Social Story: Fire Drills at School
A first-person social story about fire drills, with a coping step the student can choose.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentSet up the situation and wait for the student to respond on their own.Log as correct
- Nonverbal cueUse a look, a gesture or a point to the visual cue card.Log as cued
- Indirect promptAsk 'What could you say now?' or 'How do you think they feel?'Log as cued
- ModelShow what to say or do, then run the moment again so the student can try it.Log as cued
Adjust it
Easier
Give a script or two choices of what to say, and practise with you before a peer.
Harder
Role-play with a new partner, or add a twist the student has not planned for.
Matching IEP goal
Given school and community scenarios, Student will state a need or a plan clearly to the right person in 4 of 5 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than an indirect prompt.
Send it home through the parent portal →What's in this activity
- Sometimes my school has a fire drill. A fire drill is practice for staying safe. Sometimes my teacher tells us about a drill before it happens. Sometimes it is a surprise.
- During a fire drill, an alarm rings. The alarm is very loud. Sometimes lights flash too.
- The loud alarm can surprise me. Many kids and grown-ups feel surprised by it too.
- My teacher knows the way outside. Everyone walks out together and waits in a line.
- I can cover my ears or wear my headphones while I walk outside with my class. I can hold my teacher's hand if that helps.
- After a while, the alarm stops. When the drill is over, my class goes back inside, and the day goes on.
Use this board with your caseload
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.
Track progress freeFree for SLPs. No card, no trial clock.