Starting My Work Social Story

This Starting My Work social story supports students with autism, nonverbal learners, AAC users, and students in special education who need help beginning classroom tasks. It teaches simple steps for getting ready, listening, starting work, asking for help, and continuing until the task is finished.

Slide Overview

It Is Time to Work

I Look at My Work

I Get Ready

I Listen to Directions

I Start the First Step

I Give It a Try

I Can Ask for Help

I Keep Working

Teachers, SLPs, and parents can use this social story before work time, during therapy, or at home to teach task initiation, independence, and classroom routines.

This resource includes 8 simple student facing story slides with consistent visuals, short first person sentences, and clear classroom examples.

Keywords include autism, AAC, nonverbal, social skills, behavior support, special education, visual supports, routines, communication, classroom management, task initiation, work completion, classroom routine, and independence.