Editable Preschool Social Stories
Four illustrated social stories (sharing, sleeping in their own bed, using a quiet voice, trying new foods), each in a gentle and a firmer wording, for four child looks, as half-page booklets in US Letter and A4 with a guide.
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Preschool social stories walk a young child through the moments that come up again and again, one page at a time, before they happen. This pack is four illustrated stories for the early years: sharing a toy, sleeping in their own bed, using a quiet voice instead of screaming, and trying new foods, ready to print and read. New to social stories? The guide to social stories for autism explains how they work, and every story here is also sold on its own.
What is included
- Four illustrated social stories: sharing, sleeping in their own bed, using a quiet voice instead of screaming, and trying new foods
- 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 preschool social stories
Sleeping in My Own Bed Social Story
Staying in their own bed when they wake at night.
Also sold on its own for $3.
No Screaming Social Story
A quiet voice instead of a scream, and words for what is wrong.
Also sold on its own for $3.
Trying New Foods Social Story
Look, smell, then one small taste, and no is okay.
Also sold on its own for $3.
When to use preschool social stories
Pick the story for the moment that is hardest right now, and read it at a calm time a day or two before that moment usually comes: before a playdate, at bedtime, before a trip to the store, or before a meal with something new on the plate. Keep the others ready for the next sticking point; most young children meet all four within a few months.
How to use these preschool social stories
- Start with one story, the one for the moment that is hardest this week.
- Choose the gentle wording first; switch to the direct one if your child does best with a plain rule.
- Print the child look that matches your child, and write their name on each cover.
- Read one page at a time, pointing to the picture before you read the sentence.
- Reread the same story for a week or two before adding the next one.
Formats, license and delivery
- Formats
- One kit ZIP with print-ready PDFs in US Letter and A4, plus a setup guide.
- License
- Licensed for personal and single-classroom use by the purchaser. For another classroom or teacher, please add a license for each.
- Delivery
- The download unlocks the moment Stripe checkout completes and the link is emailed to you. The pack also stays in your My Resources library, reachable anytime through a magic link sent to your email.
- Refunds
- Because this is an instant digital download, all sales are final. If a file will not open or you bought the wrong pack, email [email protected] and Spectrum Unlocked will make it right.
Preschool social stories questions
- What are preschool social stories?
- Preschool social stories are short illustrated stories, in the approach developed by Carol Gray, that describe an everyday situation from a young child's point of view and offer a calm way through it. Read at a quiet time, they make the real moment feel familiar before it comes.
- Which stories are in this pack?
- Four of the moments preschool families and teachers ask about most: sharing a toy, sleeping in their own bed all night, using a quiet voice instead of screaming, and trying new foods. 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 preschool 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 [email protected] and Spectrum Unlocked will fix it.
Not sure which story to start with?
Beacon helps you work out which moment is driving the hard days and what to try first, for your child and your routine.
What would Beacon say?
"My four-year-old fights bedtime, grabs toys and screams in the store. Where do I start?"
Prefer to build your own for free?
This pack is the finished, done-for-you set. If you would rather make your own from scratch, the free Social Story Maker on Spectrum Unlocked does that at no cost.
Try the Free Social Story MakerPacks that go together
Sharing Social Story
One illustrated social story about sharing and taking turns, in a gentle and a firmer wording, for four child looks, as half-page booklets in US Letter and A4 with a short guide.
No Screaming Social Story: Using a Quiet Voice
One illustrated social story about using a calm voice instead of screaming, in a gentle and a firmer wording, for four child looks, as half-page booklets in US Letter and A4 with a short guide.
Sleeping in My Own Bed Social Story
One illustrated social story about staying in their own bed all night, in a gentle and a firmer wording, for four child looks, as half-page booklets in US Letter and A4 with a short guide.
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