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Social Stories for Each Age Group

Three age-banded story collections — Feeling Friends (2–5), Walking in Someone Else's Shoes (6–11), and The Empathy Revolution (12–18).

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Summary. A sweeping collection of social stories and short novels organized by developmental stage — covering emotions, empathy, neurodiversity heroes, classroom inclusion, and the bully-free revolution.

Ages 2–5

  • Feeling Friends: A Journey Through Emotions — meet Happy Hannah, Sad Sammy, Angry Andy and friends.
  • My Feeling Friends — short read-aloud about naming and showing emotions.
  • Activities: Emotion Mirror, Emotion of the Day, Music & Movement, Kindness Jar.

Ages 6–11

  • Walking in Someone Else's Shoes — a story about empathy.
  • Celebrating Neurodiversity Heroes — recognizing strengths in different brains.
  • Our Colorful Classroom — celebrating differences.

Ages 12–18

  • The Empathy Revolution — Jenna leads a movement at her high school.
  • The Neurodiversity Project — a new perspective takes root.
  • The Inclusion Revolution: A Story of Change.
  • The Bully-Free Revolution — the wake-up call.

Embedded SEL Competencies

  • Self-awareness and self-management.
  • Social awareness and relationship skills.
  • Responsible decision-making.
  • Problem-solving, adaptability, and flexibility.

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