Do you need an eloping social story for your calm down area? Staying with the group? Add this to your set of emotional regulation social stories to teach self-control strategies to preschool and special education learners. Calming strategies visuals can augment this story, and you get two levels of the story in digital resources plus print activities! With a focus on eloping, calm down strategies, and practical self-control techniques, this resource provides everything you need to teach, reinforce, and practice these essential social skills.

80-pg PDF including links to digital activities

✔️ Eloping Social Story: Two stories (one slightly easier than the other so you can differentiate) available in color, black-and-white, and a small, take-home versions for students to color. The story introduces the “STAY” acronym (Stop and think, Talk to a teacher, Always stay close, Yes!! I stay safe!).
✔️ Interactive Boom Deck: Includes the two social stories and 4 interactive slides.
✔️ Google Slides, Easel, & YouTube Versions: Flexible formats to fit any teaching style or setting.
✔️ Token Board: A printable, single-page token board to reward learners when they stay with the group.
✔️ Coloring Pages: Four simple pages to extend learning in a relaxed way.

Why This Resource Stands Out

✔️ Focused on Emotional Regulation: Teach students to pause, breathe, and use their words.
✔️ Supports Multiple Learning Styles: Interactive slides, hands-on activities, and visual supports ensure all learners can participate and grow.
✔️ Ideal for Calm Down Areas: The story and visuals integrate seamlessly into classroom calm-down corners or emotional regulation toolkits.

Perfect for preschoolers, special education classrooms, ABA therapy, and speech therapy, and homeschool, this resource is aligned to developmental needs and designed to foster self-control, emotional growth, and confidence in responding to challenges.

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For Boom™ products

You may be eligible for a free trial from Boom Learning. Read here for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial. If you choose not to stay on a paid subscription account after your free trial, you will still be able to assign all your Boom Cards to as many students as you see fit using Fast Play pins (which give instant feedback for decks that are self-grading). You will not be charged when your free trial expires.

For Google™ products

► You will need Google Drive in order to access this resource. Your students will also need Google accounts so they can access the activity if you are assigning to them.
► You must be logged into your account when you download the file. When you click the link, you will get a prompt, “Would you like to make a copy of….” Click Make a copy, and it will copy to your Drive.
► If your school district has Google access blocked, you can choose to have the resource added to a personal Google account and then share it with your school account.

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