Good Choices at School · Madjan's World

Personalise

This story can be about me.

My name is My teacher is My school is

I am learning to make choices that help me and other people.

A choice is something I do with my words, hands, feet or body.

What good choices do

Good choices help school feel safe.

Good choices can help me feel calm.

Good choices can help my friends feel safe.

Kind words Waiting Taking turns Safe hands Helping Sharing

I can practise one good choice at a time.

A learning story

Anya is learning good choices.

Anya, Mamadou and Ben together at school with their teacher

At school, Anya has many moments to choose.

Sometimes choosing is easy.

Sometimes choosing is hard.

Anya can pause and try one helpful thing.

Words

Kind words are good choices.

Hello Please Thank you Can I have a turn?

Kind words help people know what I need.

I can use kind words, even when I feel unsure.

Waiting and turns

Waiting is a good choice.

Mamadou, Ben and Anya at a round table with crayons, taking turns

Waiting can feel hard in my body.

I can breathe in and breathe out.

I can watch, count or hold a card.

My turn can come after someone else’s turn.

Safe body

Safe hands and feet are good choices.

Hands candraw, wave, clap, help and ask.

Feet canwalk, stop, wait and stand safely.

If I feel crossI can pause, breathe and ask for help.

My body can be safe, even when my feelings are big.

Sharing and playing

Sharing helps everyone join in.

Anya sharing a ball with Ben, while Mamadou waits with safe hands

Anya can share the ball with Ben.

Mamadou can keep safe hands while he waits.

Playing nicely helps friends feel included.

I can share, wait, or ask for my turn.

Helping

Helping is a good choice.

›Pick up crayons.

›Move back to give space.

›Show a friend where something goes.

›Ask a grown-up if someone needs help.

Helping does not have to be big.

Small helpful choices matter.

Trying again

Mistakes can be repaired.

Anya and Mamadou with their teacher who is helping to repair a mistake

Sometimes I might make a not-yet choice.

A not-yet choice can hurt, upset or worry someone.

I can stop, breathe, repair and try again.

A mistake is not the end of the story.

Who can help

A grown-up can help me choose.

Anya with her teacher, Mamadou and Ben looking at feelings cards and choice cards

I can ask my teacher.

I can point to how I feel.

I can ask for a break, a card or more time.

I do not have to work it out alone.

Ending

Little by little, choices can get easier.

I can make kind choices.

I can make safe choices.

I can make helping choices.

And when I forget, I can try again.

Notes for grown-ups

Reading this story · Good Choices at School

Use calm timing

Read this when the child is regulated. It is easier to learn choices before they are needed.

Personalise it

Add the real teacher’s name, classroom details, visuals and school routines.

Keep the language low-shame

Use “not-yet choice” for actions that need repair. The aim is learning, not blame.

Practise one thing

Choose one skill at a time: waiting, safe hands, sharing, asking for help, or repairing.

Catch success

Name the good choice when it happens: “You waited. That helped everyone feel safe.”

Review after school starts

Use the story as a reflection tool: “Which choice was easiest today? Which one can we practise?”