Using my Words not my Hands Social Story Curriculum

Using My Words Not My Hands is an English story about expressing anger or frustration through words. It names examples such as an unwanted task, a schedule change and a loud space, then discusses telling someone how the reader feels, asking for a break and taking deep breaths.

Publisher identified in the materials: Special Learning.

Material context: The story uses spoken words to describe feelings and ask for a break; it does not provide nonspeaking communication examples.

The 2013 story begins with situations such as not getting something wanted, being asked to do an unwanted task, a changed schedule or a loud space. It acknowledges angry or frustrated feelings and discusses hitting or pushing before turning to verbal expression.

Later passages describe explaining feelings, asking for a break and taking ten deep breaths. The accompanying booklet covers descriptive, directive and perspective sentences, coloring-page sequencing, picture puzzles and role play.

What is inside this resource?

• Frustration examples involving wants and unwanted tasks
• Schedule changes and loud spaces
• Expressing feelings with words instead of hitting or pushing
• Break requests and the story's ten-breath example
• Sentence types and role-play activities in the booklet

Material details: 4 PDF files, containing 78 pages in total including front matter. This is a digital download; purchase does not include printed copies.

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