Saying Thank You Social Story Curriculum

Saying Thank You is an English-language story and activity set about acknowledging gifts, purchases, help, and shared play. The story examples are accompanied by a rule summary, basic and advanced quizzes, answer keys, a token-board form, and a 2013 teaching guide.

Publisher identified in the materials: Special Learning.

Material context: The 2012 story includes a caution about limited research on social-story effectiveness, which remains part of this historical material.

The story presents occasions for saying thank you, including receiving something, birthday gifts and parties, a teacher doing something kind, a parent washing favorite clothes, playing a game with a parent, and friends sharing toys. The compact story text includes an eight-item rule summary in the first person.

Six quiz activities revisit these situations: basic yes/no, fill-in-the-blank with a word bank, and matching, followed by advanced fill-in-the-blank, true/false, and multiple choice. An answer key accompanies the activities.

The supplemental booklet includes a token-board form with a space for a chosen reward. The separate guide discusses reinforcement, token systems, skill maintenance, and role play with people or dolls.

What is inside this resource?

• Thank-you examples for gifts, purchases, and birthday occasions
• Everyday kindness, family activities, and toy sharing
• First-person eight-item rule summary
• Six basic and advanced quiz activities with answer keys
• Token-board form and guide sections on reinforcement, maintenance, and role play

Material details: 5 PDF files, containing 71 pages in total including front matter. This is a digital download; purchase does not include printed copies.

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