activity book

Be the
creative
author of your
own story

You are now the
creative author of
your own story
You have the chance to tell your
past experiences with confidence
and creativity.

You will journey through different
activities which will be the
chapters to your story.
Take a picture after each activity,
which in the end will piece
together as a visual story.

Front
What? Your front cover is
going to be a character based
on you. After all, great story teller
knows the true identity of her or is
character.
Why? when a story teller
makes their character, they will
use the characters personality to
choose what the character looks
like so we get to know a little
about the character.
Top Tips:
*Forget about what a real person looks like,
use the shapes and colours to make a new
and exciting person that best shows off your
characters personality.

Activity 1
Cover
Task:
>Using the left side of drawer 1, create a face that
best describes you as the character in your story.
>Now, using the right side the of drawer make the
full body! mix and match between the arms legs
and torso.
>Write one word that best describes you as the
character.
Example: are you shy? Then maybe
your character has red cheeks and a very small,
wiggly body
or
are you chatty and confident? then maybe your
character is brightly coloured and has a very big
mouth

Introduction
What? a
little introduction
to yourself as the
main character in
your story.
Top Tips:
Why? The difference
between being happy/
sad or positive/ negative
is often our own choice.
When we think of our life
as a story we can choose
to re-tell it in a positive,
confident and happy light.
* The trick to a happy and confident life is being
able to tell your own story focusing on the good
rather than the bad.
* The good story teller also knows that the main
character of the story isnt always responsible
for the bad, so we must not blame our selves for
things we can not control.

Activity 2
Task:
>can you think of a time that you did something;
brave, caring or generous?
>create what that moment might have looked like
using your chosen shapes from the drawers.

Begin your
What? Now that
we have made our
happy and confident
character, we can
start to share what
the characters past
experiences, interests,
likes and disikes are.
Similer to a CV.
Why? The
questions can be used
as practise for an
interview or to create
your CV. Or, share your
story with the public!

story
Activity 3
Top Tips:
*if you find yourself struggling to speak the
answer, relax and find a shape to explain yourself
confidently
*Its hard to remember everything you want to say
about yourself, especially when you are nervous,
so prompt your memory with the provided shapes
to overcome your mental block.
*Most importantly; Have fun and take pride in
being the creative author of your own story!
Task:
>Answer the questions, using the shapes and
icons that you think will best exaplain your
answer.

Chapter 1
-Setting the Scene.
>Make a house with either the abstract shapes or
an already made house from the symbols drawer.
>Underneath your house, write your address
>By using the stickman icons, show us what type of
home you live in. is it a shared house? with family?
with friends?

Write underneath, how much staff/ family
support you get each week.
>Using the phone icon, write your number
underneath
>Using the email address icon, write your email
address underneath

Chapter 2
-Your Character.
>Using your character, dress them in clothes you
like to wear. for example: do you like to look smart
or dress casual? would you be happy wearing a
uniform?
>do you have any faith considerations? for
example: your diet, clothing, or religious holidays
>What benefits do you get? Please list them.
Benefits like Income Support, Disability Living
Allowance and Incapacity Benefit.
>Please show us any disability or health issue that
may affect your work.
Please also say if you may need help with
medication at work.

Do you have issues with any of the following
things?
-Your sight
-You hearing
-Smell
-Taste
-Touch
-Spacial awareness
>Please tell us about any allergies

Chapter 3
-Weekly Routine
> Copying the graph on the following page,
please tell us what you do in a typical week.
>Show us things you are really good at?
This can be things at home or at work
>Show us what activities you really enjoy?
This can be hobbies, sports,
leisure or work activities.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Morning
Afternoon
Evening

Chapter 4
-Education and Training
>This includes school, college,
university and any other training.
>Name of school, college or
training organisation
>Dates attended
>What courses did you do?
>What skills, qualifications and
certificates did you gain?

What
subjects
and
courses
did you
enjoy?
What
subjects
and
courses
did you
not
enjoy?

Chapter 5
-Work Experience
>Job title
>Employers address and phone number
>What dates did you start and finish this job?
>How many hours a week did you work?

What did you do at work?
>What did you enjoy about this job?
>What did you not like about this job?
>Why did you leave this job?

Chapter 6
-The Right Job for You.
>Please show why you want a
job?
This could be to earn money,
meet people, to learn new things
or because you would enjoy it.

If you had a job how many days
a week would you like to work?
1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 days a week. Think
about whether you would be happy
to work weekends
> Tell us what times of the day you
would be happy to work
For example: during the day, early
mornings, evenings, during the
night
> Can you work a full day? – up to
8 hours.
> Would you like to work with lots
of people or just a few people?
> Do you want a job where you are
mostly moving around or sitting
down?

Chapter 7
-Places of Work.
There are many
different places
you can work.
Shop Supermarket Cafe Restaurant
Superstore
Fast food
Hairdressers Hotel , School / College , Building site , Leisure centre, Car workshop
Car showroom , Petrol station,
Pub Garden Centre Hospital
Task:
>Add to your previous character and drawings
describing what he/ she might be doing at work.

There are also many
different types of work
you can do.
Here are some examples:
Decorating
Outdoor work
Gardening
Animal care
Office work
Dog walking
Retail work
Till work
Food preparation
Serving
Dog walking
Stewarding
Car washing
Newspaper delivery
Window cleaning
Reception Filing / copying
Computers Mailroom
Cleaning
Engineering
Care work

Chapter 8
-independence
Transport
>create your transport or choose an icon that best
represents what tranpsort you are comfortable
with.
On the following page, there are examples of this.

-Walk to places on my own
-Walk to places with a supporter
-Drive myself
-Get a lift in a car
-On the bus by myself
-On the bus with a supporter
-On the train on my own
-On the train with a supporter
-Cycle
-Use taxi’s
-Use special transport like Dial a Ride

Chapter 9
-independence
Home
>draw a line down the middle of the
board
>on the left are the things you can
do by yourself, on the right are things
you need a little bit of help with.
>put the icons that best fit the
questions on either side of the board.

-Can you cook meals
independently?
-Can you do housework and
laundry?
-Can you do food shopping?
-Can you pay your bills?
-Can you use the phone?
Are there other things you can do
independently at home? either find
an icon that best fits it or draw/
write it on the left.

Chapter 10
-independence
Money
>Can you use a credit or debit card?
>Can you pay money in at the bank?
>Can you use a cashpoint machine?
>Can you work out the right money to buy
things in a shop?
>Do you need help to work out the right
change in a shop?

Chapter 11
-independence
Reading and Writing
Can you read a letter or leaflet?
Can you fill in forms?
Can you write a shopping list?
Can you read a bus timetable?
Can you write a letter?
Can you use the internet?
Can you use email?

Chapter 12
-independence
How independent you
are with time
>Can you tell the time?
>Can you set an alarm?
>Can you understand a 12 hour clock?
>Can you understand a 24 hour clock?
>Can you work out how long it takes to get
somewhere?
>Can you get to appointments on time?

Chapter 13
-independence
How independent you
are with phones
>Can you use a telephone?
>Can you use a mobile
phone?

Can you leave a voicemail or
answerphone message?
>Can you send a text
message?

Chapter 14
-independence
Equipment or help
you need at work
Each workplace has rules about
things like: using your phone,
what to do at breaks, smoking,
talking at work, keeping things
private and food and drink.
>Are social rules easy for you ?

Please show us any special equipment or
help you may need at work,
for example:
>A special chair
>Equipment to help you see your computer
screen
>special phone
>Sign language interpretor
>A special desk
>A Job Coach