Never Touched, Still Set

Theme: Soft exclusion through inaction
Symbol: Unused plate
Use Case: For children who are regularly overlooked without intent
CASEL Alignment: Social awareness

This story holds the social moment of being bypassed gently, with no fanfare and no callout. Especially helpful for children who sit back in group spaces and quietly wonder why the turn never came.
Art Prompt: Draw a plate that waited - but didn’t move.