Free social story maker
Pick a situation, add your child's name, and read it together before the day.
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All the free situations
Health
- 🦷 Going to the dentist
- 🩺 Going to the doctor
- 💉 Getting a shot or blood test
- 👓 Eye exam and glasses
- 💊 Taking medicine
- 🏥 Visiting the hospital
- 👂 Getting a hearing test
- 🗣️ Going to speech therapy
- Going to occupational therapy
- 🧲 Having an MRI or scan
- 💧 Getting drops or a nasal spray
- 🦴 Having a cast or a bandage
- 😁 Getting braces
- 🤒 Being sick at home
- 🦷 Losing a tooth
- 💅 Cutting nails
- 🧴 Putting on sunscreen
- 🧼 Washing hands
- 🌼 Getting an allergy test
- My body is changing
- 🤢 Feeling like I might throw up
School
- 🎒 First day at a new school
- 🚌 Riding the school bus
- Fire drills and loud alarms
- 📸 School picture day
- 🏫 A different teacher (substitute)
- 🥪 Eating in the school lunchroom
- 🛝 Recess and playground time
- 🔵 Circle time
- 👥 Working in a group
- Taking a test
- Doing homework
- 🎨 Messy art and sensory play
- 🏃 Gym class (P.E.)
- 🎤 School assembly
- Visiting the library
- 🚌 Going on a field trip
- 🚶 Walking in the hallway and lining up
- Asking for help at school
- Making a mistake
- 🎤 Speaking in front of the class
Social
- Making a friend
- 🎲 Joining a game
- Saying hello and goodbye
- 🫧 Personal space
- When someone teases me
- 🙏 Saying sorry
- Waiting to talk
- 🔉 Using my inside voice
Emotions
- ⛈️ Thunderstorms
- 🎆 Fireworks and loud noises
- 🎲 When I lose a game
- Saying goodbye at drop-off
- 🔀 When plans change
- 😠 When I feel angry
- 😢 When I feel sad
- 😤 When something is hard
- 🚪 When I feel left out
- When I hear no
- ⏸️ Asking for a break
- 🥹 When someone else is crying
- Calming my body
- 🌤️ After a meltdown
Family
- Visitors coming to our home
- 👶 A new baby is coming
- 📦 Moving to a new home
- Living in two homes
- ✈️ When a parent goes away for work
- 🐶 Getting a new pet
- When a pet dies
- When someone I love dies
- 🤒 When someone in my family is sick
- 🍼 Having a babysitter
- 🛌 Sleeping at someone else's house
- Getting a new family member
- 🎂 Having my birthday party
- 🎄 Holiday celebrations
- 🎃 Trick-or-treating
- 🦃 Big family meals
- 🏕️ Going to camp
Daily life
- 🚽 Using the toilet
- 🪥 Brushing teeth
- 🥦 Trying a new food
- When screen time is over
- 👕 Getting dressed
- 🛏️ Staying in my bed at night
- 🌅 My morning routine
- 🚪 Leaving the house
- 🚗 Riding in the car
- Cleaning up toys
- 🧹 Helping with chores
- 🍴 Eating at the table
- 😴 Quiet time or nap
- 🌄 When I wake up early
- 🛁 Taking a bath or shower
- 💇 Getting a haircut
Community
- Going to the grocery store
- 🍽️ Eating at a restaurant
- 🎂 Going to a birthday party
- 🔄 Waiting and taking turns
- When I cannot buy something
- 🏊 Going swimming
- ✈️ Flying on an airplane
- 🚗 A long car trip
- 🎬 Going to the movies
- 🏬 Going to a shopping mall
- 🛗 Riding an escalator or elevator
- 🚻 Using a public restroom
- 🎪 Going to a parade or festival
- 🦁 Going to the zoo
- 🏛️ Going to a museum
- 🎢 Going to an amusement park
- 🏟️ Watching a sports game
- ⚽ Joining a team sport
- 🎭 Going to a concert or show
- 💒 Going to a wedding
- Going to a funeral
- 🏨 Staying in a hotel
- 🚆 Riding a bus or train
- ⛺ Going camping
- 📮 Going to the post office or bank
Safety
Social stories are a well-known tool, developed by Carol Gray, to help children understand what to expect. They are not medical or therapy advice. Read our disclaimer.