How do I get a new thing I want?
This social story about learning how to get new things and becoming a Hero for others from listening to stories will tell me.
Sensory Storytelling Supports
- a new thing (ex: a yo-yo)
- old book + freshly brewed coffee +broken chocolate pieces
- new book + broken tree branch + open bottle of safe glue
- printed picture (of the new thing) + clock showing the time taken
- 2-3 short videos presenting different points of view (about the new thing) + player
- 2-3 familiar people (teacher + librarian + guardian to ask about the new thing)
- demonstration of special skill learned (with the new thing)
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A Story Shows Me How to Be a Hero
story has a Teller who gives information and a Listener who takes it.
The Teller wants the Listener to learn how a Hero solves a problem and gets what they want.
Heroes help other people with the special things they learn how to do.
Sometimes, I want something new.
Everybody feels comfortable doing things the way they have done them before.
I may have to go to a strange
adjective / streynj / stranger / strangely / stranger / strangest unfamiliar as a result of being out of one's natural environment or not yet part of one's experience Isn't it strangeHow people can changeFrom strangers to friendsFriends in place or do things in a different way to get new things I want.
When I prepare for things before I do them, I can do them well.
Libraries, classrooms, and even my neighbor’s dusty attics have stories and Tellers.
Old books smell like chocolate and coffee; they have stories.
New books smell like broken trees and glue; they have stories.
Pictures freeze time; they have stories.
Videos present what other people see; they have stories.
I will look for a story by a trustworthy Teller who knows information about what I want.
The story title will help me decide which one will help.
I can get another person’s help in my search by asking a question;
“Where can I find more information about this?”
The Teller’s story will show me a way to get the new thing.
It will show me phrases I can say and steps I can follow.
Stories show me alternate ways to think about problems and crafty ways to solve them.
When I learn how to find stories and apply their information to show me what to do, I can get what I want.
I can be comfortable doing things the new ways I learn about.
I will be able to do so many bright things.
The Tellers will be proud I learned from their helpful story.
Friends will be happy I can help them in special ways.
That will make me a Hero.
Discussion Questions
- Name a Hero I know. What special things do they know that help others?
- What is something new I want? What do I need to know to get it?
- Name a place I can go to that has stories. What kind of stories does it have?
- What makes a Teller trustworthy?
- What can I say to get help searching for information?
- How do I become a Hero?
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