I Can Calm My Body Social Story Kit

Help children with autism and other special needs understand big feelings and learn appropriate ways to calm their bodies with this practical social story kit. This resource uses simple language, visuals, and positive reinforcement to help children recognize when they are having big feelings and practice calming strategies they can use when they feel upset, frustrated, angry, worried, or overwhelmed. This social story teaches children that big feelings are okay and that there are safe and appropriate ways to help their bodies feel calm again.

What’s Included:

Social Story – I Can Calm My Body When I Have Big Feelings A child-friendly social story that explains big feelings and introduces positive strategies for calming the body.

Celebratory Story – I Used a Strategy to Calm My Body A positive story that celebrates the child’s success when they use calming strategies.

Calming Strategy Visuals Visual supports that remind children of different ways they can calm their bodies when experiencing big feelings.

Feelings Visuals Visuals to help children identify and communicate different feelings.

Feeling Scale Visual to communicate how they are feeling and how to manage their feelings.

First/Then Board A visual support for helping children understand what they need to do first and what comes next.

Sticker Chart A simple reinforcement system for encouraging children to practice and use calming strategies.

Stickers Printable stickers to use with the reward chart.

Parent/Teacher Tips Practical suggestions for helping a child calm down.

Implementation Guide Step-by-step directions for using the social story, visuals, and reinforcement activities.

Great For:

✔️ Children with autism

✔️ Big feelings and emotional regulation

✔️ Self-regulation skills

✔️ Calming strategies

✔️ Managing frustration and anger

✔️ Anxiety and worry

✔️ Emotional regulation activities

✔️ Social-emotional learning

✔️ Special education

✔️ Preschool and elementary students

✔️ Home, classroom, therapy, and community settings

✔️ Parents, teachers, caregivers, SLPs, OTs, and other professionals

This Big Feelings Social Story Kit provides children with concrete, visual strategies they can practice before they become overwhelmed and use when they need help calming their bodies.

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.