We Thinkers! Series

Award-winning curricula for helping children ages 4–7 develop foundational social competencies & essential life skills

Multiple award-winning We Thinkers! is our premier social emotional learning series for helping social learners ages 4–7 develop foundational social competencies and essential life skills through stories, lessons, and play activities. These engaging curricula help kids better understand themselves and others, develop self-awareness, and strengthen perspective taking and social problem solving. This learning supports students’ social emotional learning, relationship building, classroom learning, and academic performance. Practice-proven and evidence-based, these materials are designed for both neurotypically developing children and those with social learning differences and/or challenges.

The series includes both of our award-winning volumes, We Thinkers! Volume 1 Social Explorers, We Thinkers! Volume 2: Social Problem Solvers, and their 10 corresponding storybooks that introduce our Core Social Thinking® Vocabulary and concepts, taught explicitly through two different curricula and detailed unit-by-unit lessons. Also, within the series is the groundbreaking We Thinkers! GPS, which includes our Group Collaboration, Play and Problem Solving Scale (GPS), observation and scoring tools, and related differentiated play activities.

We Thinkers! Series is loved worldwide by kids, parents, and professionals alike—and learning improves when these tools can be shared across environments by teachers, clinicians, and parents.

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We Thinkers! Volume 1 Social Explorers Deluxe Package

We Thinkers! Volume 1 Social Explorers Deluxe Package Ages: 4-7 Our premier social emotional learning package for children ages 4–7 helps develop foundational social competencies. The multiple award-winning We Thinkers! Volume 1: Social Explorers includes five storybooks and a thorough unit-by-unit curriculum. The storybooks correspond to and support detailed lessons for teaching five evidence-based concepts that establish a common social vocabulary for early learners and are fundamental to all social experiences. These practice-proven materials are designed for both neurotypically developing children and those with social learning differences and/or challenges to strengthen perspective taking, self-awareness, and so much more. The We Thinkers! series is loved around the world by kids, parents, and professionals alike! Learn more

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We Thinkers! Volume 2 Social Problem Solvers Deluxe Package

We Thinkers! Volume 2 Social Problem Solvers Deluxe Package Ages: 4-7 Building on the core social concepts and vocabulary introduced in We Thinkers! Volume 1: Social Explorers, multiple award-winning Volume 2 provides the structure, curriculum, storybooks, and support materials to teach executive functioning and social problem solving to neurotypical children ages 4–7 in a classroom setting, as well as to Neurodivergent students who might have social emotional learning differences and/or challenges. Includes our groundbreaking Group Collaboration, Play and Problem Solving (GPS) Scale, observation and scoring tools, and related differentiated play activities. Five storybooks introduce five Social Thinking® Vocabulary and concepts: hidden rules and expected and unexpected behavior, smart guess, flexible and stuck thinking, size of the problem, and sharing an imagination. Use only after Volume 1! Learn more

$179.99

We Thinkers! All-In-One Bundle

We Thinkers! All-In-One Bundle Ages: 4-7 Now for the first time in one great-value bundle! Multiple award-winning We Thinkers! is our premier social emotional learning series for helping social learners ages 4–7 develop foundational social competencies. These practice-proven, evidence-based materials are designed for both neurotypically developing children and those with social learning differences and/or challenges to strengthen social perspective taking, self-awareness, executive functioning, social problem solving, and so much more. Learn more

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Part 1: Foundations for Early Learners—Teaching Thoughts, Feelings, and The Group Plan

Early Learners (Ages 4-7)

Part 1: Foundations for Early Learners—Teaching Thoughts, Feelings, and The Group Plan

Series Name: Introducing Social Thinking® Concepts to 4–7-Year-Olds Through Ten Storybooks and Two Curricula

Guide children’s early social learning and play experiences to strengthen social competencies and classroom learning. Part 1: Foundations for Early Learners—Teaching Thoughts, Feelings, and The Group Plan examines the foundations of our work with early learners, delves into the core concepts thoughts and feelings and the group plan, and provides strategies, lessons, and examples for teaching them to children ages 4–7 years old using We Thinkers! Volume 1 with fidelity.

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Part 2: Building on Foundations—Teaching Thinking with Eyes, Body in the Group, and Whole Body Listening (Listening with Body and Brain)

Early Learners (Ages 4-7)

Part 2: Building on Foundations—Teaching Thinking with Eyes, Body in the Group, and Whole Body Listening (Listening with Body and Brain)

Series Name: Introducing Social Thinking® Concepts to 4–7-Year-Olds Through Ten Storybooks and Two Curricula

Part 2 of this four-course series expands on the research-based foundations of our work with early learners introduced in Part 1 related to the core Social Thinking® concepts taught through our curriculum. In this course, we focus on the concepts thinking with your eyes, body in the group, and whole body listening (listening with body and brain). Learn strategies, lessons, and examples for teaching these concepts with fidelity using our We Thinkers! Volume 1: Social Explorers Curriculum with 4–7-year-olds in the mainstream classroom and specialized treatment settings.

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Part 3: Assessing Peer-Based Collaboration and Play to Provide Specific Teaching Pathways

Early Learners (Ages 4-7)

Part 3: Assessing Peer-Based Collaboration and Play to Provide Specific Teaching Pathways

Series Name: Introducing Social Thinking® Concepts to 4–7-Year-Olds Through Ten Storybooks and Two Curricula

In this third part of a four-part series, we explore the use of the Group Collaboration, Play and Problem-Solving (GPS) Scale for 4- to 7-year-olds to better assess a child’s ability to relate with peers, what to focus on in teaching related lessons. Learn cutting-edge information about how to use the We Thinkers! Volume 2: Social Problem Solvers Curriculum with fidelity. This course builds on the precursory courses in the four-part series: Introducing Social Thinking® Concepts to 4–7-Year-Olds Through Ten Storybooks and Two Curricula: A Four-Part Series.

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Part 4: Advancing Social Learning with Five Concepts to Promote Executive Functions

Early Learners (Ages 4-7)

Part 4: Advancing Social Learning with Five Concepts to Promote Executive Functions

Series Name: Introducing Social Thinking® Concepts to 4–7-Year-Olds Through Ten Storybooks and Two Curricula

In this last part of a four-part series, we explore how to teach more advanced social and executive function concepts, expected/unexpected behavior based on the situation, flexible thinking, smart guess, size of problems and sharing an imagination. We’ll demonstrate how to use our curriculum, We Thinkers! Volume 2: Social Problem Solvers with fidelity. This course builds on the precursory courses Parts 1-3 of the series: Introducing Social Thinking® Concepts to 4–7-Year-Olds Through Ten Storybooks and Two Curricula: A Four-Part Series

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Social Thinking: Building the Social Mind in Early Childhood

Early Learners (Ages 4-7)

Social Thinking: Building the Social Mind in Early Childhood

Parents and caregivers are always asking about how to teach and support self-regulation. In this course designed specifically for parents and caregivers, we’ll talk about the ways the social mind can support social thinking and self-regulation for early learners. We will cover practical strategies including how we can use stories, activities, and play to build self-regulation; how to teach children to better understand their own and others’ thoughts and feelings, and the plan of the group and their role within it. Please note: this course is not eligible for Continuing Education.

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Flexible and Stuck Thinking: Ice Cream Shop Adventure

The friends learn what happens when they all get stuck on what only they want to do and don’t think about each other. By using flexible thinking the children are able to see the big picture, take turns doing the fun jobs, and meet their group goal.

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We Thinkers! Series

Help children ages 4–7 develop foundational social competencies

Award-winning curricula for helping children ages 4–7 develop foundational social competencies & essential life skills

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Part 1: Foundations for Early Learners—Teaching Thoughts, Feelings, and The Group Plan

Part 1: Foundations for Early Learners—Teaching Thoughts, Feelings, and The Group Plan

Series Name: Introducing Social Thinking® Concepts to 4–7-Year-Olds Through Ten Storybooks and Two Curricula

Replay access through November 30, 2023

3.5 hours toward CE credit, if applicable

Part 2: Building on Foundations—Teaching Thinking with Eyes, Body in the Group, and Whole Body Listening (Listening with Body and Brain)

Part 2: Building on Foundations—Teaching Thinking with Eyes, Body in the Group, and Whole Body Listening (Listening with Body and Brain)

Series Name: Introducing Social Thinking® Concepts to 4–7-Year-Olds Through Ten Storybooks and Two Curricula

Replay access through November 30, 2023

3.5 hours toward CE credit, if applicable

Part 3: Assessing Peer-Based Collaboration and Play to Provide Specific Teaching Pathways

Part 3: Assessing Peer-Based Collaboration and Play to Provide Specific Teaching Pathways

Series Name: Introducing Social Thinking® Concepts to 4–7-Year-Olds Through Ten Storybooks and Two Curricula

Replay access through November 30, 2023

3.5 hours toward CE credit, if applicable

Part 4: Advancing Social Learning with Five Concepts to Promote Executive Functions

Part 4: Advancing Social Learning with Five Concepts to Promote Executive Functions

Series Name: Introducing Social Thinking® Concepts to 4–7-Year-Olds Through Ten Storybooks and Two Curricula

Replay access through November 30, 2023

3.5 hours toward CE credit, if applicable

Social Thinking: Building the Social Mind in Early Childhood

Social Thinking: Building the Social Mind in Early Childhood

On Demand Course for Parents & Caregivers

Free Stuff for Home & School

Free Webinars—Learn Essential Social Thinking Concepts for Free

How to Use Social Thinking Materials to Teach Ages 4–7

Thinking with Your Eyes

Smart Guess

Free Articles

Thinking Flexibly About We Thinkers! Volume 1

How the GPS Interactive Play Scale Relates to Classroom Participation

What Is Shared Imagination & Why Is It So Important to Relationship Development?

Free Thinksheets

Thinking Thoughts and Feeling Feelings

Thinking with Your Eyes

Body in/Out of the Group

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Storybook 1

Thinking Thoughts and Feeling Feelings: Classroom Adventure

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The Group Plan: Adventure on the Farm

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Thinking with Your Eyes: Adventure in Space

Storybook 4

Body in the Group: Ocean Adventure

Storybook 5

Listening with Brain and Body: Zoo Adventure

Storybook 6

Hidden Rules and Expected and Unexpected Behaviors: Pirate Adventure

Storybook 7

Smart Guess: Mystery Adventure

Storybook 8

Flexible and Stuck Thinking: Ice Cream Shop Adventure

Storybook 9

Size of the Problem: Dinosaur Birthday Party

Storybook 10

Sharing An Imagination: Park Adventure

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