Kindergarten Social Story

Some of your children may have a hard time going to kindergarten next year.  Here is a social story that you can read to your child this summer. Prep them that they will be going to another school.  Talk to them about what will be at that school, and how they will have a new teacher.  If you need any other social stories, let me know!

Here is a checklist to help students remember what they need to bring to speech. Pictures are from Google Images.

Things to Bring to Speech by

What Will Happen Next?

This is a great activity to use to teach how to make predictions.  You can use the picture below, or gather a variety of items that go together (e.g. items used for dental hygiene, items to use when going swimming, etc.).  Ask the student what he sees in the picture (or the names of the items that you have gathered).  Then ask them "If a person has _____, then what will happen?"  This skill will help the student to start making sense of what is in his environment.

What Will Happen Next? by nicoledomzalski

Stop and Read the Room

A good skill to teach your child is how to "Stop and Read the Room."  This will help your child become more aware of what and who is around him/her.  Once your child is more aware, they will be more likely to act appropiately in different situations. 

Stop and Read the Room by

Resources

Here are some great websites to use for therapy or for resources at home:                                          

http://www.lburkhart.com/chat_ideas.htm
This website includes words to use in "social scripts" such as attention getters to start a conversation.

http://www.videojug.com/                             
wikihow.com   
These two are great "how to" websites.  These can be used in therapy or at home to teach things from how to tie tie to tips about making friends.

socialskillbuilder.com
This website includes multiple social stories along with questions about each situation and predictions.

http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/             
This website gives instructions on how to perform different science experiments, which can be used in therapy or for fun at home.