Editable Transition Social Stories
Three illustrated social stories (recess, moving to a new house, saying goodbye at drop-off), 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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Transition social stories walk a young child through a change one page at a time, before it happens: what will happen, how it may feel, and the plan that makes it easier. This pack is three illustrated stories: recess at school, moving to a new house, and saying goodbye at drop-off, 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
- Three illustrated social stories: recess, moving to a new house, and saying goodbye at drop-off
- Each story in a gentle wording that describes far more than it instructs, and a firmer direct wording (six 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 transition social stories
Recess Social Story
Taking turns, joining a game, and lining up at recess.
Also sold on its own for $3.
Moving Social Story
Packing, moving day, and a new house that becomes home.
Also sold on its own for $3.
Separation Anxiety Social Story
A goodbye routine, a caring teacher, and pick-up time.
Also sold on its own for $3.
When to use transition social stories
Pick the story for the change that is coming next, and start reading it at a calm time a week or so before: before the first day of school or child care, before recess at a new school, or as soon as you start talking about a move. Keep reading it through the change and for a few weeks after, until the new routine feels ordinary.
How to use these transition social stories
- Start with one story, the one for the change that is coming first.
- 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.
- Swap in photos of the real school, playground or new house in the editable copy.
- Keep reading the story after the change, until the new routine feels ordinary.
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 info@spectrumunlocked.com and Spectrum Unlocked will make it right.
Transition social stories questions
- What are transition social stories?
- Transition social stories are short illustrated stories, in the approach developed by Carol Gray, that describe a change from a young child's point of view: what will happen, how it may feel, and a plan for getting through it. Read at a quiet time, they make the change familiar before it comes.
- Which stories are in this pack?
- Three of the changes families and teachers ask about most: recess at school, moving to a new house, and saying goodbye at drop-off. Each comes in a gentle and a firmer wording, so the pack prints six booklets in all.
- Is the pack cheaper than buying the stories one at a time?
- Yes. Each of these transition social stories also sells on its own for $3, so the three together would cost $9; this pack is $8. It is the same files you would get from the three 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 three 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.
A big change coming up?
Beacon helps you plan a change around your child's routines and comfort items, from a new school to a new house.
What would Beacon say?
"We are moving in the summer and she starts kindergarten in the fall. How do I prepare her for both?"
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
Recess Social Story
One illustrated social story about recess at school, from going outside to lining up, in a gentle and a firmer wording, for four child looks, as half-page booklets in US Letter and A4 with a short guide.
Moving Social Story: Moving to a New House
One illustrated social story about moving to a new house, in a gentle and a firmer wording, for four child looks, as half-page booklets in US Letter and A4 with a short guide.
Separation Anxiety Social Story: Saying Goodbye
One illustrated social story about saying goodbye at drop-off and the grown-up coming back, 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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