Asking for a Break Social Story Curriculum

Asking for a Break is an English, first-person story about requesting a pause when an activity feels tiring, difficult or hard to attend to. The 2014 story discusses returning to the activity and includes break-time examples, a numbered recap and an accompanying instructional booklet.

Publisher identified in the materials: Special Learning.

Material context: The story discusses asking for a break but supplies no example of the words to use in that request.

The seven numbered story passages describe tiredness, anxious or upset feelings, frustration with a difficult task and difficulty paying attention. The narrative presents a break as a short pause before returning to the activity.

A break-time passage mentions quiet time, swinging, bouncing and deep pressure. The separate recap repeats all seven statements, while the instructional booklet describes role play, coloring-page sequencing, picture puzzles, reinforcement and maintenance.

What is inside this resource?

• Recognizing tired, anxious or upset feelings
• Difficult tasks and trouble paying attention
• Requesting a pause and returning to an activity
• Quiet time and named movement or pressure examples
• Seven-statement recap and booklet practice activities

Material details: 4 PDF files, containing 74 pages in total including front matter. This is a digital download; purchase does not include printed copies.

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