Raising My Hand Social Story Kit

Help children with autism and other special needs learn when and how to raise their hand before speaking, answering a question, asking for help, or participating in the classroom. This Raising My Hand Social Story Kit provides a simple, visual way to teach appropriate classroom participation, waiting, listening, and turn-taking. The social story explains why raising your hand is important and gives children clear steps they can practice and use at school. The included visuals and reinforcement activities provide additional support for children who benefit from visual schedules, reminders, repetition, and positive reinforcement.

Your Purchase Includes:

• Social Story: Raising My Hand A simple, child-friendly social story that teaches students why we raise our hands in the classroom, when it is appropriate to raise your hand, and to wait patiently after raising your hand.
• Celebratory/Reinforcement Story: I Raised My Hand A positive story designed to encourage and reinforce appropriate hand-raising and classroom participation.
• Raising My Hand Visuals Printable visual reminders to help children remember the steps for raising their hand and waiting for their turn.
• Printable Visual Reminders Additional classroom-friendly visuals that can be used at a desk, on a communication board, or in another learning area.
• Sticker Chart A simple reinforcement chart to encourage children to practice raising their hands and following classroom participation expectations.
• Printable Stickers Printable stickers that can be used with the included sticker chart or as individual rewards.
• First/Then Board A visual support for showing the child what they need to do first and what comes next.
• Incentive Pictures Printable reinforcement pictures that can be used to motivate and encourage successful participation.
• Implementation Guide Step-by-step suggestions for using the social story, visuals, stickers, reinforcement activities, and other materials included in the kit.
• Assembly & Storage Directions Simple directions for preparing, organizing, and storing the materials so they can be reused.
• Strategies to Help the Student Understand Raising Their Hand

Great For:

✔️ Autism and special education classrooms

✔️ Students who interrupt or call out

✔️ Teaching appropriate classroom behavior

✔️ Teaching students to raise their hands

✔️ Classroom participation and turn-taking

✔️ Students who need visual supports

✔️ Students learning to wait for a turn

✔️ Students who need reminders to listen

✔️ Individual instruction or small groups

✔️ Resource rooms and special education settings

Helpful For Teaching:

Raising My Hand • Classroom Behavior • Autism Behavior • Classroom Expectations • Calling Out • Waiting • Turn Taking • Listening • Appropriate Participation • Social Skills • Communication Skills • Visual Supports • Positive Reinforcement • Special Education • Autism Classroom

This kit gives children clear expectations, visual support, and positive reinforcement while teaching an important classroom routine—raising your hand and waiting for your turn to speak.

All Positively Prepared stories are written using positive language and simple illustrations/words to reduce visual clutter and increase understanding.

Social Story™ and Social Stories™ are trademarks of Carol Gray. This product is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or created by Carol Gray.