Taking a Break Social at Home Story Kit

Help children learn how to appropriately take a break at home when they feel overwhelmed, frustrated, anxious, tired, or need some quiet time. This Taking a Break at Home Social Story Kit teaches children that taking a break is a safe and appropriate way to calm their bodies and manage big feelings. Designed for children with autism, ADHD, sensory needs, anxiety, emotional regulation difficulties, and other special needs, this social story kit provides simple language and visual supports to make the process of taking a break easier to understand and practice.

Your Purchase Includes:

• Taking a Break at Home Social Story – Teaches children when and how they can appropriately ask for or take a break at school.
• I Took a Break Celebratory/Reinforcement Story – Encourages children to recognize and celebrate their success using an appropriate break strategy.
• Taking a Break Visual Supports – Visual reminders that help children understand what to do when they need a break.
• First/Then Visual – Helps children understand what happens first and what comes next, such as First Take a Break, Then Return to my family.
• Break Cards – Visual cards children can use to communicate that they need a break.
• 3-Point Feelings Scale – Helps children identify and communicate how they are feeling and recognize when they may need a break.
• Breathing Exercise Visual – A simple visual reminder to help children practice calming breathing during a break.
• Printable Stickers – Use as positive reinforcement when the child successfully uses a break strategy.
• Sticker Chart – Provides a simple way to track progress and celebrate successful use of break strategies.
• Parent Tips – Practical ideas for teaching and practicing taking a break at school.
• Implementation Guide – A guide on how to implement and organize the social stories, visuals, stickers, and sticker chart.

Great For:

✓ Autism behavior support

✓ Taking a break at home

✓ Sensory breaks

✓ Calming strategies

✓ Emotional regulation

✓ Self-regulation skills

✓ Managing big feelings

✓ Frustration tolerance

✓ Anxiety support

✓ Preventing meltdowns

✓ Positive behavior support

✓ Visual supports for autism

✓ Social-emotional learning

✓ Parents and caregivers

This Social Story Helps Teach Children To:

• Recognize when they need a break
• Ask for a break appropriately
• Use a break instead of engaging in unsafe behaviors
• Choose an appropriate break activity
• Use calming strategies

Taking a break is an important self-regulation skill. This kit gives children concrete language, visuals, and positive reinforcement to help make taking a break a successful part of their school routine.

All Positively Prepared stories are written using positive language and simple illustrations/words to reduce visual clutter and increase understanding.

Social Story™ and Social Stories™ are trademarks of Carol Gray. This product is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or created by Carol Gray.