Social Story: When I’m Feeling Excited Feeling excited is normal. However, many children and students have difficulty regulating their emotions and behaviour when they are excited. This social story reviews what feeling excited looks and feels like, and offers ways to manage excitement as well as alternative behaviours that are healthy. This 12-page social story conveys these themes using practical examples, engaging visuals, and developmentally appropriate language suited to elementary and special education students. We hope this social story will help you help the children and students you work with! What You Will Receive: 1 high-quality PDF file 8.5"x11" in size 12 Pages How to Use: After uploading product, save file to your device Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students Personal Note: Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you. **We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. ** Thank you

Social Story: Listening to My Body Listening to our bodies is an important skill for children to learn. Our body tells us important messages about how we feel both physically and emotionally. The more we are aware of our body signals, the more prepared we are to manage our physical and emotional feelings. This 12-page social story conveys these themes using practical examples and exercises, engaging visuals, and developmentally appropriate language suited to elementary and special education students. We hope this social story will help you help the children and students you work with! What You Will Receive: 1 high-quality PDF file 8.5"x11" in size 12 Pages How to Use: After uploading product, save file to your device Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students Personal Note: Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you. We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. Thank you.

Social Story: Keeping My Hands to Myself Our children and students sometimes have a hard time keeping their hands to themselves. This is especially true for our kids who are impulsive and hyperactive, unfocused, and have little awareness of personal space. This social story helps teach children what is acceptable and unacceptable use of hands, and some alternative behaviours and strategies that are more acceptable in social settings. This 9-page social story conveys these themes using practical examples, engaging visuals, and developmentally appropriate language. We hope this social story helps you to help the children you work with! What You Will Receive: 1 high-quality PDF file 8.5"x11" in size 9 Pages How to Use: After uploading product, save file to your device Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students Personal Note: Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you. We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. THANK YOU.

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD | TEEN JOURNAL HIGH-RESOLUTION PDF FORMAT LIFE IS A JOURNEY: SELF-DISCOVERY JOURNAL FOR YOUTH This resource called, LIFE IS A JOURNEY: A SELF-DISCOVERY JOURNAL FOR YOUTH, is a journal and workbook for children and youth. The purpose of this journal is to provide youth with an opportunity to: explore their feelings discover their interests and strengths enhance self-esteem and mental wellness engage in future-thinking and goal planning practice self-care activities navigate topics of gratitude and self-discovery This journal is in high-resolution PDF (8.5"x11") format, and contains 46 pages of engaging content, with fun exercises and visuals. It can be easily downloaded, printed and bound or stapled to be used individually, with clients, or in group format. It is best suited for Grade 6 to Grade 12 students. WHAT’S INCLUDED: 1 High-Resolution colour 46-page PDF file, in 8.5x11 format HOW TO PRINT: Following purchase, your file will be emailed to you for printing. Simply Print, laminate if you wish, and staple, bind or place in duotang or folder to use with students and children. PERSONAL NOTE: We love what we do, and do our best to provide a wide variety of options, quality resources, and flexibility in printing our digital files, all in attempts to make your life easier! Please provide your feedback, so we may continue to offer worthwhile products! PLEASE NOTE: No physical product will be shipped, as this is a digital download. Colours may vary slightly due to different colour monitor/calibration. This purchase is licensed for PERSONAL USE ONLY. All Digital Prints are copyright of The Wellness Playground. THANKS FOR VISITING, and FEEL FREE TO CHECK OUT OUR OTHER LISTINGS!

Social Story: Going Out to a Restaurant. Going to a restaurant and eating at a restaurant can be an unpredictable and overwhelming experience for many of our children and students, especially those with specialized needs. This social story guides children through what to expect when in a restaurant- from arriving, to the sights, sounds and people encountered, and overall experience - so they may feel more comfortable going to a restaurant. The social story conveys these themes using engaging visuals and developmentally appropriate language suited to elementary and special education students. We hope this social story will help you help the children and students you work with! What You Will Receive: 1 high-quality PDF file 8.5"x11" in size 10 Pages How to Use: After uploading product, save file to your device Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with children Personal Note: Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you. We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. Thank you.

Social Story: Going to the Doctor’s Office. Visiting the doctor’s office can be an overwhelming and unpredictable experience for many of our children and students, especially those with specialized needs (e.g., ADHD, ASD, FASD, etc). This social story guides children through what to expect when visiting the doctor - from arriving, to the sights, sounds and people encountered, possible procedures, and overall experience - so they may feel more comfortable going to the doctor. The social story conveys these themes using engaging visuals and developmentally appropriate language suited to elementary and special education students. We hope this social story will help you help the children and students you work with! What You Will Receive: 1 high-quality PDF file 8.5"x11" in size 17 Pages How to Use: After uploading product, save file to your device Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with children Personal Note: Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you. We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. Thank you.

Riding a City Bus: Social Story This Social Story is meant to provide the student with clear, step-by-step guidance and instruction around what to expect when riding a city bus. This includes, preparing, looking at the bus schedule, assessing time, waiting for and then entering the bus, paying, sitting down, riding the bus safely, signaling your stop, and exiting the bus at your destination. This 9-page social story is in PDF format (8.5"x11") and can be easily printed and laminated. It contains engaging visuals and developmentally appropriate language. It is best suited for elementary students and students in special education/life skills classroom settings. As always, I encourage you to leave a review/feedback, so I may continue to provide practical resources to my fellow educators. Thank you!

This Feelings FlashCard Bundle is great for easy-to-use lessons and teaching moments around identifying and labeling, and discussing feelings and emotions. Each Card can either be individually printed, one-sided (equaling 35 feelings cards), or printed double-sided (equaling 70 cards) where the card displays opposing feelings on one card. The smaller cards (1.5x1.5 inches), and are ideal for handy visuals for strategies such as Zones of Regulation, emotions scales, visual-communication boards, etc. The larger cards (6x5 inches) are ideal for feelings deck of cards, games and larger print feelings displays and teaching. You can print them yourself at home, call into a local print/copy shop or upload to an online printing service to have the prints delivered to your door. We suggest using high-quality, thick matte paper or card stock for best results. WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE: This digital print comes in High-Resolution PDF formats. 1 PDF File with 70 IMAGES: 1.5" x 1.5" 1 PDF File with 70 IMAGES: 6"x5" HOW TO PRINT CARDS: A. Choose your desired format from the files provided B. Print at home, or C. Use a local print/copy shop to print for you, or D. Upload to an online printing service to have the prints delivered to your door PERSONAL NOTE: We love what we do, and do our best to provide a wide variety of options, fun products, and flexibility in printing our digital files, all in attempts to make your life easier! Please provide your feedback, so we may continue to offer worthwhile products! PLEASE NOTE: No physical product will be shipped and the frame is not included. Colours may vary slightly due to different colour monitor/calibration. This purchase is licensed for PERSONAL USE ONLY. All Digital Prints are copyright of The Wellness Playground. THANKS FOR VISITING, and FEEL FREE TO CHECK OUT OUR OTHER LISTINGS and FOLLOW OUR PAGE FOR UPDATES ON NEW PRODUCTS and PROMOTIONS.

Social Story: All About Hugs Our children and students sometimes have a hard time keeping their hands to themselves, and might have the tendency to hug others, whether it be friends, teachers or strangers. This is especially true of our kids who have ADHD or who are on the autism or fetal alcohol spectrums - and are impulsive and hyperactive, and have little awareness of personal space. This social story helps teach children what is acceptable and unacceptable hugging, and suggests some alternative behaviours and strategies that are more acceptable in social settings. This social story conveys these themes using practical examples,engaging visuals, and developmentally appropriate language. We hope this social story helps you to help the children you work with! What You Will Receive: 1 high-quality PDF file 8.5"x11" in size 9 Pages How to Use: After uploading product, save file to your device Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students Personal Note: Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you. We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. THANK YOU.

Social Story: Public and Private (What’s the Difference?) It is useful for children to understand the difference between public and private places, as there are different rules and allowances for what we can do in public versus private settings. This simple social story reviews what constitutes public versus private places, and provides concrete examples of each, including what may or may not be permitted to do in public versus private settings. This 8-page social story conveys these themes using practical examples, engaging visuals, and developmentally appropriate language. We hope this social story helps you to help the children you work with! What You Will Receive: 1 high-quality PDF file 8.5"x11" in size 8 Pages How to Use: After uploading product, save file to your device Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students Personal Note: Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you. We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. THANK YOU.

Social Story: Going Back to School - Coping with Separation Anxiety Going back to school after a long break can be upsetting for many of our students, as they may have a difficult time leaving their parents and the comfort of home. This separation can cause distress and worry for our children, resulting in school avoidance and anxiety. This social story helps students to normalize the transition from home to school, to recognize feelings they may have in the process, and to develop strategies to cope with anxiety related to returning to school. This 13-page social story conveys these themes using practical examples, engaging visuals, and developmentally appropriate language. It is best suited to elementary and special education classrooms. We hope this social story helps you to help the children you work with! What You Will Receive: 1 high-quality PDF file 8.5"x11" in size 13 Pages How to Use: After uploading product, save file to your device Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students Personal Note: Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you. We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. THANK YOU.

Social Story: Sleeping By Myself - Coping with Fears Our children often struggle with sleeping in their rooms by themselves - especially when they first transition into their own bedroom. This social story guides children through what anxiety and fear of sleeping on your own might look and feel like, and provides strategies to help with this transition, so that children can feel empowered. This 12-page social story conveys these themes using practical examples, engaging visuals, and developmentally appropriate language. It is best suited to K-6, and special education settings. We hope this social story helps you to help the children you work with! What You Will Receive: 1 high-quality PDF file 8.5"x11" in size 12 Pages How to Use: After uploading product, save file to your device Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students Personal Note: Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you. We love what we do and so **would appreciate your feedback and review **so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. THANK YOU.

Social Story: Facing a Fear of the Dark Our children often struggle with a fear of the dark, whether it be in their bedroom, basement, or anywhere else that is dark and potentially scary. This social story guides children through what anxiety and fear of the dark might look and feel like, and provides strategies to help face a fear of the dark, so that children can feel empowered. This 16-page social story conveys these themes using practical examples, engaging visuals, and developmentally appropriate language. It is best suited to K-6, and special education settings. We hope this social story helps you to help the children you work with! What You Will Receive: 1 high-quality PDF file 8.5"x11" in size 16 Pages How to Use: After uploading product, save file to your device Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students Personal Note: Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you. We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. THANK YOU.

My Grief Journey: A Teen Guide for Managing Grief and Loss. Guided Prompts to Explore Feelings and Find a Path to Healing. This journal was created to help youth (ages 12-18) navigate the challenges surrounding death, loss and grief, and find a path to healing. Everybody processes grief in different ways and over their own timeline. This journal respects these differences and offers education, guided prompts, and strategies - acting as a healthy outlet to support youth along their grief journey. We poured much time and effort into this journal to make it an authentic and meaningful experience for the user. This 44-page grief journal conveys these themes using engaging visuals and practical examples, as well as developmentally appropriate language. This journal is not intended to replace therapy, but rather, is meant to act as a supplemental and supportive guide, and can be used individually or with a trusted adult such as a parent or counselor. We hope you find this journal helpful in your grief journey. What You Will Receive: 1 high-quality, colour PDF file 8.5"x11" in size 44 Pages How to Use: After uploading product, save file to your device Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students Personal Note: Should you require a different file format, let us know and we can do this for you. We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. THANK YOU.

The Grateful Journal helps people to make gratitude a habit by encouraging daily practice of being thankful for what we have. The gratitude journal is in digital format, and so is easily printable and you may print as many pages as you like! Most of us lead busy lives and it can be easy to get caught up with the day to day challenges. But, in the midst of the chaos, it is important not to lose sight of the fact that there is always something to be grateful for. As much as we may be overcoming obstacles and solving problems, how often do we take the time to truly celebrate the positives? This journal was created to help you make quality time for gratitude. Use it to reflect on your day, week or month - what did you enjoy? what made you smile? It might be a person in your life or a moment you shared or experience you enjoyed. It could be as simple as a delicious cup of coffee in the morning or watching a beautiful sunrise. Let it remind you of the little things in life. This journal has helpful strategies and tools to encourage gratitude, as well as daily entries for each month of the year, so you may have space for growth each and every day of the year! CONTENTS: JOURNAL PURPOSE HOW TO USE THIS JOURNAL THE BENEFITS OF GRATITUDE THE REVERSE BUCKET LIST PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE YOUR GRATITUDE VISION BOARD GRATITUDE TOKENS G.L.A.D. TECHNIQUE TABS: JANUARY - DECEMBER We hope this journal helps you to adopt an attitude of gratitude into your daily life and appreciate all the little things that make life wonderful. What You Will Receive: 1 ZIP folder containing a high-quality, colour PDF file 8.5"x11" in size 188 Pages How to Use: After uploading product, save file to your device Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service Bind or place in a duotang for your convenience Personal Note: Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you. We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources. THANK YOU.

Social Story: Cleaning Up. Our children and students sometimes find it challenging to remember to clean up after they have completed an activity, whether it be learning or play. This social story describes the process of cleaning up, including what it looks like, how to do it, and why it is important to keep our space neat and tidy. This social story conveys these themes using practical examples, engaging visuals, and developmentally appropriate language. It is best suited to K-6, and special education settings. We hope this social story helps you, help the children you work with! What You Will Receive: 1 high-quality PDF file 8.5"x11" in size 10 Pages How to Use: After uploading product, save file to your device Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students Personal Note: Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you. We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. Thank you.

Social Story: What to Do in the Classroom Knowing what to do in the classroom is an essential part of adjusting to the school routine. This social story guides students through common classroom routines, including rules, behavioural expectations and responsibilities. Topics range from listening, raising hands, using a quiet voice, responsible use of school tools, sharing and taking turns, cleaning up, and having fun. This social story conveys these themes using practical examples, engaging visuals, and developmentally appropriate language. It is best suited to K-6, and special education settings. We hope this social story helps you, help the children you work with! What You Will Receive: 1 high-quality PDF file 8.5"x11" in size 14 Pages How to Use: After uploading product, save file to your device Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students Personal Note: Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you. We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. THANK YOU.