Social Stories Back To School Routines Procedures Activities Games Visuals 1 SEL

Back to school is all about welcoming students and developing classroom procedures, routines, and a safe and inviting classroom environment. This bundle of best-selling back-to-school social stories & social skills activities is exactly what you need to help students navigate classroom rules, routines, and procedures in a fun and engaging way!

This classroom management bundle includes eight of my top-rated social stories and SEL activities. Perfect for guiding students in developing strong self and social awareness and good decision-making skills.

These engaging social stories and easy-to-use activities make this resource ideal for cultivating a classroom environment that fosters healthy management of impulse control, social skills, and decision-making. Reusable and substitute-friendly, this classroom routines and procedures bundle of Social Stories & SEL Activities will make creating a back-to-school classroom management plan quick and easy!

These high-quality social skills stories are written in kid-friendly language and take the guesswork out of explaining the more challenging topics teachers face when teaching back to school routines and procedures. The social stories come in a printable and projectable PDF version, Google®️ slides, and a narrated video version so they are versatile enough for use whether you are teaching in person or virtually. The fun and engaging activities include everything you need to enable students to build confidence and develop a deeper understanding of classroom routines and procedures.

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What kind of activities will you get with this Back To School Routines & Procedures Bundle of social stories and social skills activities?

✅ social skills story- A colorful social skills story, written in kid-friendly language, provided in 3 different versions to accommodate your teaching needs: printable & projectable PDF, GOOGLE®️ SLIDES, AND narrated VIDEO

✅comprehension check page- Included with the google slides and video version

✅ student welcome note- Use this welcome note to accompany individual student copies of New Grade Now Mini Books. Pass them out at Meet the Teacher night, send them home in the mail before school begins, or have them displayed on students’ desks as they enter on the first day of school!!

Full-sized and small notes included

✅ coloring pages- These coloring pages are perfect for the first day of school! Something for students to do while you are gathering up supplies and helping students settle in. (K-4th grade pages included)

✅ Welcome to My Class Letter- Use this EDITABLE welcome to my class letter template to help your students get to know a little bit about you before the school year begins. Pass them out at Meet the Teacher night, send them home in the mail before school begins, or have them displayed on students’ desks as they enter on the first day of school!!

✅ Night Before School Magic Confetti Poem-Use the Night Before School Magic Confetti cards to send students well wishes to help calm their back-to-school jitters! Pass them out at Meet the Teacher night, send them home in the mail before school begins. (Includes directions for creating confetti baggies!)

✅ classroom posters- These classroom posters mirror the important points covered in the read-aloud and break them down into even simpler kid-friendly language.

✅ discussion cards- Delve deeper with thought-provoking comprehension questions

✅ student reference cards- Perfect for meeting individual student needs

✅ role-playing activities- Students actively engage in a concrete practice of the skills being taught through role play of various situations and scenarios.

✅ easy reader mini books- The social skill being focused on is further broken down in a way for students to read, review, and remember. These mini-books are printable in black and white so that the children can color them.

✅ activity pages/assessment- Easily assess what the students have learned about the important social skills being taught.

✅ positive student notes- Celebrate the growth and learning of new social skills with these positive student notes. Both in color and black and white.

✅ suggested lesson plans- Activities mapped out over 4 days for you in a suggested plan of use

✅ sorting activity- Activate critical thinking skills with this sorting activity requiring students to separate good choices from not-so-good choices.

✅ critical thinking skills game- Students use critical thinking skills and their newly learned social skills knowledge to answer different “what would you do” scenario questions while playing this fun and engaging board game.

✅ cafeteria worker thank you cards- Have students decorate and personalize these cards and deliver them to the cafeteria workers to show their gratitude for the hard work these school workers do.

✅ student bookmarks-Use these suggested teaching points and these student bookmarks to teach your students proper bookmark use!

✅ book hospital- Create a Book Hospital for your classroom and then provide your students with clear expectations on how to use it!

✅ crossing guard thank you cards- Have students decorate and personalize these cards and deliver them to the crossing guards to show their gratitude for the hard work these school workers do.

What skills are included in this Back to School Routines and Procedures Bundle?

This set includes everything you need to guide students in learning about self-management, social awareness, and developing meaningful and lasting relationships.

►FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WELCOME ACTIVITIES

Skills Targeted:

• what it means to have mixed emotions
• some of the things that may be causing back-to-school anxiety
• positive things about going back to school to focus on
• an editable back-to-school welcome note from the teacher is included with the book as well

►RIDING THE BUS/ BUS SAFETY

Skills Targeted:

• how to stay safe at the bus stop
• safe procedures for entering the bus
• how to stay safe while riding the bus
• safe procedures for exiting the bus

►CAFETERIA RULES & EXPECTATIONS

Skills Targeted:

• Lining up quietly
• Lining up with self-control
• Paying attention in line
• Using good manners
• Using self-control in the cafeteria
• Keeping our hands, feet, and objects to ourselves
• Cleaning up after ourselves
• Not sharing food

►PLAYGROUND/ RECESS SAFETY RULES & EXPECTATIONS

Skills Targeted:

• Keeping hands and feet to selves
• Sharing equipment
• Including others
• Using appropriate language
• Being safe
• Using self-control
• Using good manners
• Being kind
• Following directions
• Being respectful of others
• Returning to classroom quietly
• Using the playground equipment the way it is meant to be used, specificallly:
  • Slide:
  • do not climb up the slide
  • slide down feet first
  • one person on the slide at a time
  • move away from bottom of slide quickly when done using it
  • Swings:
  • sit safely on the swing
  • hold on while swinging
  • take turns on the swings
  • stand a safe distance away from swing while waiting your turn
  • Pullup/Monkey Bars:
  • do not sit on, stand on, or flip off of bars
  • only go across bars in one direction
  • do not climb on top of the bars
  • Ground Covering/Nature:
  • leave the grass, wood chips, rocks, sand, and sticks on the ground
  • do not pull on tree branches or climb the trees

►HALLWAY RULES & EXPECTATIONS

Skills Targeted:

• Lining up quietly
• Lining up with self-control
• Walking in a line
• Walking with voices turned off
• Facing forward when walking
• Keeping our hands to ourselves
• Being respectful of others in the building
• Being respectful of hallway displays

►BATHROOM RULES & EXPECTATIONS

Skills Targeted:

• hallway expectations
• the importance of being respectful of others
• the importance of using the closest restroom
• the importance of using the restroom made for me
• the importance of using quiet voices
• the importance of using the restroom quickly and appropriately
• the importance of privacy in the restroom
• the importance of not playing in the restroom
• the need to clean up, put clothes back together and wash hands before leaving restroom
• reporting problems in the restroom that are unsafe or unclean
• BOTH CLASSROOM BATHROOM & HALLWAY BATHROOM RULES INCLUDED

►TAKING CARE OF BOOKS

Skills Targeted:

• why it is important to take care of the classroom library
• importance of using gentle hands when handling books
• importance of having clean hands when handling books
• not writing or drawing in books
• using a bookmark to save pages
• not pulling off labels or book covers
• importance of putting books back where they belong
• importance of letting teacher know when a book needs repaired

►WALKING TO SCHOOL

Skills Targeted:

• how to stay safe when walking to school
• the importance of walking together with others
• choosing a safe route
• the importance of not playing around near the street
• being especially careful during bad weather
• never taking rides from people your parents haven't planned for you
• watching for cars in driveways
• obeying traffic signs
• crossing at crosswalks
• crossing at intersections
• watching for cars when crossing
• being respectful and kind to the crossing guard
• being careful in parking lots

✨ IDEAS FOR THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT ✨

•These social stories and activities are perfect for whole-class instruction, both when you want to introduce a new social skill, or when your students are struggling with a particular skill or topic.

•These are also fantastic for small group instruction of target social skills, and individual instruction for students needing extra guidance and reinforcement of skills because of behavior problems, autism, or special needs.

• Social stories seem to have the greatest impact when they are read multiple times, and in my classroom we would often focus on one story/skill per week.

•Some great ways to incorporate these social skills lessons into your daily routine are:

→to use them as time-fillers throughout the day

→present them during class meetings

→make them part of your morning routine

→engage families in the learning by using these as take-home reviews.

You won't be disappointed with the engagement level and the powerful impact this resource will have on your classroom community!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hilary S says, “I love how simplified this resource is for my students. I also love how I can refer back to it as needed!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Glitter and Hummus says, ”My students LOVED this... one of my girls who struggles with social skills actually said out loud - "I like this!". These stories are giving my kids explicit instructions on how to navigate tricky situations. Thank you!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Grace D says, “These are great for learning the rules at school and the why behind them. I printed and bound all of them, they are a resource I will go back and use to reteach all year long!"

Supports Common Core Standards (CCSS):

• RI.K.1, RI.K.2, RI.K.7, W.K.8, SL.K.1, SL.K.2, SL.K.4, SL.K.5, SL.K.6, L.K.1, L.K.6

• RI.1.1, RI.1.2, RI.1.7, W.1.8, SL.1.1, SL.1.2, SL.1.4, SL.1.5, SL.1.6, L.1.1, L.1.6

• RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.7, W.2.8, SL.2.1, SL.2.2, SL.2.4, SL.2.5, SL.2.6, L.2.1, L.2.6

• RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.7, SL.3.1, SL.3.2, SL.3.4, SL.3.6, L.3.1, L.3.6

•RI.4.1, SL.4.1, SL.4.6, L.4.1, L.4.6

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