story can be used to teach children with limited social skills. This social story allows the user to personalize by adding pictures in different sections. https://youtu.be/JNvFNVz6KVA