Teach preschool friendship and social communication skills with these Playing with Friends Social Stories and group lesson activities!
This resource includes both an Asking to Play Social Story (initiating play) and a Responding to Friends Social Story, designed for social skills small groups, SEL lessons, and ABA or special education classrooms.

These stories and activities support ABLLS assessment goals for social interaction (L5, L6, L12, L22) and align with IEP objectives for initiating and responding to peers.

What’s Included

✅ Digital Formats

• 2 complete Playing with Friends social stories (Initiating & Responding)
• 41 total slides with 10 interactive comprehension and practice activities
• Boom™ Cards, Google™ Slides, Easel™, and YouTube™ video versions
• Audio narration, clickable links, and engaging visuals
• Ideal for morning meeting, SEL centers, or speech therapy groups

✅ Printable PDF (150 pages)

• ABLLS-supported and IEP goals for initiating and responding
• Clear objectives, teachable sets, visuals, and editable data sheets
• Small-group social skills lesson plan with built-in data collection
• Self-reflection pages and home communication notes
• Generic data sheets for any social group
• Printable social stories (color, black & white, mini take-home versions)
• Token board reinforcement system
• 4 sequencing print activities (4–5 steps each) for asking/accepting play
• Academic mini-stories and worksheets for reading, tracing “play,” and counting “friends”
• 8 friendship coloring pages and drawing activities
• Boardmaker™ symbol set with prompts like “Do you want to play?” and “Let’s play again!”

Why Teachers Love It

• Ready-to-use: Everything you need for digital and print instruction.
• Builds social confidence: Students learn how to ask, join, and respond to play naturally.
• Perfect for small groups: Designed for social skills small group lessons, SEL, ABA, and speech therapy.
• Data-driven: Includes IEP objectives, progress monitoring tools, and ABLLS assessment alignment.

Perfect For

• Preschool and kindergarten friendship lessons
• Autism and ABA therapy sessions
• Social-emotional learning (SEL) activities
• Speech or language groups
• Small group or inclusion support

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For Google™ products

• You’ll need a Google account to access these resources. Your students will need accounts as well if you’re assigning activities.
• After clicking the link, select “Make a copy” to add the file to your Google Drive.
• If your school restricts access, use a personal Google account to access the file and share it with your school account.

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