My Turn - Your Turn - Social Story
The My Turn - Your Turn Social Story is a visual and written guide to help young learners understand and practise turn-taking in social situations. Through clear, simple language and engaging illustrations, this resource teaches children how to take turns in games, conversations, and shared activities. It also provides strategies for waiting patiently, using polite language, and seeking help when needed.
This resource is available in both black-and-white and colour versions for flexible classroom use.
Learning goals
- We are learning to identify the skills of cooperating, collaborating and negotiating, why they are important and how to recognise them in a variety of scenarios.
- We are learning to express and describe our emotions.
- We are learning to seek, give, or deny permission respectfully when sharing possessions or personal space.
- We are learning to use personal and social skills to interact.
- We are learning to identify and describe different emotional responses.
Curriculum alignment
Explore how to seek, give or deny permission respectfully when sharing possessions or personal space
ACPPS004 8.4Practise personal and social skills to interact positively with others
ACPPS005 8.4Identify and describe emotional responses people may experience in different situations
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
Differentiation
Modifications
• Print in A3 for a shared classroom display or A5 for individual student booklets.
• Provide the black-and-white version for students to colour in and personalise.
• Use as a digital presentation for whole-class discussions.
Extensions
• Have students role-play turn-taking scenarios using classroom materials.
• Integrate with board games or interactive activities that require turn-taking.
• Encourage students to create their own social story about a time they practised taking turns.