Social Stories

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Social Stories
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What is Respect?

• Respect is being careful and thoughtful with
  other people. Teachers and students show respect
  with kind words and actions. Respect helps
  everyone feel welcome, comfortable, and safe.
  Here are a few ways that teachers and students
  show respect at school.
• Respect is carefully helping another student.
• Respect is sharing. Saying, Thank you, shows
  respect, too!
• Respect is working quietly when others are trying
  to think and finish their assignments.
• Respect is using kind words with a gentle voice,
  often with a smile, too!
• Respect is being careful and thoughtful with
  other people.
• Teachers and students show respect with kind
  words and actions. Respect helps everyone feel
  welcome, comfortable, and safe.

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Its the Teachers Decision

• Teachers make many decisions for their class. A
  decision is a firm and usually final choice.
  Teachers make a lot of decisions, like who
  collects the lunch money and how to care for
  classroom pets. Its their job. Teachers often
  make decisions about ideas from students.
• A student might have an idea and a question for
  his or her teacher.
• When the teacher says, That would be fine, it
  is a yes decision. This yes decision means that
  the student who is asking the teacher a question
  may do what he or she wants to do.
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• When the teacher says, Not right now, it is a
  no decision. The student who asked the question
  may not do what he or she wanted to do.
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• Teachers make many decisions each day. My teacher
  makes decisions, too. Sometimes, my teacher may
  make a yes decision. Other times my teacher may
  make a no decision. Making decisions is part of
  my teachers job.

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Learning to Share Ideas

• Sharing ideas is one way students learn. Learning
  how to share ideas makes it easier to work
  together.
• Every student has ideas. Sharing ideas means
  giving everyone in the group a chance to talk.
  Sharing ideas also means listening to what others
  say.
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• Sometimes one student may have a lot to say!
  Remembering to pause occasionally gives others a
  chance to talk, too!
• Its smart to occasionally use student names when
  working with a group. That way, its easier for
  students to take turns as they talk or listen.
• Many times, helping each other is a good way to
  share ideas, too!
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• Sometimes when students share ideas, they may not
  agree. There may be a conflict. Conflicts are
  okay. Staying calm helps students work things
  out. Sometimes, help from an adult may be needed
  to find a solution.
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• Sharing ideas means giving everyone in the group
  a chance to talk, and listening to what they say.
  Learning how to share ideas makes it easier to
  work together.

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Telling Teachers About a Problem

• Teachers and students talk about many things.
  They often talk about good news. They can also
  solve problems together.
• Sometimes, a student may have a problem, or feel
  frustrated or angry. Telling the teacher can
  help. That way, the teacher will know there is a
  problem. She can help to solve it.
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• If I have a problem at school, telling the
  teacher may help. If I feel frustrated or angry,
  telling the teacher may help, too. Teachers can
  help students solve problems and feel more
  comfortable again.