The .ppt file has been uploaded to google docs, you can view and download it here:
Airplane Ride Social Story
I made this for the boys before our trip, thought it might be helpful to share.
New experiences, however fun or exciting, can be really stressful for Cuddlebug and Bearhug so the goal of this was to walk through what to expect step-by-step. With flying, I knew there would be a lot of steps involved and wanted to help them transition as smoothly as possible from one area to the next as we went through the process of getting checked in, going through security, finding our gate, waiting, boarding, etc. The fewer surprises the better :).
I put the pages together in powerpoint and then printed them out with each slide taking up half a page. Then I cut the pages and stapled the edges to make little booklets. They didn't actually spend a whole lot of time looking at the booklets but having thought through all the steps helped me to be prepared to talk them through everything as we moved from one step to the next.
If anyone wants the .ppt file so you can adapt it for your own family just send me a note or leave a comment, I'd be happy to share it.
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12 comments:
Awesome! I love the way you described it for the boys. I hope they enjoyed their trip! If you ever bring them up here, I wonder how big that book will be ;)
Fantastic social story! I love the idea to use Powerpoint for it too. :)
I've heard lots about social stories, but never actually seen one. This is great! I bet others could definitely benefit from it. Good job, Mama!
Awesome job!!! Did you check things off as you went along so it wasn't quite as long and overwhelming at first glance?
This is awesome and you thought of so many extra things that I would have forgotten about if I were to make one of these! We're not planning on going anywhere anytime soon, but I saved this in case I ever need it. =)
Wow! You amaze me!
Thank you so much for posting this - and for making the file available! You've made my boys' first airplane trip that much easier.
Hi, this looks really great..would you mind emailing it to me so that i can customize it for our trip. THANK YOU.
pesty6@juno.com
I would love for you to email this to me so I can customize it.
Thanks
vze4w5rj@verizon.net
Hi. Thanks SO much for posting this story. It's exactly what we need and I am wondering if you could somehow email me a link to it so I can remove ads and increase the print/pics. Can you help us?
@unknown - your comment has the "no-reply" blogger email address so I can't send it, but there is a link at the top of the post to download. Hope this helps!
Excellent Story! Just was I was looking for...can you please send the file so we can adjust for our family? emma_hintz@hotmail.com Thanks!
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