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Twenty free Social Narratives for Australian primary schools — covering changes, routines, big feelings, excursions and therapy days. Written to a strict PDA-informed, neuro-affirming rulebook, not a generic template.
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Chosen for what actually comes up first
Not a random sample of the full library. These twenty cover the situations that arrive earliest and most often in a school year — the ones staff go looking for on the morning they’re already needed.
Transitions and unfamiliar adults lead everything
A new class, a relief teacher, a changed plan. These are the most consistently reported flashpoints, so five of the twenty sit here.
Emotional regulation is curriculum, not an extra
It sits inside the Australian Curriculum’s Personal and Social Capability — so four stories cover worry, anger, overwhelm and changed plans directly.
Noise plus unpredictability is the hard combination
Fire drills, assemblies, excursions and camps stack both at once, which is exactly why schools prepare for them in advance.
The day doesn’t end at the school gate
Mornings, bedtime and screen transitions are where families feel it most — and where a shared story between home and school does the most work.
Built against a rulebook, not a template
Every sentence in all 150 stories — free and paid alike — is checked against the same fixed set of rules before it ships. This isn’t generic social-skills content with an Australian accent bolted on.
- No imperatives, anywhere. Never “you must” or “remember to” — only what usually happens.
- Every story ends with a real, named way to ask for a break. Never “have a great day” as a send-off.
- Adults are drawn without a clear face, on purpose — so the story still works whichever relief teacher, therapist or grandparent actually turns up.
- A big feeling is described as a feeling, never as a behaviour to be managed or corrected.
- Nothing is promised that can’t be kept. No “she’ll be back Thursday” — the wording survives a delay.
- Names are checked for decodability, not just diversity, so a beginning reader can sound out every one.
- Laid out for a school photocopier — white background, generous type, colour in small doses only.
Plans can change
Sometimes a plan changes. I might find out before it happens, or when the day is already happening.
If the change feels like too much, I can show my break card or ask for a quiet place.
White space, readable type and colour used only where it helps.
The twenty free stories
Every one opens the real PDF — no email, no signup, no account. Print it, keep it on a tablet, or drop it in a folder ready for the morning it’s needed.
School changes & events
5 stories
First Day in a New Class
A new room and a new teacher — with recess and lunch still exactly when they always are.
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A Different Teacher Today
What changes when the usual teacher is away, and what stays the same.
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A Fire Drill at School
The loud bell and the walk outside, explained before it happens instead of after.
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Whole-School Assembly
A big room, a lot of noise, and a plan for if it becomes too much.
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Dress-Up Day
What to expect on a day when the usual uniform rules take a break.
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4 stories
When Plans Change
What it’s like when today doesn’t go the way it was meant to — and why that’s okay.
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Feeling Overwhelmed
Naming the feeling before it gets too big, and knowing where to go.
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When I Feel Worried
What worry feels like in the body, and what usually helps it settle.
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When I Feel Angry or Frustrated
Anger described as a feeling, never as a behaviour to be fixed.
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3 stories
Getting Ready for School
The steps of a school morning, in an order that’s allowed to flex.
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First Morning Back
The first day after a break, and why it can feel bigger than a normal Monday.
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The Trip to School
What the trip to school usually looks like, whichever way it happens.
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2 stories
Allied health & inclusion support
4 stories
A Sensory Break at School
A quiet space that exists on purpose — never as a punishment.
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A School-Based Therapy Session
What therapy held at school is actually like, start to finish.
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Speech Therapy Time
What a speech therapy visit involves, from arrival to goodbye.
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Visiting the Occupational Therapist
What an OT appointment involves, and why it can help.
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One hundred and thirty more, for the days you can’t plan for
The free twenty cover what comes up most. The complete 150-story library covers the rest — the hearing-aid mould appointment, the plan review meeting, the hydrotherapy class, the new pair of glasses. Same cast, same rulebook, same printer-friendly format.
Sports Day
School Days
Our Museum Excursion
Excursions
Our Zoo Excursion
Excursions
Feeling Left Out
Big Feelings
Hydrotherapy Time
Allied Health
An Assistance Dog Visit
Allied Health
Music Therapy Time
Allied Health
Movie Night
Bedtime & Evenings
Our Farm Excursion
Excursions
Library Time
School DaysEverything else that’s in there
The remaining 130 titles, by series.
School Days15 more titles
- When the Lesson Plan Changes
- A Wet Weather Lunchtime
- Sports Day
- Working with a Partner
- Library Time
- Lining Up After Recess
- The Canteen Line
- Using the School Toilets
- Losing Something at School
- Show and Tell Day
- Borrowing Equipment
- A New Student Joins Our Class
- Quiet Reading Time
- Getting Changed for Sport
- School Photo Day
Mornings17 more titles
- Walking Into a Busy Classroom
- A Different Morning Helper
- Morning Hair Routine
- A Rushed Morning
- Ready to Roll
- Forgetting Something at Home
- Waiting for the School Gate to Open
- Finding Matching Socks and Shoes
- Breakfast Doesn’t Feel Right
- Morning and Hearing Aids
- Forgetting to Do Homework
- What to Wear
- A Cold Morning
- A Different Way to School
- Brushing Teeth Before School
- Packing Lunch
- Saying Goodbye at Drop-off
Excursions18 more titles
- A Bike or Scooter Safety Day
- A Visiting Performer at School
- Our Swimming Excursion
- A School Fete or Market Day
- Our Cinema Excursion
- A School Working Bee
- Our Zoo Excursion
- A Trip Using Public Transport
- A Visit from Emergency Services
- A Local Library Visit
- Our Farm Excursion
- An Excursion That Gets Cancelled
- Our Museum Excursion
- Our Aquarium Excursion
- Sports Carnival Day
- A Walk to the Local Park
- Our Garden Excursion
- Walking to a Nearby Shop
Big Feelings16 more titles
- Feeling Disappointed
- Feeling Confused
- Making a Mistake in Front of the Class
- Too Many Choices
- Feeling Bored
- Feeling Rushed
- Feeling Embarrassed
- When It’s Too Loud
- Feeling Shy to Answer
- When I Feel Sad
- When Nobody Notices You’re Upset
- When a Friend Is Busy with Someone Else
- Feeling Left Out
- Waiting Is Hard
- Feeling Jealous
- Losing a Game
Bedtime & Evenings18 more titles
- A Sibling’s Homework Takes Priority
- Weekend Bedtime
- Reading School Notices Together
- Dinner Time
- Setting an Alarm for the Morning
- Movie Night
- Packing the School Bag for Tomorrow
- A Different Place to Sleep
- Finding the Uniform
- Nighttime and Hearing Aids
- Talking About the School Day at Dinner
- An Early Night Before a Big School Day
- Homework Time
- Settling In at Night
- A Loud Evening
- Getting Library Books Ready to Return
- Sharing a Room
- Signing a Permission Note
NDIS & Therapy46 more titles
- A Cooking Group
- An Art Therapy Session
- Changing to a New Therapist
- Life Skills Practice
- A Home Modifications Visit
- A Telehealth Therapy Call
- A Vision Therapy Appointment
- Getting New Glasses
- A Feeding Therapy Session
- A Seating and Wheelchair Check
- A Standing Frame Session
- An NDIS Plan Review Meeting
- Physiotherapy Session
- A Fine Motor Skills Group
- A Support Coordinator Meeting
- A Team Meeting
- Meeting a New Therapist
- Trying a Communication Device
- A Podiatry Appointment
- An Assistance Dog Visit
- An Assistive Technology Trial
- Getting Fitted for Leg Braces
- The Waiting Room
- A Hearing Aid Mould Appointment
- A Hearing Check-Up
- A Listening Skills Group
- A Sleep Clinic Appointment
- An Occupational Therapist Visits Home
- A Behaviour Support Plan Review
- A Hydrotherapy Group Class
- A Social Communication Group
- Hydrotherapy Time
- Music Therapy Time
- A Community Access Outing
- A Group Physiotherapy Class
- A Support Worker Visits
- Trying New Equipment
- Trying an Adaptive Sports Program
- A Respite Day Visit
- A Therapy Playgroup
- A Visit with the Counsellor
- Visiting a Psychologist
- A Dietitian Appointment
- An NDIS Assessment Day
- Sensory Room Time
- Trying a Visual Schedule App
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