Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

Resources: Practical Strategies for Teachers/Caregivers

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Scripted Stories for Social Situations

Scripted Stories for Social Situations help children understand social interactions, situations, expectations, social cues, the script of unfamiliar activities, and/or social rules. As the title implies, they are brief descriptive stories that provide information regarding a social situation. When children are given information that helps them understand the expectations of a situation, their problem behavior within that situation is reduced or minimized.

preview page Scripted Stories for Social Situations Tip Sheet
(1 pg) HTML | PDF

preview page I go to Preschool (on the bus)
(14 pg) HTML | PPT

preview page I go to Preschool (in the car)
(14 pg) HTML | PPT

preview pageWhat Do We Do In Circle?
(10 pg) HTML | PPT

preview pageI Can Be a Super Friend
(18 pg) HTML | PPT

preview pageI Can Stay Safe
(15 pg )HTML | PPT

preview pageI Can Use My Words
(15 pg)HTML | PPT

preview pageTucker Turtle Takes Time to Tuck and Think (16 pg) PPT
La Tortuga Tucker Toma Su Tiempo Para Pensar y Actuar (PPT)

 
 
Tools for Working on “Building Relationships”

preview pagePositive Attention Data Sheet
(1 page) PDF
Hoja de datos sobre atención positiva (HTML)

preview pageSome Starters for Giving Positive Feedback and Encouragement (1 page) PDF
Algunas sugerencias para dar elogios e incentivos (HTML)

 
 
Book List -Using Books to Support Social Emotional Development

preview pageChildren's Book List
Relevant to Social-Emotional Skills
(6 pages) PDF

 

   
 
Book Nook  

These easy-to-use guides were created especially for teachers/caregivers and parents to provide hands-on ways to embed social emotional skill building activities into everyday routines. Each book nook is comprised of ideas and activities designed around popular children’s books such as Big Al, Hands are Not for Hitting, On Monday When it Rained and My Many Colored Days. Examples of suggested activities include using rhymes to talk about being friends, making emotion masks to help children identify and talk about different feelings, playing games around what to do with hands instead of hitting and fun music and movement activities to express emotions.

preview page Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger
Macmillian, 1986 (2 pg) PDF
preview pageBaby Cakes by Karma Wilson; Illustrated by Sam Williams
Little Simon, 2006(2 pg) PDF
preview pageBig Al by Andrew Clements
Picture Book Studio, 1998 (2 pg) PDF
preview page Glad Monster Sad Monster by Ed Emberley & Anne Miranda
Little Brown and Company, 1997 (2 pg) PDF
preview page Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney & Illustrated by Anita Jeram
Candelwick Press, 1994 (2 pg) PDF
preview page Hands Are Not for Hitting by Martine Agassi
Free Spirit Publishing, Inc. 2000
(5 pages)
PDF
preview page I Can Share by Karen Katz
(10 pages) PDF
preview page "I Have A Problem," Said The Bear by Heinz Janischney
North-South Books (2 pg) PDF
preview page Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney
Viking (2 pg) PDF
preview page My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
Illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher (16 pg) PDF
preview page Mouse was Mad by Linda Urban
Harcourt Children's Books (2 pg) PDF
preview page No Biting by Karen Katz
Illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher (13 pg) PDF
preview page No Matter What by Debi Gliori
Harcourt, Inc. (2 pg) PDF
preview page On Monday When It Rained by Cherryl Kachenmeister
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989 (5 pg) PDF
preview page Pat Them Gently by Melanie O'Brien
Baby Piggy Toes Press (2 pg) PDF
preview page Quiet LOUD by Leslie Patricelli
Chadwick Press (2 pg) PDF
preview pageRainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
North South Books, 1992 (2 pg) PDF
preview pageSometimes I'm Bombaloo by Rachel Vail
(2 pages) PDF
preview pageTaking a Bath with the Dog and Other Things That Make Me Happy by Scott Menchin
Candlewick Press (2 pg) PDF
preview pageThe Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
(8 pages) PDF
preview pageToo Loud Lilly by Sophia Laguna
Scholastic Press, 2002 (2 pg) PDF
preview pageWhen I am by Gladys Rosa-Mendoz
(13 pages)
PDF
 
Teaching Social Emotional Skills  
“You Got It!”
Teaching Social and Emotional Skills
Lise Fox and Rochelle Harper Lentini

preview page Super Friend Award
(1 page) PDF | PPT
 en español: Galardón de Súper Amigo (HTML)

preview pageEmotion Faces
(12 pages) PDF
en español: Caras de sentimientos (HTML)

preview pageFeeling Chart: English
(4 pages) PDF
en español: Feeling Chart: English-Spanish (PDF)

preview pageFeeling Chart: Flowers
(1 page) PDF
en español: Paquete de soluciones (PDF)

preview pageFeelings Sign-in Chart: English
(1 page) PPT

preview pageFeelings Faces Cube: English
(3 pages) PPT

preview pageThe Turtle Technique
(1 page) PDF
en español: La técnica de la tortuga (HTML)

preview pageTurtle Pattern
(1 page) PDF

preview pageProblem-Solving Steps
Poster: PPT | PDF
Pre-K: PPT | Toddler: PPT
en español: Pasos para resolver problemas PPT

preview pageSolution Kit
(9 pages) PDF
preview pageSolution Kit
(1 page) PDF
preview pageSolution Kit Cue Cards
(940 KB) PPT
en español: PPT
   
 
Tools for Developing Behavior Support Plans
The following are from the Module Archive. These are Modules from 2003. The Archive has Spanish and HTML versions available. For the most current modules, see: Training Modules.
Observation Cards
  Home Observation Card PDF
  Functional Assessment Interview Form —Young Child PDF
en español
Tarjetas de observación PDF Formulario de Entrevista de Evaluación Funcional—Niño pequeño PDF
Case Study: Dana
  Biography PDF
  Functional Assessment Interview Form PDF
  Observation Cards PDF
  Behavior Hypotheses PDF
en español
Estudio de caso PDF
Formulario de Evaluación Funcional PDF
Tarjetas de observación PDF
Plan para Apoyar el Comportamiento PDF
Case Study: Pablo
  Biography PDF
  Functional Assessment Interview Form PDF
  Observation Cards PDF
  Behavior Hypotheses PDF
en español
Estudio de caso PDF
Formulario de Evaluación Funcional PDF
Tarjetas de observación PDF
Plan para Apoyar el Comportamiento PDF
Case Study: Quan
  Biography PDF
  Functional Assessment Interview Form PDF
  Observation Cards PDF
  Behavior Hypotheses PDF
en español
Estudio de caso PDF
Formulario de Evaluación Funciona PDF
Tarjetas de observación PDF
Plan para Apoyar el Comportamiento PDF
Case Study: Sarah
  Biography PDF
  Functional Assessment Interview Form PDF
  Observation Cards PDF
  Behavior Hypotheses PDF
en español
Estudio de caso PDF
Formulario de Evaluación Funcional PDF
Tarjetas de observación PDF
Plan para Apoyar el Comportamiento PDF
Case Study: Sashi
  Biography PDF
  Functional Assessment Interview Form PDF
  Observation Cards PDF
  Behavior Hypotheses PDF
en español
Estudio de caso PDF
Formulario de Evaluación Funcional PDF
Tarjetas de observación PDF
Plan para Apoyar el Comportamiento PDF
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