We are a School Psychologist and Classroom Teacher, each with 18 years experience working in Inner City schools. We are passionate about advocating for the exceptional abilities of educators, students and families, hoping to inspire others in the process!
We offer a range of educational and wellness resources, ranging from social stories, interventions, to lesson plans, digital prints and workbooks.
Please take some time to enjoy our Wellness Playground!
We are a School Psychologist and Classroom Teacher, each with 18 years experience working in Inner City schools. We are passionate about advocating for the exceptional abilities of educators, students and families, hoping to inspire others in the process!
We offer a range of educational and wellness resources, ranging from social stories, interventions, to lesson plans, digital prints and workbooks.
Please take some time to enjoy our Wellness Playground!
This **social story, Touching Other People: Respecting Personal Boundaries, **focuses on the importance of respecting personal boundaries, when faced with situations where children may be touching other people.
The social story describes the importance of respecting our own bodies, and respecting the right of others to say “no” or “yes” in response to being touched, whether it is in any context, such as play, a hug, or in a group setting.
Simple examples are provided, using engaging visuals and developmentally appropriate language geared for elementary students and special education students.
We hope this resource helps you to help the children you work with!
What you will receive:
1 High-Quality Colour PDF File
Size: 8.5x11 inches
9 Pages
How to print and use:
Download to your device
Print at home, or using a local or online print service
Bind in a folder, binder or duotang
Note:
Should you need another file format (e.g., JPEG, PNG) simply let us know and we can do this for you.
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Thank you!
**Social Story: Picking My Nose. **
We all get boogers in our noses, but many students pick their noses without using tissues or washing their hands. This can become an unsanitary and bothersome habit, especially in the classroom.
This social story explains the concepts of germs and cleanliness, and reinforces the importance of not using your finger to pick your nose, and remembering to use a tissue instead. The story uses engaging visuals, and developmentally appropriate language suited to elementary and special education settings.
We hope this social story will help you help the children and students you work with!
What You Will Receive:
1 high-quality PDF file
8.5"x11" in size
17 Pages
How to Use:
After uploading product, save file to your device
Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service
Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with children
Personal Note:
Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you.
We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators.
Thank you.
Some of our students, whether they are simply very young, or have conditions that interfere with personal boundaries and impulsivity (ADHD, ASD, FASD, etc.), have tendencies to remove their clothing at inappropriate times throughout the day, either at school or other social settings.
This Social Story: Keeping My Clothes On, focuses on teaching children the importance of keeping their clothes on at school and other public places. The story explains the concept of clothing, and when and where it may be appropriate to wear and not to wear clothing.
The social story uses practical examples, engaging visuals and developmentally appropriate language tailored to elementary years and special education students.
We hope this resource helps you to help the children you work with!
What You Will Receive:
1 high-quality PDF file
8.5"x11" in size
8 Pages
How to Use:
After uploading product, save file to your device
Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service
Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with children
Personal Note:
Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you.
We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators.
Thank you.
This Social Story - Fire Drills: What to Expect, focuses on teaching children the importance of learning about fire drills, and what to expect during a fire drill, in order to be safe at school. The social story is very useful in making fire drills more predictable for students, and alleviates anxiety for those students who find fire drills stressful (e.g, students sensitive to noise, change in routine, etc.).
The social story uses practical examples, engaging visuals and developmentally appropriate language tailored to elementary years and special education students.
We hope this resource helps you to help the children you work with!
What You Will Receive:
1 high-quality PDF file
8.5"x11" in size
10 Pages
How to Use:
After uploading product, save file to your device
Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service
Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with children
Personal Note:
Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you.
We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. Lastly, feel free to follow our store for updates on new products and flash sales.
Thank you.
This is a social story meant to help children cope in healthy ways when things (e.g., their surroundings) get too loud!
Sometimes our students become anxious and overwhelmed when faced with too much noise, whether it be due to people or things. Settings such as busy classrooms, malls, recess and gym class, a noisy classroom, birthday parties (the list goes on!), can be simply too overstimulating and too loud for our students.
This social story guides the student through normalizing these experiences, and then providing some simple strategies to cope and calm down in healthy ways.
It is in PDF format (8.5" x 11"), and is presented in a simple, fun and visual format. This social story can be easily printed and laminated, and can be used across all ages and developmental levels.
I have personally used it in individual and group format, in elementary and special needs junior high/high school classrooms. I hope it helps you, help your students!
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD | INSTANTLY PRINTABLE | HIGH-RESOLUTION PDF FILE
Sometimes our students struggle with the need to move their bodies. This is a social story meant to teach students about Fidgeting, and what they can do to help themselves to fidget in healthy ways, without distracting themselves or others.
It is in PDF format (8.5"x11"), and so can easily be printed and/or laminated. It is presented in a simple, fun and visual format, and can be used across all ages and developmental levels.
I have personally used it in individual and group format, in elementary and special needs junior high/high school classrooms. Feel free to edit, as you feel is appropriate, to your specific situation/needs. I hope it helps you, help your students.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
1 High-Resolution PDF File, 8.5"x11"
This is a social story meant to discourage students from Throwing Things, as a way to deal with strong feelings. The story goes through why a student may be feeling upset or frustrated, and outlines the potential dangers of Throwing Things. It goes on to present alternative behaviours and safe coping strategies, and allows the student to offer their own strategy ideas.
It is in PDF format (8.5x11 inches) and so can be easily printed and laminated. It is presented in a fun and visual format, that can be used across all ages and developmental levels.
I have personally used it in individual and group format, in elementary and special needs junior high/high school classrooms. I hope it helps you, help your students!
Please leave reviews, feedback and comments, so I may continue to provide resources to my fellow educators that are worthwhile in reaching our students. Thank you!
SOCIAL STORY - SHARING
This engaging social story/script encourages students to practice the social skill of sharing (and taking turns). This social story uses simple language and engaging visuals, and while it is tailored to elementary, can be used across all grades and developmental levels. We have used this social story in individual and group format, and across nursery, elementary and junior high levels, in regular and special education settings.
This digital social story is in PDF format (8.5x11 inches), and so can be easily printed and laminated.
What you will receive:
1 PDF file in 8.5x11 inch format
1 Digital Download Description in JPEG format
We hope this resource helps you, help your students!
We welcome your reviews and comments, as we are always striving to create valuable tools and resources for our fellow educators. Thank you!
And, please follow our store for updates on new products and sales!
PLEASE NOTE:
No physical product will be shipped, as this is a digital download. Colours may vary slightly due to different colour monitor/calibration.
This purchase is licensed for PERSONAL USE ONLY. All Digital Prints are copyright of The Wellness Playground.
SOCIAL STORY: MANAGING CLASSROOM TRANSITIONS
This social story on classroom transitions is intended to help students to transition from classroom to classroom. Transitions are an expectation in school, but often prove challenging and stressful for many young learners. This story guides students through the necessary routines, expectations, and what to consider within themselves and the environment, in order to see success in changing from classroom to classroom at school.
As educators and parents, we model important social behaviors and provide explicit instruction for appropriate behavior. Read this social story frequently with your child/student(s), who may struggle with making transitions. It is important to read the story before an incident has occurred, rather than as a consequence for not coping with transitions well.
We hope this resource helps you and your children now and in the future!
It is in PDF format, and so can easily be printed and/or laminated. It is presented in a simple, fun and visual format, and can be used across all ages and developmental levels. I have personally used it in individual and group format, with elementary and early junior high students, across regular and special education settings. I hope it helps you, help your students!
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
1 High-Resolution PDF File, 9 Pages, 8.5"x11"
PERSONAL NOTE:
We love what we do, and do our best to provide a wide variety of options, quality resources, and flexibility in printing our digital files, all in attempts to make your life easier!
Please provide your feedback, so we may continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators!
This brief social story/script: Keeping My Hands to Myself, encourages students to keep their hands to self, and to discourage less desirable behaviours (e.g., touching, poking, etc.).
It is in PDF format (8.5x11 inches), and so can be easily printed and laminated. It uses simple language and engaging visuals, and can be used across all grades and developmental levels.
I have personally used this social story in individual and group format, and across nursery, elementary and junior high levels, in regular and special education settings.
I hope this resource helps you, help your students!
I welcome your reviews and comments, as I am always striving to create valuable tools and resources for my fellow educators. Thank you!
This is a social story meant to encourage students to learn to control their emotions and make good choices, when they get upset or angry.
Sometimes our students struggle with the day-to-day social demands presented at school, home and other settings. This social story validates the student’s emotions, by reminding them that it is okay to be upset or angry. However, it then goes on to show what bad and good choices look like, and how to problem-solve in order to self-regulate, and make themselves and others happy.
It is in PDF format, and so can easily be printed and/or laminated. It is presented in a simple, fun and visual format, and can be used across all ages and developmental levels.
I have personally used it in individual and group format, in elementary and special needs junior high/high school classrooms. I hope it helps you, help your students!
Social Story: All About Hugs
Our children and students sometimes have a hard time keeping their hands to themselves, and might have the tendency to hug others, whether it be friends, teachers or strangers. This is especially true of our kids who have ADHD or who are on the autism or fetal alcohol spectrums - and are impulsive and hyperactive, and have little awareness of personal space. This social story helps teach children what is acceptable and unacceptable hugging, and suggests some alternative behaviours and strategies that are more acceptable in social settings.
This social story conveys these themes using practical examples,engaging visuals, and developmentally appropriate language.
We hope this social story helps you to help the children you work with!
What You Will Receive:
1 high-quality PDF file
8.5"x11" in size
9 Pages
How to Use:
After uploading product, save file to your device
Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service
Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students
Personal Note:
Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you.
We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. THANK YOU.
Social Story: Going to the Doctor’s Office.
Visiting the doctor’s office can be an overwhelming and unpredictable experience for many of our children and students, especially those with specialized needs (e.g., ADHD, ASD, FASD, etc).
This social story guides children through what to expect when visiting the doctor - from arriving, to the sights, sounds and people encountered, possible procedures, and overall experience - so they may feel more comfortable going to the doctor.
The social story conveys these themes using engaging visuals and developmentally appropriate language suited to elementary and special education students.
We hope this social story will help you help the children and students you work with!
What You Will Receive:
1 high-quality PDF file
8.5"x11" in size
17 Pages
How to Use:
After uploading product, save file to your device
Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service
Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with children
Personal Note:
Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you.
We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators.
Thank you.
Social Story: Riding a Bicycle.
Riding a bicycle is a fun life skill that is useful for many of our children and students.
This social story guides the user through what to expect when learning to ride a bike - including safety rules, what it looks like, what it feels like, and how to ride on one, step by step. This visual guide makes riding a bike more predictable and less stressful for children.
The social story conveys these themes using engaging visuals and developmentally appropriate language suited to elementary and special education students.
We hope this social story will help you help the children and students you work with!
What You Will Receive:
1 high-quality PDF file
8.5"x11" in size
10 Pages
How to Use:
After uploading product, save file to your device
Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service
Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with children
Personal Note:
Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you.
We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators.
Thank you!
Social Story: When I Feel Worried or Anxious
Our children and students often struggle with feelings of worry and anxiety, whether at home, at school, or in the community. And, our kids often don’t know how to cope with these strong feelings. This social story helps to educate children about what worry/anxiety is, the different types of worry and situations we might experience, and some helpful strategies we may learn to help calm our worries.
This 14-page social story conveys these themes using practical examples, engaging visuals, and developmentally appropriate language. There is also opportunity for children to add their own input and examples.
Students may benefit from having an adult guide them through this lesson to provide clarification and support along the way. We hope this social story will help you help the children and students you work with!
And remember, this resource is not a substitute for therapy or counseling, but merely an educational aid - should students require more intensive supports, please seek assistance from an adult or trained mental health professional.
What You Will Receive:
1 high-quality PDF file
8.5"x11" in size
14 Pages
How to Use:
After uploading product, save file to your device
Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service
Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students
Personal Note:
Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you.
We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators.
THANK YOU,
Social Story: When I’m Feeling Mad
We all experience different feelings at different times. One of these feelings is Anger or Being Mad. This social story helps students to define what it is to be mad, and to recognize when they may be feeling mad - through their emotions and physical symptoms. The social story goes on to normalize anger and reinforces that strong feelings are temporary, and no matter the situation, we can all learn healthy strategies to manage our anger.
The social story conveys these themes using engaging visuals and developmentally appropriate language suited to elementary and special education students.
We hope this social story will help you help the children and students you work with!
What You Will Receive:
1 high-quality PDF file
8.5"x11" in size
14 Pages
How to Use:
After uploading product, save file to your device
Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service
Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students
Personal Note:
Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you.
We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators.
Thank you.
Social Story: When I Feel Like Harming Myself
Our children and students sometimes struggle with strong emotions, and even resort to wanting to harm themselves in order to cope with some of these feelings. This might include cutting, scraping, scratching, or other forms of self-harm. This social story focuses primarily on non-suicidal self-injurious behaviour. In other words, self-injury that causes harm, but not necessarily death. The lesson describes self-harm and talks through some of the common feelings that children and youth may have, as well as some helpful coping strategies and alternative behaviours that are healthier and safer.
Self-harm is an important topic that is often not addressed directly - out of fear and uncertainty. This social story aims to help in generating healthy discussion about self-harm with students, particularly those students who need visuals to aid in communication and comprehension.
This social story conveys these themes using practical examples, engaging visuals, and developmentally appropriate language. Students would benefit from having an adult guide them through this lesson to provide clarification and support along the way. We hope this social story will help you help the children and students you work with!
And remember, this resource is not a substitute for therapy or counseling, but merely an educational aid - should students require more intensive supports, please seek assistance from an adult or trained mental health professional.
What You Will Receive:
1 high-quality PDF file
8.5"x11" in size
13 Pages
How to Use:
After uploading product, save file to your device
Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service
Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students
Personal Note:
Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you.
We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators.
Social Story: Traveling in a Vehicle
Traveling in a vehicle as a passenger is an important life skill for our children and youth. This social story discusses types of vehicles, the process involved in entering and exiting vehicles, and the essential safety rules to follow (e.g., seatbelts, doors, etc.) while traveling in a vehicle.
The social story conveys these themes using engaging visuals and developmentally appropriate language suited to elementary and special education students.
We hope this social story will help you help the children and students you work with!
What You Will Receive:
1 high-quality PDF file
8.5"x11" in size
14 Pages
How to Use:
After uploading product, save file to your device
Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service
Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students
Personal Note:
Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you.
We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators.
Thank you!
Social Story: Getting a Haircut. Getting a haircut can be an unpredictable and scary experience for many students, especially students with sensory needs such as those on the ADHD, ASD, and FASD spectrums. This social story takes the student through the possible steps of a haircut, and what to expect from the start to end of visiting the hairdresser or hair salon.
This social story explains these concepts in simple child-friendly language, using engaging visuals and examples. It can be used in individual and/or group format and is is tailored to elementary and special education settings.
We hope this social story will help you help the children and students you work with!
**What you will receive: **
1 High-Quality Colour PDF File
Size: 8.5x11 inches
20 Pages****
How to print and use:
Download to your device
Print at home, or using a local or online print service
Bind in a folder, binder or duotang
Note:
Should you need another file format (e.g., JPEG, PNG) simply let us know and we can do this for you.
Be sure to follow our store for updates on new products and flash sales. We love what we do, so please provide your feedback and review so we may continue to create worthwhile products!
Thank you!
This Feelings FlashCard Bundle is great for easy-to-use lessons and teaching moments around identifying and labeling, and discussing feelings and emotions. Each Card can either be individually printed, one-sided (equaling 35 feelings cards), or printed double-sided (equaling 70 cards) where the card displays opposing feelings on one card.
The smaller cards (1.5x1.5 inches), and are ideal for handy visuals for strategies such as Zones of Regulation, emotions scales, visual-communication boards, etc.
The larger cards (6x5 inches) are ideal for feelings deck of cards, games and larger print feelings displays and teaching.
You can print them yourself at home, call into a local print/copy shop or upload to an online printing service to have the prints delivered to your door. We suggest using high-quality, thick matte paper or card stock for best results.
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE:
This digital print comes in High-Resolution PDF formats.
1 PDF File with 70 IMAGES: 1.5" x 1.5"
1 PDF File with 70 IMAGES: 6"x5"
HOW TO PRINT CARDS:
A. Choose your desired format from the files provided
B. Print at home, or
C. Use a local print/copy shop to print for you, or
D. Upload to an online printing service to have the prints delivered to your door
PERSONAL NOTE:
We love what we do, and do our best to provide a wide variety of options, fun products, and flexibility in printing our digital files, all in attempts to make your life easier!
Please provide your feedback, so we may continue to offer worthwhile products!
PLEASE NOTE:
No physical product will be shipped and the frame is not included. Colours may vary slightly due to different colour monitor/calibration. This purchase is licensed for PERSONAL USE ONLY. All Digital Prints are copyright of The Wellness Playground.
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