Thanksgiving Social Story
This 2020 English social story describes Thanksgiving visits, travel, family gatherings and shared meals. It includes examples of different foods, saying grace, expressing thanks and telling parents when a gathering feels too loud.
Available from: Special Learning.
Material context: The food passage includes an expectation to taste food even when the child does not want to.
The story moves between hosting visitors and going to another home, with car, train and airplane travel mentioned along the way. It contrasts larger and smaller family gatherings and gives meal examples beyond turkey and ham.
Later pages introduce trying a new food, prayers before a meal and saying thank you to people who help. The closing sequence describes telling parents about noise, finding a quiet place and returning to play or television.
What is inside this resource?
- Hosting and visiting family or friends.
- Travel by car, train or airplane, with toys or books.
- Large and small gatherings and different meal foods.
- Saying grace and expressing thanks.
- Telling parents about noise and finding a quiet place.
Material details: 19-page PDF, including front matter. This is a digital download; purchase does not include printed copies.
A reader's words
Thank you. The content is simple and easy to understand. Will help students understand better what to expect for the holiday.
Anonymous product review, 2023. One reader's comment.
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