What if you could drink your coffee, enjoy your Tim Tam, answer a few questions, and have a social story ready before your morning-tea break is over?
We call it Story Builder.
Good moments need Social Stories too.
Sometimes I feel worried. This can happen when something new is about to happen, or when I am not sure what to do next.
When I feel worried, my tummy might feel strange. My heart might beat a little faster. These feelings are normal. They happen to most people.
Other people — like teachers, parents, and friends — sometimes feel worried too. They understand that feeling worried is okay.
When I feel worried, I can take a slow, deep breath. I can find a trusted person and let them know how I am feeling.
Hi Rachel,
As we discussed last week, I've put together a short social story for Liam that we can use before situations he finds tricky. Feel free to read it with him at home, or print it out and keep it somewhere easy to find.
When I Feel Worried
Sometimes I feel worried. This can happen when something new is about to happen, or when I am not sure what to do next.
When I feel worried, my tummy might feel strange. My heart might beat a little faster. These feelings are normal. They happen to most people.
When I feel worried, I can take a slow, deep breath. I can find a trusted person and let them know how I am feeling. I can remind myself that the worried feeling will pass.
I am learning to manage worried feelings, and I am doing really well.
Let me know if you'd like to talk through how to use it. Happy to help.
Sometimes I feel worried. This can happen
when something new is about to happen, or
when I'm not sure what to do next.
When I feel worried, my tummy might feel
strange. My heart might beat faster.
These feelings are normal — most people
feel this way sometimes.
When I feel worried, I can take a slow breath.
I can find a trusted person. I can remember
that the worried feeling will pass.
I am doing really well. ✦
Context is where learning lives or dies.
Your learner has to see themselves in the situation. Before anything else you design will matter.
Three decisions ahead. Let's find out how you think.
What you choose here will tell you something you might not expect.
It's 10:40 am. A Year 9 student you support pulls you aside in the corridor and says quietly:
"Something bad happened at home on the weekend. I don't really want to talk about it. I just wanted someone to know."
They look at the floor, then walk back to class.
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