Build peer interaction and communication with these Playing with Friends social stories—perfect for your dramatic play center, social skills small groups, and fall social skills activities! Designed with both digital resources and print activities, this resource makes SEL instruction engaging, structured, and fun while supporting ABLLS assessment and IEP goals.

✅ Digital Formats (Boom™, Google™, Easel™, YouTube™)
• 2 story versions: rhyming & simple
• 13 interactive practice slides with functional play phrases
• Ideal for centers, small group, or independent review

✅ Printable PDF (165 pages)
• IEP and ABLLS objectives with built-in data collection
• Social group lesson plan + group data sheets
• Role play cards for quick pretend play prompts
• Act It Out! game (props + role/action cards for dramatic play)
• Home communication notes for family carryover
• 2 dramatic play social stories (color, B&W, and mini take-home versions)
• Token board for reinforcement
• 12 dramatic play coloring pages
• 2 simple color-by-number pages
• Paper doll printable: dress a silly Santa character
• Boardmaker® communication symbols for visual learners

How It Works in the Classroom

• Use during dramatic play center time to guide peer play.
  • Perfect for fall social skills lessons, SEL routines, or small group interventions.
  • Easily adapted for ABA classrooms, autism supports, or early childhood settings. 

Skills & Standards Covered

• Peer play, sharing, and communication
  • Supports ABLLS assessment goals (K10)
  • Social-emotional learning and IEP objectives

Why Teachers Love It
• Ready-to-use visuals save planning time
• Makes peer play practice structured and fun
• Encourages pretend play while meeting SEL and IEP goals

Perfect for: preschool friendship, kindergarten social emotional lessons, fall social skills activities, ABLLS assessment goals, and autism or ABA classrooms.

PCS is a trademark of Tobii Dynavox LLC. All rights reserved. Used with permission. PCS and Boardmaker are trademarks of Tobii Dynavox LLC. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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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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