Help your students build friendship, communication, and cooperative play with these pretend play social stories and dramatic play activities. Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, autism support, and ABA therapy classrooms, this resource makes social emotional learning (SEL) engaging, structured, and fun.

What’s Included

Digital Formats (Boom™, Google™, Easel™, YouTube™)

• 2 story versions: rhyming & simple

• 13 interactive slides with functional play phrases

• Great for dramatic play centers, small groups, or independent review

Printable PDF (165 pages)

• IEP & 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 with role and action cards

• Home communication notes for family carryover

• 2 social stories (color, B&W, and mini take-home versions)

• Token board for reinforcement

• 12 dramatic play coloring pages + 2 color-by-number pages

• Paper doll printable: dress a silly Santa character

• Boardmaker® communication symbols for visual learners

How to Use

• Add to your dramatic play center for guided peer interaction

• Use in small SEL groups to practice social skills

• Adapt for autism, ABA therapy, or early childhood classrooms

• Reinforce sharing, turn-taking, and communication skills

• Track progress with built-in IEP and ABLLS goals

Why Teachers Love This Resource

• Saves planning time with ready-to-use visuals

• Makes peer play structured and fun

• Supports SEL standards and IEP objectives

• Encourages friendship skills and pretend play

👉 Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and special education classrooms focused on friendship, peer play, and social emotional learning.

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For Boom™ products

To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for modern Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have an account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (a form of play that gives instant feedback to students for self-grading Boom Cards). For assignment options that report student progress back to you, you will need to purchase a subscription. If you are new to Boom, you will be offered a free trial. Read here for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial.

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.

⚠️️IMPORTANT  :   The purchase of this resource gives the buyer permission to download and copy for single classroom or family use only. Electronic distribution is also limited to single use. Copying for other parents, teachers, school-wide use, or for school systems is only allowed with the purchase of additional licenses. Contact me at audra@abainschool.com for additional licenses at a discounted rate. Thank you for respecting my work.

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