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Community Signs

Music Therapy environmental print videos & songs for special needs individuals.
Goal: Client will receptively or expressively identify community signs.
Domain: Academics

Identifying signs and environmental print is a precursor to literacy. Kids first learn the signs and symbols that are meaningful to them: the golden arches of McDonald’s, the YouTube symbol on their iPads, or the packaging of their favorite potato chips. When reading (or recognizing) is seen as a useful skill, it encourages further development of this skill. Children are surrounded by text and symbols: in school, at home, in the car, and at the store. This project is intended to teach students to identify many of the community signs they encounter in everyday life. I have numerous clients who love these songs and videos and request them frequently. I think the ability to recognize these signs in the community builds a child’s confidence and can provide a level of comfort in an unfamiliar environment.

This project consists of 24 videos. Each video teaches 4 community signs and comes in a regular version and a fill-in-the-blank version for students to expressively identify the signs. Half of the videos are “Symbols” (picture representations) and half are “Text” (words) although some of these also include pictures like the falling man on Caution Wet Floor or context clues such as the red octagon for Stop. I have some hyperlexic kids who breeze through the text, but need help with symbols and some kids who struggle to identify letters who do much better with the symbols. Also included with the download are 13 songs and a bunch of visuals. For non-verbal students, you may use the printable visuals first along with the videos for matching and then with the songs for receptive identification. There are field of 4 visuals that correspond to each of the videos and when that is mastered you can switch to the field of 12 visuals. I’ve even printed out an extra set and cut them all up into individual flash cards. The project contains a total of 48 community signs and here they are:

  • Symbols 1
    Men’s Restroom
    Women’s Restroom
    Walk
    Don’t Walk
  • Symbols 2
    Poison
    High Voltage
    Fire Extinguisher
    First Aid
  • Symbols 3
    No Pets
    Elevator
    Recycle
    Phone
  • Symbols 4
    Airport
    Bus Stop
    Picnic Area
    Gas Station
  • Symbols 5
    Crosswalk
    Playground
    Slippery Road
    U Turn
  • Symbols 6
    Traffic Light
    Go
    Caution
    Stop
  • Text 1
    Men
    Women
    Open
    Closed
  • Text 2
    Caution Wet Floor
    Caution Automatic Door
    Danger Keep Out
    Beware Of Dog
  • Text 3
    Please Wait To Be Seated
    Please Seat Yourself
    Employees Only
    Exit
  • Text 4
    Stop
    Yield
    Do Not Enter
    One Way
  • Text 5
    Parking
    No Parking Any Time
    Railroad Crossing
    Detour
  • Text 6
    Speed Limit
    Slow
    Hospital
    Rest Area

Download includes:

  • 24 videos [mp4 video files]
    • Community Signs – Symbols 1
    • Community Signs – Symbols 1 (fill-in-the-blank)
    • Community Signs – Symbols 2
    • Community Signs – Symbols 2 (fill-in-the-blank)
    • Community Signs – Symbols 3
    • Community Signs – Symbols 3 (fill-in-the-blank)
    • Community Signs – Symbols 4
    • Community Signs – Symbols 4 (fill-in-the-blank)
    • Community Signs – Symbols 5
    • Community Signs – Symbols 5 (fill-in-the-blank)
    • Community Signs – Symbols 6
    • Community Signs – Symbols 6 (fill-in-the-blank)
    • Community Signs – Text 1
    • Community Signs – Text 1 (fill-in-the-blank)
    • Community Signs – Text 2
    • Community Signs – Text 2 (fill-in-the-blank)
    • Community Signs – Text 3
    • Community Signs – Text 3 (fill-in-the-blank)
    • Community Signs – Text 4
    • Community Signs – Text 4 (fill-in-the-blank)
    • Community Signs – Text 5
    • Community Signs – Text 5 (fill-in-the-blank)
    • Community Signs – Text 6
    • Community Signs – Text 6 (fill-in-the-blank)
  • 13 songs [mp3 audio files]
    • Community Signs – Symbols 1
    • Community Signs – Symbols 2
    • Community Signs – Symbols 3
    • Community Signs – Symbols 4
    • Community Signs – Symbols 5
    • Community Signs – Symbols 6
    • Community Signs – Text 1
    • Community Signs – Text 2
    • Community Signs – Text 3
    • Community Signs – Text 4
    • Community Signs – Text 5
    • Community Signs – Text 6
    • Community Signs (fill-in-the-blank)
  • 12 lyrics [PDF]
    • Community Signs – Symbols 1
    • Community Signs – Symbols 2
    • Community Signs – Symbols 3
    • Community Signs – Symbols 4
    • Community Signs – Symbols 5
    • Community Signs – Symbols 6
    • Community Signs – Text 1
    • Community Signs – Text 2
    • Community Signs – Text 3
    • Community Signs – Text 4
    • Community Signs – Text 5
    • Community Signs – Text 6
  • 12 lyrics & chords [PDF]
    • Community Signs – Symbols 1
    • Community Signs – Symbols 2
    • Community Signs – Symbols 3
    • Community Signs – Symbols 4
    • Community Signs – Symbols 5
    • Community Signs – Symbols 6
    • Community Signs – Text 1
    • Community Signs – Text 2
    • Community Signs – Text 3
    • Community Signs – Text 4
    • Community Signs – Text 5
    • Community Signs – Text 6
  • 16 pages of visuals [PDF]
    • Community Signs – Symbols 1
    • Community Signs – Symbols 2
    • Community Signs – Symbols 3
    • Community Signs – Symbols 4
    • Community Signs – Symbols 5
    • Community Signs – Symbols 6
    • Community Signs – Text 1
    • Community Signs – Text 2
    • Community Signs – Text 3
    • Community Signs – Text 4
    • Community Signs – Text 5
    • Community Signs – Text 6
    • Community Signs – Symbols 1, 2, & 3
    • Community Signs – Symbols 4, 5, & 6
    • Community Signs – Text 1, 2, & 3
    • Community Signs – Text 4, 5, & 6

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