Table Of Contents:
Foreword xvii
How to use this Book xix
The Social Story 10.1 Tutorials xxiii
Introduction to the Social Story™ 10.1 Tutorials xxv
Criterion 1: The Goal xxx
Criterion 2: Two-Step Discovery xxxiii
Criterion 3: Three Parts and a Title xxxix
Criterion 4: FOURmat! xli
Criterion 5: Five Factors Define Voice and Vocabulary xlvi
Criterion 6: Six Questions Guide Story Development lii
Criterion 7: Seven Types of Social Story™ Sentences lv
Criterion 8: A GR-Eight Formula lxii
Criterion 9: Nine Makes It Mine lxv
Criterion 10: Ten Guides to Editing and Implementation lxviii

Learning with Stories 1(8)

I Wrote These Stories for You 3(3)

Learning with Stories 6(1)

The Stories in This Book 7(2)

Change 9(12)

Change 11(1)

The Changes that Form Our Routine 12(1)

A Theory about Change 13(2)

My Theory about Change 15(1)

The Transformers around Us: Butterflies 16(1)

The Transformers around Us: Frogs 17(1)

The Transformers around Us: Ladybugs 18(1)

I Am a Transformer 19(2)

Mistakes 21(10)

What is a Mistake? 23(1)

Thomas Edison and Mistakes 24(1)

The Mistakes Survey Story 25(2)

The Mistakes Survey Worksheet 27(2)

Mistakes Can Happen on a Good Day 29(1)

Can Mistakes Happen on a Good Day? 30(1)

Me and My Feelings 31(34)

My Story Album 33(1)

Children Grow Kind of Slow 34(1)

Why Do I Need New Clothes? 35(1)

The People on Trevor's Team 36(1)

What is Comfortable? 37(1)

What is Comfortable for Me? 38(2)

Happy is a Comfortable Feeling 40(1)

Looking for Smiles 41(1)

Smile! Why? 42(1)

What is Uncomfortable? 43(1)

What is Uncomfortable for Me? 44(2)

It's Okay to Feel Sad, but Feeling Happy is Better 46(2)

Everyone Has a Fort Able 48(3)

Welcome to Fort Able! 51(2)

The Photo Gallery 53(2)

The Media Room 55(2)

The Scrapbooking Room 57(2)

The Gymnasium 59(2)

The People on My Team 61(1)

Come to Fort Able 62(1)

The Steps to Fort Able 63(2)

Celebrations and Gifts 65(16)

An Invitation to a Birthday Party 67(1)

We're Going to a Big Family Party 68(2)

What is a Gift? 70(1)

Why are Gifts Important? 71(1)

Why Do People Wrap Gifts? 72(1)

How to Give Someone a Gift 73(1)

How to Open a Gift? 74(1)

Why Wait to Open My Gift? 75(1)

Learning to Stay Calm around a Wrapped Gift 76(1)

Some Gifts are Disappointing 77(2)

What to Think, Do, and Say if a Gift is Disappointing 79(2)

People Skills and Friendship 81(30)

How to Greet Someone 83(1)

Why Do People Shake Hands? 84(1)

How to Shake Hands 85(2)

Two-Person Hugs 87(1)

One-Person Hugs 88(1)

When It Is My Turn to Listen 89(1)

Thanking People for the Nice Things that They Say 90(1)

Thanking People for the Nice Things that They Do 91(1)

Learning to Help Others 92(1)

Helping People Who Haven't Asked for Help 93(1)

It's Easiest to Help People Who Want Help 94(1)

It May Be Difficult to Help People Who Don't Want Help 95(1)

What is Sharing? 96(2)

What is Respect? 98(1)

Saying What I Think with Respect 99(1)

Restating with Respect 100(1)

Using ``Excuse Me'' to Move Through a Crowd 101(1)

Learning to Chew Gum 102(1)

Three Gum Manners That Matter 103(2)

What To Do When I'm Done with My Gum 105(1)

Games Based on Luck 106(1)

Games Based on Skill 107(1)

How to Lose a Game and Win Friends 108(2)

After a Game Ends 110(1)

Bullying: What to Think, Say, and Do 111(20)

Introduction to Bullying: What to Think, Say, and Do 112(1)

What is Bullying? 113(2)

Which Students Try to Bully Others? 115(1)

My Team 116(1)

Learning to Respond to Bullying 117(3)

What to Think in Response to a Bullying Attempt 120(2)

What to Say in Response to a Bullying Attempt and How to Say It 122(3)

What to Do in Response to a Bullying Attempt 125(4)

What My Team Has Learned About Responding to a Bullying Attempt 129(2)

Understanding Adults 131(16)

Adults are Children Who Kept Getting Older 132(1)

Learning to Respect Adults 133(1)

Do Adults Know Everything? 134(1)

Why Moms and Dads Raise Children 135(2)

Adults Make Many Big Decisions 137(1)

It May Not Be Fun but It Has to Be Done 138(2)

It Was Fun but Now We're Done 140(1)

Permission 141(1)

Many Adults Like to Say ``Yes'' 142(1)

Three Ways to Say ``Yes'' 143(2)

If the Answer Is No: A Story of Hope for Children 145(2)

Home and Community 147(20)

Moving to a New Home 148(1)

Moving to a New Community 149(1)

In Fletcher's Family, Who Knows What? 150(1)

Washing My Hands 151(1)

Why People Take Baths or Showers 152(1)

Taking a Shower in Ten Steps 153(2)

Sharing a Bathroom by Taking a Shorter Shower 155(1)

How to Take a Shorter Shower 156(1)

The Truth About Messes 157(1)

Restating With Respect at Home 158(1)

What is a Babysitter? 159(1)

My Babysitter Knows about Me 160(1)

The Up Escalator 161(2)

Eating at the Food Court 163(2)

This Place is Busy! 165(2)

School 167(36)

Is Today a School Day? 169(1)

Absent Today? This is Okay 170(1)

When My Teacher is Somewhere Else 171(1)

On a Substitute Teacher Day 172(1)

Class Schedules 173(1)

The Truth about Our Class Schedule 174(2)

Learning about Directions at School 176(1)

The Big Yellow Everyone Look and Listen Sign 177(2)

It's My Teacher's Decision 179(1)

My Place in Line 180(1)

Learning About Respect at School 181(1)

Using Respect at School 182(1)

Talking to a Teacher with Respect 183(1)

Restating with Respect at School 184(1)

When I Talk with Respect at School 185(1)

What is Practice? 186(1)

Mistakes Happen on the Way to Learning 187(1)

That's Great! What to Do with Mistakes on Schoolwork 188(1)

Telling My Teacher about a Problem 189(1)

How to Make a Writing Box 190(1)

How to Write a True Story 191(2)

A-Okay Ways to Finish My Work 193(1)

Good Questions for Small Group Projects 194(2)

An Emergency? The People at My School Know What to Do 196(1)

What is a Drill? 197(1)

Why Principals Schedule Drills 198(1)

Fire Drills at School 199(1)

Why Schools Have Fire Alarms 200(1)

About Tornado Drills 201(2)

Planet Earth 203(30)

``That's Life on Planet Earth'' 205(2)

Sharing Planet Earth 207(2)

I'm Taking a Flight 209(1)

Who Are the Crew? 210(1)

Who are the Passengers on the Airplane? 211(1)

What Does ``Going Through Security'' Mean? 212(1)

Directions for Going Through Security 213(1)

Moms, Dads, and Airport Security 214(1)

What Airport Officers Say and Mean 215(1)

Jet Way Lines May Be Slow at Times 216(1)

Parents are Important Passengers 217(1)

Children are Important Passengers 218(1)

Is This Flight On Time? 219(1)

Why Are Some Flights Delayed? 220(1)

A Wildfire Near Our Home 221(2)

What Does Evacuate Mean? 223(1)

Why Do We Have To Go? 224(1)

People Would Rather Stay in Their Houses 225(1)

The Evening News: How We Changed Today 226(2)

At the End of Each Day: A Little Bit Changed and Mostly the Same 228(2)

Maybe I Could Do That 230(3)
Glossary 233(12)
References 245