Editable Emotions Social Stories

What is included

• •Four illustrated social stories: angry feelings, losing a game, asking before taking, and telling the truth
• •Each story in a gentle wording that describes far more than it instructs, and a firmer direct wording (eight booklets)
• •Four child looks: a boy or a girl, with light or dark skin
• •Half-page booklets in wide and tall pages, in US Letter and A4
• •Blank write-in booklets in US Letter and A4, for the stories only you can write
• •A guide with a printed link and QR code for every story and wording, opening your copy in the free Social Story Maker

What is in the emotions social stories

Anger Social Story

Spotting anger in the body, slow breaths, safe hands.

Also sold on its own for $3.

Losing a Game Social Story

Big feelings about losing, "Good game," and a rematch.

Also sold on its own for $3.

Stealing Social Story

Asking first, hearing yes or no, and giving things back.

Also sold on its own for $3.

Lying Social Story

Telling what really happened, and helping to fix it.

Also sold on its own for $3.

When to use emotions social stories

Pick the story for the feeling that causes the most trouble right now, and read it at a calm time a day or two before that moment usually comes: before a game night, before a playdate or a trip to the store, or on a quiet morning after a hard week. Keep the others ready for the next sticking point, and never read one in the middle of the moment it is about.

How to use these emotions social stories

1. Start with one story, the one for the feeling that is hardest this week.
2. Choose the gentle wording first; switch to the direct one if your child does best with a plain rule.
3. Print the child look that matches your child, and write their name on each cover.
4. Read one page at a time, pointing to the picture before you read the sentence.
5. Reread the same story for a week or two before adding the next one.

Emotions social stories questions

What are emotions social stories?

Emotions social stories are short illustrated stories, in the approach developed by Carol Gray, that describe a big feeling from a young child's point of view and offer a calm way through the moment it causes. Read at a quiet time, they make the feeling and the plan familiar before the moment comes.

Which stories are in this pack?

Four of the hard moments families and teachers ask about most: angry feelings and safe hands, losing a game, wanting something that belongs to someone else, and telling the truth when something goes wrong. Each comes in a gentle and a firmer wording, so the pack prints eight booklets in all.

Is the pack cheaper than buying the stories one at a time?

Yes. Each of these emotions social stories also sells on its own for $3, so the four together would cost $12; this pack is $8. It is the same files you would get from the four single packs, with one guide that covers every story.

What formats and paper sizes are included?

One ZIP with print-ready PDFs in US Letter and A4: all four stories in four child looks, each in wide and tall booklet pages and in both wordings, plus blank write-in booklets and the guide. Print at actual size, cut each sheet in half, stack the pages in order and staple.

How do I receive the files, and can I use them with my whole class?

Delivery is instant: checkout unlocks the download and emails you the link, and the pack stays in your My Resources library. It is licensed for personal and single-classroom use. Because it is a digital download, all sales are final; if a file will not open, email info@spectrumunlocked.com and Spectrum Unlocked will fix it.