Let’s Be Social – Stories for the Classroom

Let’s face it… many children find losing challenging! It can be hard to watch others bask in the glory of winning a game or coming first in a race, so it is important to learn from an early age that we can’t always win!

Teach Starter has created a printable mini-book to help your students read about the necessary skills and strategies for times when they are not the winner. Each page is designed in a simple manner with real-life photographs to help students make connections and understand the examples. In this mini-book, students will learn strategies such as:

• It is okay not the be the winner.
• If I am not the winner, I can congratulate my friend.
• Everyone likes having a turn at being the winner.

The last page of the mini-book also poses a question with three picture choices for students to choose from as their answer.

Multiple Applications for This Mini-Book

This social narrative story can be used in a variety of different ways with your students. It could be used as a:

• Whole-class lesson (via smartboard)
• Collaborative group activity
• Targeted teacher-student activity
• Take-home resource.

Easily Download and Print This Social Story

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or editable Google Slides version of this resource.

Print on cardstock for added durability and longevity. Cut each page along the dotted line, stack the pages together, and secure them with staples.

We recommended double-sided printing for sustainability purposes.

Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter collaborator, contributed to this resource.