Squeaky and the Sock That Screamed
Tier: 1 - The Bell and the Drawer
Theme: Sensory explosion, emotional overwhelm
Symbol: Sock
Use Case: Classroom dysregulation, sensory mismatch, emotional expression
CASEL Alignment: Self-Management, Self-Awareness
Squeaky’s sock feels wrong. Too tight. Too loud. And then the pencil box crashes. This story honors sensory-based emotion as valid expression - not misbehavior - and supports co-regulation through object language.