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Visual cue card to help students understand how to turn and talk with their partner during shared reading or class instruction

Changing a building practice to have all classrooms with calming corners can sometimes feel like a huge undertaking. This PowerPoint helps build unity and reassurance that this endeavor is indeed possible.

Friendship lessons help students learn how to build and maintain positive relationships with others. Through discussion, modeling, and practice, students learn important skills such as kindness, cooperation, communication, and problem-solving. Understanding friendship skills supports social-emotional growth, builds confidence, and helps students feel connected and included at school and beyond.

Students do get mad sometimes, but they can be taught to use more accurate words—like frustrated—to describe how they’re feeling. Do your students ever get frustrated? Then this lesson is for you! It includes videos and engaging activities they can use in a social skills group.

An Expected vs. Unexpected social story helps students understand how their choices affect others. It shows examples of expected behaviors—actions that help everyone feel comfortable and ready to learn—and unexpected behaviors, which can make situations confusing or uncomfortable. Through simple language and relatable scenarios, students learn what behaviors are expected, why they matter, and how to make positive choices in social situations.

This powerpoint helps students understand the difference between big and small problems with the use of youtube videos.

Grounding techniques help students manage big emotions and feel more in control during stressful moments. These strategies support self-regulation by helping students focus on the present, calm their bodies, and reduce anxiety. Teaching grounding techniques empowers students to recognize their feelings and use tools that help them return to a ready-to-learn state, both in the classroom and in everyday life.

With visual cues, this simplified powerpoint helps students differentiate between big and small problems.

This story helps children understand the importance of wearing underwear even if it feels weird for them and they do not like to do so.

Social story to help students who benefit from assurance that it is safe to use the bathroom even when the loud flush noise bothers them.

Used with those kiddos who have trouble keeping their hands out of their pants.

Sometimes, children do not like to use the bathroom because they fear the loud sound that comes from the toilet flush. This story helps children understand that there are strategies they can use to help them not feel afraid.

Rules students follow in the classroom and what rewards would be earned as a result.

Sometimes, strangers can be new and scary, but other times they can be safe. This story teaches children, through the use of visuals and a communication board, what to do when a stranger talks to you. There are practice options within the story.

Watch the video that does not have any words in it and answer inferential questions based on the illustrations and emotions of the pig.

Target behaviors: Safe body and safe voice If unsafe then goes to office. Teacher will call the office and the adult will have eyes on him to make sure he walks to the office. Length of time it takes him to walk to the office will be added to the initial amount of time designated in the plan. Unsafe behaviors include: 1)Yells 2)Says I hate you 3)Posturing towards people 4)Hitting, kicking, touching, tripping 5)Knocks items down 6)Throws items When unsafe, directly go to office.Visual schedul

Play a game or read a story about personal space—your choice! Start by having the adult select a visual from page 2. Next, the student spins the wheel to see if the response shown is an expected or unexpected choice based on the selected visual. For example, if the adult chooses the "handshake" visual and the spinner lands on “Please stop,” ask the student: “Is it expected to say ‘Please stop’ when someone shakes your hand?” Probably not—it’s usually okay to shake hands. But if the visual is

Ever wonder how to help students who struggle with transitions? Then look no further! This visual schedule will provide students with comfort, structure, and predictability. They will know what to expect as they enter your office or classroom. The schedule starts with the rules and ends with an activity that they will choose as they enter back into their teacher's classroom. This helps build momentum so that they feel comfortable and confident entering back into a learning environment. G

Visual cues to help a student process steps necessary when they are in the office after a behavior was demonstrated. Then, once the child is calm the necessary steps to help acclimate them back to the classroom.

Teaching students how to identify their interoceptive and proprioceptive levels helps them figure out which strategies and tools they need to calm their body so they are able and ready to learn. *Check out my other resources for various strategies and behavior plan ideas.