Survival Signs

Gives individuals written practice in learning the functional meaning of important signage at home, at work, and in the community.

Survival Signs Resource A sturdy three-ring Resource contains a two-page teaching guide for each of the 40 outdoor and 40 indoor survival signs. The guide also includes discussion activities and a reproducible Community Trip Record Chart for the teacher to record the various places in the community where each sign is located. This curriculum can be used in conjunction with any of the Survival Signs programs giving instructors an assessment tool, teaching methods and materials, and reinforcement practice.

The easy-to-follow worksheets feature large, detailed illustrations of the signs to help participants with limited reading skills.

The 200 reproducible blackline masters are a perfect hands-on complement to the entire Survival Signs Curriculum, sold separately. Effective with students of all ages, the worksheet format helps visual learners, and those with limited reading and/or comprehension skills, learn to recognize the picture symbols and the written words on signs.

Divided into two tabbed sections, the sturdy three-ring Resource contains the worksheets that cover the signs in groups of five. As participants become familiar with the first group, additional signs are added to the worksheet program. After 10 signs have been covered, review worksheets mix the survival signs for more challenging practice. This process is continued until all 80 signs have been taught and reviewed.

The worksheet formats help participants learn to recognize both the international symbols and/or the written words on the survival signs. Participants are asked to perform tasks such as Match the Sign, Circle the Sign, Circle the Word, and Complete the Sign. Focusing on the picture symbols helps visual learners and individuals with little or no reading skills understand the meaning of signs when in the community.

Complete instructions on “Getting Started” take teachers through a simple step-by-step process for getting the most out of the materials. An Answer Key is also included.

Survival Signs Posters sets are double-sided posters covering 80 common signs found both inside and on the outside of buildings such as schools, workplaces, stores, malls, office complexes, private homes, hospitals, and doctors' offices. The signs are authentically reproduced to represent as closely as possible the actual signs found in the community. Many of the signs reflect the colors individuals need to know for safety reasons (e.g., red for danger, yellow for caution, etc.).

The large (9" x 12"), full-color signs are printed on heavy card stock and are ideal for inclusive teaching settings and peer-buddy groups. They feature international graphic symbols to assist individuals who have limited reading skills in learning to identify them. The posters also make learning easier for visual learners.

The posters are appropriate for use with prekindergarten and kindergarten students; elementary-age school students of all abilities; middle and high school students with developmental disabilities; adults with developmental disabilities; middle and high school students with learning differences; adults in "life skills" reading programs; and all ages in ESL/ELL classes.

Contents
A reproducible Pre/Post Test Assessment is included with the teacher instructions in each set.

Indoor Signs Poster Set
This set assists individuals in recognizing survival signs they need to know when inside a facility, such as: choosing a restroom, determining wheelchair accessibility of a building, entering or leaving a store, using stairs or elevators, approaching a wet floor, exiting a building during a fire drill or actual fire, locating a water fountain, using the escalator at a hotel, and more. The signs are arranged from 1 through 40 in alphabetical order for ease of use.

Outdoor Signs Poster Set
This set assists individuals in recognizing survival signs they need to know when walking in their neighborhood or community, helping the driver of a vehicle watch for directional signs, crossing parking lots, walking to a bus stop, walking to school, and riding a bicycle. The signs are arranged from 1 through 40 in alphabetical order for ease of use.

The 24-by-36-inch Survival Signs Wall Poster set covers 80 indoor and outdoor signs. The posters allow students to see all the signs they need to know to function safely at school, work, and in the community at a glance. Hanging the posters in a classroom or resource center provides year-round reinforcement for all survival signs related activities. The 80 signs feature international symbols and illustrations for visual learners and individuals with limited or no reading skills.

Indoor Signs Worksheets  This set assists individuals in recognizing survival signs they need to know when choosing a restroom, determining wheelchair accessibility of a building, entering or leaving a store, using stairs or elevators, approaching a wet floor, exiting a building during a fire drill or actual fire, locating a water fountain, using the escalator at a hotel, and more.

Outdoor Signs Worksheets This set assists individuals in recognizing survival signs they need to know when walking in their neighborhood or community, helping the driver of a vehicle watch for directional signs, crossing parking lots, walking to a bus stop, walking to school, and riding a bicycle.

Indoor Signs Bingo Game assists individuals in recognizing survival signs they need to know when choosing a restroom, determining wheelchair accessibility of a building, entering or leaving a store, using stairs or elevators in a high-rise building, on a trip to the mall, at school, at work, approaching a wet floor, leaving a building during a fire drill or actual fire, locating a water fountain, using the escalator at a hotel, and more.

Outdoor Signs Bingo Game assists individuals in recognizing survival signs they need to know when walking in their neighborhood or community, helping the driver of a vehicle watch for directional signs, crossing parking lots, walking to the bus stop, walking to school, and riding a bicycle to school or for leisure activities.

This innovative bingo game, features the 80 signs found in PCI's Survival Signs Curriculum. These fun games are especially effective with individuals with limited or no reading skills. The full-color signs are ideally suited for visual learners. Both games are effective to use as a review of Survival Signs before and after community outings.

The games are for use with prekindergarten, kindergarten, and elementary-age school students of all abilities; middle and high school students with developmental disabilities and learning differences; adults with developmental disabilities and in life skills reading programs; and for students of all ages in English-as-a-second language (ESL) classes.

Contents: Each easy-to-play bingo game includes 20 full-color Bingo Boards, 40 full-color Bingo Calling Cards, 1 Bingo Matching Mat, 1 reproducible Winner's Chart, 180 plastic chip markers, and a Teacher's Instruction Guide that includes a reproducible Pre/Post Assessment.

Indoor Survival Signs

Outdoor Survival Signs

This program is ideal for:

• Special Education / Special Needs
• Struggling Learners
• Students-at-Risk
• Learning Disabled
• Remedial Education
• Differentiated Education