Danielle Faerber

Perfect for the first day of school, especially for pre-school or kindergarten. This social skills story helps students experiencing separation anxiety when they go to school. Great for back to school time, especially if you have a student starting school for the first time, missing their parents and struggling with saying goodbye. There are 3 versions of the book. One talks about missing mom. One talks about missing dad. And the third talks generally about missing family and shows pictures of m

Prepare to celebrate Field Day with this social skills story. This reviews Field Day expectations and rules for preschool, kindergarten, or first grade students. It includes expectations like taking turns, staying with the class and listening to the teacher. The simple language and picture support help young students understand the concept of Field Day and prepare for the fun day. This resource is great in the regular classroom as an add on to your social emotional learning curriculum, or for

Perfect for the pre-school, kindergarten or first grade classroom! This social skills story provides students with specific expectations for sitting on the carpet and the reasoning for those rules. To accommodate different classroom needs, there are 2 versions of the story. One uses the language of sitting criss cross. The other states more broadly, sitting on your bottom, and includes different seating positions for the rug. Both books have clear language and picture examples for appropriate c

Perfect for SEL lessons, this story teaches primary students about honesty, not lying, and building up the courage to tell the truth. It can be used in your regular classroom SEL lessons on being honest, or during school counseling lessons or social skills groups. Ideal for kindergarten, first or second grade. There is a large (full-page) version of the story, which is great as a classroom read aloud book, print or project on your board. There is also a smaller version which works best for take

Perfect for beginning the year in pre-school, kindergarten, or first grade, these social skills stories teach about important school rules and expectations, routines and procedures including sitting on the carpet, walking in the hallway, following directions, using school supplies responsibly, washing hands, and coping with separation anxiety/missing parents. These are ideal for teaching classroom expectations and rules at back to school time! I highly recommend using these as activities during

This is a story to help young students learn about apologizing and practice saying sorry with an apology. Especially great for preschool, kindergarten or first grade SEL! It shows why an apology can be important and includes simple examples of children apologizing. There is a large (full-page) version of the story, which is great as a classroom book, or to project on your interactive whiteboard. There is also a smaller version which works best for take-home books. Students can read, color, and

Do you have students who struggle with impulse control and self regulation? This book helps young students learn about self control. It includes a simple story featuring superhero "Self-Control Sam." This is ideal for your social skills groups, school counseling, character education, or SEL lessons. There is a large (full-page) version of the story, which is great as a classroom read aloud book, or to project on your interactive whiteboard. There is also a smaller version which works best for ta

Perfect for your social emotional learning lessons, this is a story to help young students learn about gratitude and giving thanks. Students can learn about being grateful and thankful and showing gratitude for what they have. This resource is great in the regular classroom as an add on to your social emotional learning curriculum, or for social skills groups and school counseling lessons. There is a large (full-page) version of the book, which is great as a classroom read aloud book, print it

Perfect for primary grades social emotional learning and character education lessons here are 34 social skills stories to teach about important concepts and behaviors. This bundle provides you with yearlong SEL books! This resource is great in the regular classroom as an add on to your curriculum, or for social skills groups, or school counseling lessons. They can also be used as intervention for individual students needing support. Each story describes the concepts with simple language and pic

This is a bundle of 6 social emotional learning stories featuring superhero characters, ideal for primary grade SEL lessons, social skills groups, school counseling, and character education. It includes the following stories: ResponsibilityGoal-SettingSelf-ControlRespectGrowth MindsetEmpathyThese stories are helpful for teaching new social and emotional skills to primary-aged students. It describes concepts like responsibility, empathy, and self-control with simple language and relatable examp

This social skills story discourages elopement and encourages students to stay in the classroom. It helps students understand why eloping or running away is unsafe and how they should ask for help when they want to leave the room. It is a great book for social emotional learning in pre-school, kindergarten or first grade. The simple language and picture support help young students understand the concept. This resource is great in the regular classroom as an add on to your social emotional lear

This social skills story discusses keeping your hands to yourself and not hitting. It helps students understand why they need to keep hands to self and how they can ask for help when frustrated without hurting anyone. It is a great book for social emotional learning in pre-school, kindergarten or first grade. The simple language and picture support help young students understand the concept. This resource is great in the regular classroom as an add on to your social emotional learning curricu

Perfect for Presidents Day, help students understand the job of the United States president with this simple book. This story teaches students basic information about the president including vocabulary like White House, vote, and election. It does not name specific candidates or parties.Ideal for pre-school, kindergarten or first grade, students will develop an understanding of a president's job through the simple language and pictures. What's included:-Classroom read aloud book (full page, in

Perfect for the pre-school, kindergarten or first grade classroom! This social skills story provides students with specific expectations for following directions and explain why it is important to follow a teacher's directions. The story includes clear language and picture examples for listening to directions and following them quickly! Choose from a full-page version for classroom read alouds, either as a printed or projected book, or a smaller version perfect for take-home reading and famil

Practice segmenting and blending phonemes with these Google Slides perfect for phonemic awareness development in kindergarten and first grade. Includes 30 CVC words to segment and 30 CVC words to blend. These activities are designed to work well within a whole class or small group setting. This Google Slides deck is ideal for a quick warm-up, review, or intervention. It includes 2 activities, with 30 words for each activity. It also includes directions with variations for how students can c

A bundle perfect for the kindergarten, first grade or second grade math classroom! Included are google slideshows and student math journals for addition and subtraction word problems using a variety of story problem types. This product covers 8 types of problems using the CGI framework: Part-Part-Whole (whole unknown and part unknown), Join (result unknown, change unknown, and start unknown), and Separate (result unknown, change unknown, and start unknown). The product includes 6 word proble

This December, learn about holidays from around the world with your pre-k, kindergarten or first grade students. Ideal for social studies units about cultures, customs and holidays. It includes books for Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Eid, Diwali, Las Posadas, Three Kings Day, Saint Lucia's Day, and Chinese New Year. Each book include read aloud versions and student versions with 3 differentiated levels of activities (including writing in sight words and sounding out vocabulary) and black/white

Perfect for the pre-school, kindergarten or first grade classroom! This social skills story gives specific expectations for using school supplies like glue, markers, and scissors. Ideal for back to school time. It includes how to be responsible and take care of glue, scissors, glue sticks, markers and crayons. You can pick and choose which pages you need depending on what supplies you are introducing and what activities you are doing. The story includes clear language and picture examples for ea

Teach students what police officers do and the tools they use. This story is great for a community helpers unit or career exploration unit. It describes a police officer's job and how they help the community including vocabulary like police station, law, ticket, and more. Ideal for pre-school, kindergarten or first grade, students will develop an understanding of a police officer's job through the simple language and pictures. It can also be a helpful resource for a unit on careers! What's inclu

Develop problem solving skills for when someone is bothering you. This social skills story gives students ways to be assertive and stop someone who is annoying them, like ignoring, walking away and saying stop. It is a great book for social emotional learning in pre-school, kindergarten or first grade. The simple language and picture support help young students understand the concept. This resource is great in the regular classroom as an add on to your social emotional learning curriculum, or