A social story about what you might expect when you go to a park. It covers not safety on swings, slides, roundabouts and climbing frames/monkey bars, waiting your turn if someone if using what you wanted and leaving without fuss when your grown up says it is time. The point of a social story is to use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories can be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event but social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation. These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

A social story for children who have been hurting others’ feelings with their words. It explains ways that our words can be kind and ways that our words can be unkind and hurt others. It explains the consequences of using unkind words and encourages children to not say unkind things and to think before they speak. The point of a social story is to use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories can be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event but social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation. These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

Colourful Semantics is a Speech and Language therapy technique which uses colour coded cards to help children to learn the important elements of a sentence,and how to join them together in the correct order. This resource is visual cue cards to remind children of what colour means what. It has the four standard colourful semantics colours for who, what doing, what and where but then also has four extra cards for how, who to, when and what like. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

This social story is designed to help explain a little about what bullying is, what to do if you are being bullied and that if you are being bullied it is not your fault. It also covers the fact that good friends do not bully and that it is not kind to bully. The point of a social story is to use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories can be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event but social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation. These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

Social story about using the bathrooms at school and the importance of privacy whilst doing so. It covers not pulling trousers and underwear down until after you are in the cubicle, not watching other children go to the toilet, not looking under the doors or stalls and not trying to follow friends into their cubicle. The point of a social story is to use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories can be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event but social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation. These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

Social story to support teenage boys who are just beginning to need to start shaving. The point of a social story is to use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories can be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event but social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation. These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art, Educlips and Little Red

Strength cards showing different positive attributes. They can be used in a variety of ways to help children to recognise that we all have strengths and to acknowledge their own strengths. Words included: graceful, sporty, brave, funny, caring, clever, helpful, playful, friendly, musical, intelligent, happy, loving, creative, artistic, strong, honest, respectful, adventurous, patient, joyful, sensible, cheerful, gentle, calm, protective, resilient, reliable, responsible, curious, persistent, forgiving, enthusiastic, hopeful, assertive, courageous, energetic, fair, organised, imaginative, proud, active, ambitious, careful, co-operative, hard working, loyal, kind Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

6 Worksheets in which children need to read a simple CVC word and then draw a corresponding picture when they have read and understood the word. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

A classroom display to show children visually the appropriate noise level in class. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

A form for teachers who have concerns about children in their class to refer them to nurture

A referral form for teachers to flag up children they have concerns about to the inclusion or senior leadership teams.

Worksheets for children to understand and practice positional language. Language included: In front Behind Next to Beside In between Above Below Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

Social story explaining the emotion of anxiety. It covers what anxiety is and what it looks like in your body, things that might make you feel anxious and ways to best cope with it. The point of a social story is to use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories can be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event but social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation. These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art and Sniggle Sloth

2 sets of jigsaws. One showing compound words with words and pictures and one set showing contractions. These could be used as a one off activity or for continual and regular use i would suggest cutting them out and laminating them to make them more durable. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art, Flycatcher Clipart and Little Red

Social story to help explain why we must keep our clothes on in public to help children that are getting undressed in front of others or in inappropriate places. The point of a social story is to use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories can be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event but social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation. These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

Social story explaining to children how to be a good listener when having a conversation. It covers not interrupting or looking away and making comments and reacting. The point of a social story is to use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories can be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event but social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation. These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

Social story to help children to know what to expect at a visit to the doctor to ease any anxiety prior to their visit. The point of a social story is to use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories can be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event but social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation. These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

If children learn to understand and recognise emotions both in themselves and others, learning to to identify and label them then this can ensure they will be better equipped to manage and regulate themselves when they experience strong emotions. If children are able to notice how they are feeling and then use strategies to calm themselves down then they are more likely to have successful friendships and to be able to manage set backs. This activity shows different pictures next to blank emotion faces, children can draw into the face how they would feel if what is shown in the picture happened to them. Included are 4 different versions of these worksheets each set containing 25 sheets. There are 2 boys versions, one in color and one in black and white and then 2 girl versions. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt.

Booklet containing a collection of summer fun activities for the end of the school year. It contains 2 mazes, wordsearch, crossword, maths challenge, colouring in, colour by code, anagrams, a summer activities fortune teller, follow the trail and drawing. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art and Hidesy’s Clipart

Time out cards to use as a behaviour management resource in the classroom. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art