Using my Words not my Hands Social Story Curriculum
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Using My Words Not My Hands is an English social-story PDF download: color and black-and-white story versions, rule cards and an instructional guide. $9.99, a one-time purchase, for parents, caregivers and educators discussing anger and frustration with children.
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- Which files are included?
- Four PDFs: a 28-page color story file, a 24-page black-and-white version, three pages of rule cards and a 23-page instructional guide. The story itself has 10 numbered pages. The color and black-and-white files also include covers, front matter, a shorter guide and promotional pages. The 78-page total counts all four files, including repeated content.
- What does the story cover?
- Everyday frustration examples such as an unwanted task, a schedule change and a loud space. The story discusses naming feelings, asking for a break and taking ten deep breaths. It uses spoken communication examples; nonspeaking communication examples are not included.
- How is the resource supplied?
- A $9.99 one-time purchase provides a digital ZIP containing the four English PDFs. Printed books and cards are not included. The guide includes coloring-page sequencing, picture-puzzle and role-play activities.
Publisher identified in the materials: Special Learning.
Material context: The story uses spoken words to describe feelings and ask for a break; it does not provide nonspeaking communication examples.
The 2013 story begins with situations such as not getting something wanted, being asked to do an unwanted task, a changed schedule or a loud space. It acknowledges angry or frustrated feelings and discusses hitting or pushing before turning to verbal expression.
Later passages describe explaining feelings, asking for a break and taking ten deep breaths. The accompanying booklet covers descriptive, directive and perspective sentences, coloring-page sequencing, picture puzzles and role play.
What is inside this resource?
- Frustration examples involving wants and unwanted tasks
- Schedule changes and loud spaces
- Expressing feelings with words instead of hitting or pushing
- Break requests and the story's ten-breath example
- Sentence types and role-play activities in the booklet
Material details: 4 PDF files, containing 78 pages in total including front matter. This is a digital download; purchase does not include printed copies.