Moving to a New Class: Social Story Pack

Support children through one of the biggest transitions of their year with this gentle, reassuring social story designed especially for early years.

Moving classrooms can bring a mix of emotions, excitement, worry, frustration, shyness. This social story helps children understand what to expect while giving them the exact language they need to express how they feel.

Carefully written in a calm, child-friendly tone, it explores real situations children often face:
– Meeting a new teacher
– Finding the toilet
– Sharing toys and taking turns
– Making new friends
– Managing big feelings

Each section includes simple, realistic phrases children can use, helping to move them from feeling to saying.

This pack includes:
– An immediately printable PDF
– An editable version so you can personalise it with your own setting photos.

Perfect for:
End of year transition sessions
Small group support
1:1 conversations
Continuous provision book areas

Use alongside sensory tools or props to give children something to hold while you talk — supporting regulation and helping those quieter children find their voice.