Social Skills
Forms and resources for social skills
32 resources in this category
Social Story Template: Going to School
Create a personalized social story to prepare your child for the daily school routine and expectations.
Social Story Template: Making Friends
Write a social story that teaches your child steps for approaching peers and building friendships.
Social Story Template: Taking Turns
Prepare your child for turn-taking situations with a social story covering waiting, sharing, and patience.
Social Story Template: Waiting
Help your child understand and cope with waiting in different contexts using visual supports and strategies.
Social Story Template: Losing a Game
Teach sportsmanship and emotional regulation around losing with a social story and coping strategies.
Social Story Template: Visiting the Doctor
Reduce anxiety about doctor visits with a social story covering the waiting room, exam, and interactions.
Social Story Template: Getting a Haircut
Prepare your child for haircut appointments with a social story addressing sensory and social expectations.
Social Story Template: Fire Drills
Prepare your child for the loud, unexpected nature of fire drills with a calming, predictive social story.
Social Story Template: Substitute Teacher
Help your child handle the disruption of a substitute teacher with expectations and coping strategies.
Social Story Template: Assemblies
Prepare for school assemblies with a social story covering the auditorium, noise levels, and expected behavior.
Social Story Template: Birthday Parties
Navigate birthday party expectations with a social story covering gifts, games, cake, and social interactions.
Social Story Template: Playground Rules
Teach playground expectations and social rules with a visual social story covering equipment, turns, and safety.
Social Story Template: Lunchroom
Prepare for the sensory and social challenges of the school lunchroom with a structured social story.
Social Story Template: Riding the School Bus
Reduce bus riding anxiety with a social story covering boarding, seating, noise, and arrival expectations.
Social Story Template: Homework Time
Set expectations for homework completion with a social story covering routine, breaks, and asking for help.
Visual Schedule Template: Morning Routine
Create a step-by-step visual morning routine schedule to promote independence and reduce transition stress.
Visual Schedule Template: School Day
Build a visual school day schedule that helps your child predict and prepare for each part of the day.
Visual Schedule Template: After School
Structure the after-school period with a visual schedule covering snack, homework, play, and evening routine.
Visual Schedule Template: Evening Routine
Guide your child through the evening routine with a visual schedule from dinner through bedtime.
Visual Schedule Template: Weekend
Provide weekend structure with a flexible visual schedule that balances routine with downtime.
Social Skills Group Progress Tracking Sheet
Track your child's progress in social skills group therapy across targeted skills like eye contact, greetings, and conversation.
Playdate Planning and Debrief Worksheet
Plan structured playdates with activity selection, social skill targets, and post-playdate reflection questions.
Conversation Skills Practice Worksheet
Practice conversation starters, topic maintenance, turn-taking, and ending conversations with structured exercises.
Personal Space and Boundaries Worksheet
Teach personal space concepts with visual examples, practice scenarios, and self-monitoring strategies.
Perspective-Taking Practice Worksheet
Build theory of mind skills with guided exercises on understanding other people's thoughts, feelings, and viewpoints.
Problem-Solving Steps Worksheet
Teach a structured problem-solving process with steps for identifying the problem, brainstorming solutions, and evaluating outcomes.
Social Story Template: Going to the Dentist
Prepare your child for dental visits with a social story covering the waiting room, chair, tools, and cleaning process.
Social Story Template: Swimming Lessons
Introduce swimming lesson expectations with a social story covering changing, water entry, and listening to the instructor.
Social Story Template: Going to the Library
Set expectations for library visits with a social story covering quiet voices, browsing, checking out, and story time.
Communication Board Template for Non-Speaking
Create a basic communication board with core vocabulary for children who use augmentative communication.
Self-Advocacy Skills Worksheet for Older Children
Teach older children to identify and communicate their own needs, accommodations, and boundaries.
Puberty and Body Changes Social Story Template
Prepare your child for puberty with a social story addressing body changes, hygiene, and emotional shifts.