Halloween Social Story, Visual Support

Description

This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with Halloween. A lot of children struggle with this event, it may cause them anxiety and they may not even want to take part in Halloween events. Hopefully, this social story will help encourage your child(ren)/students to take part in some Halloween events or even just to be able to understand more about it, and also help to promote independence.

Many students with autism are visual learners and like to learn through seeing something in action. This book comes complete with matching, simple yet engaging graphics to help describe what is being said on the page.

Comes in col option only – no b/w availability, however you can print in grayscale.

Pages included are;
♦ Halloween is on the 31st of October.
♦ Some people celebrate Halloween, but some don’t.
♦ Sometimes, people decorate their house for Halloween.
♦ I can go shopping and buy a pumpkin.
♦ I can carve a face onto my pumpkin.
♦ Some people like to dress up for Halloween as scary characters.
♦ If I want to dress up, I can buy a costume.
♦ If I want to dress up, I can make a costume.
♦ Sometimes, people may say “Boo!” to scare me.
♦ If I don’t like being scared, I can ask people not to scare me.
♦ On Halloween, I can go trick or treating.
♦ I can dress up, put on some face paint or wear a scary t-shirt.
♦ I can take a bag with me to collect my treats.
♦ I will knock on the door and ask “Trick or Treat?” or show them my card.
♦ Sometimes, people will give me candy.
♦ People may come to my door to trick-or-treat.
♦ I can open the door and give them treats.
♦ If I don’t like visitors, I can put a poster on my door saying no trick-or-treating.
♦ Sometimes, people may have Halloween parties and discos.
♦ There may be games and competitions at the party.
♦ Some costumes may scare me. It’s ok, it’s just people dressing up.
♦ If Halloween is too scary, I can stay at home.
♦ If I don’t want to wear a costume, I can wear a Halloween t-shirt.
♦ The shops may have lots of Halloween stuff for sale.
♦ If they are too scary I can miss the Halloween section.
♦ I can read stories about Halloween to find out more.
♦ I can do other things like visiting a pumpkin patch to celebrate.

I recommend printing out each of the individual pages, laminating them and then binding them into a book so it will be easier for students to read – or be read to, as well as being stronger and longer lasting. You can use only the pages that you feel most relevant.

You can find more social stories here.