Standing with others and waiting for my turn. Read it together, at your pace. Every page is written in your child's voice.
1. Sometimes I have to wait in a line. A line is how a group takes turns fairly. The person at the front goes first, and everyone moves up.
2. Lines happen many places: the store, the slide, the ice cream truck. Everyone in the line is waiting, just like me.
3. Waiting can feel long and boring. My legs might get tired. My brain might say "hurry up!" That feeling is normal, and it does not make the line faster.
Standing still makes my body notice itself: tired feet, wiggly legs, sighs all around.
play I-spy with a grown-upcount the people ahead of usrock gently on my feetsqueeze a fidgetask a grown-up how long they think it will take
4. In a line, I stay behind the person in front of me and leave a little space. Cutting ahead makes waits unfair, so we hold our spot instead.
5. I have choices. I can choose a waiting game to play. I can hold the spot with my grown-up or sit nearby where they can see me, if they say okay. I can ask, "How many people are ahead of us?"
6. Every line ends. Little by little, the front gets closer. Then it is my turn! I do my thing — pay, slide, or order. After my turn, the line is behind me and I am done waiting.
In the app, your child can choose what happens next, rehearse lines out loud with Spark, and try different endings — including hearing a kind "no" and being celebrated for respecting it. Parents can also create fully personalized stories.