This when my shift or job task changes social narrative walks young adults through a real workplace or community moment in a calm, grown-up voice.
Why I made this: Plans change at work all the time, and for a lot of my students a change feels like they did something wrong. The skill is staying calm, asking one question, and writing down the new plan. This walks through four common workplace changes so students have the words ready before it happens.
What's included:
• Cover and teacher how-to page
• 6 short story sections on 3 narrative pages, each with a layout box for a photo of your own site
• Talk About It page with 7 discussion prompts
• Practice page with 4 situations: circle the calm next step and write what you would say
• My Plan page for handling changes at work
• Teacher discussion key with suggested answers
How I use it: Read it before a placement where schedules move a lot. Practice the four change types on the Practice page. Fill in My Plan with who to ask and where to write the new time. Pair with Calling In Sick scripts if the student also needs words for calling out.
Part of the Social Narratives series. Search for The Transition Cliff on Tes for the FREE sampler and related job skills sets (Job Skills Communication: Calling In Sick, Texting + Emailing the Boss; When Plans Change: Social Narratives for School Changes (PreK-5)).
Who it is for: secondary SEND, post-16 and supported internship groups. Written for US grades 9 to 12 (UK Years 10 to 13) and young adults up to 21 (ages 14-19+).
What you download: one printable PDF, 10 pages, US Letter (print to fit A4 if needed). Teacher discussion key included. Some American workplace terms are used.
Real workplaces and routes vary. Write in the real names, places, and times from the student's site.
From the author of The Transition Map (Jeremy D. Gooch).
Written by Jeremy D. Gooch, a teacher with 20+ years in education. All names, businesses, and places are made up.
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