Year: 2013

Signing in Sunday School? Check out Bible Fun!

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Signing Fun for Sunday School This summer, bring signing fun into your classes for children of any age with Bible Fun from Signing Time. Get started now with these free downloads from the Bible Fun Teacher Guide, Lesson 3: I Can Learn God’s Word: SIGNS about family and reading the Bible SONGS about family and reading the Bible BIBLE STORIES: Creation, Savior’s Birth, Noah’s Ark Bible Fun includes: Bible Fun Teacher Guide, Resource CD, Signing Time Vol. 2 DVD and Music CD Now you can get Bible Fun for just $14.99 – that’s less than the price of the DVD! Learn Christian ASL signs …

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Sign of the Week – Tree

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It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Tree Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://359d6a6391b8c244d1d1-bd1f407c1e8743cc7c885af7afe617dd.r85.cf1.rackcdn.com/tree.mp4″ image=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/signoftheweek/signoftheweeklogo.jpg”] Download the Flashcard (click on the image. Print in color or black-and-white and adjust the print size according to your needs.) This week’s sign comes from: Signing Time Volume 4 – Family, Feelings & Fun Alex, Leah, their frog Hopkins, and host Rachel Coleman teach ASL signs for family members, feelings, and things outside.  

Sign of the Week – Pear

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It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Pear Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://359d6a6391b8c244d1d1-bd1f407c1e8743cc7c885af7afe617dd.r85.cf1.rackcdn.com/pear.mp4″ image=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/signoftheweek/signoftheweeklogo.jpg”] Download the Flashcard (click on the image. Print in color or black-and-white and adjust the print size according to your needs.) This week’s sign comes from: Vol. 6: My Favorite Things – DVD Alex, Leah, their frog Hopkins, and host Rachel Coleman teach ASL signs for fruits, vegetables, colors of the rainbow, and activities.  

Helping Your Clients Make the Most of Media Time

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By Colleen Brunetti, M.Ed., C.HC.  If you teach Baby Signing Time then you have probably been asked, “Is it okay to show my baby the videos?”  The choice to show an infant any media is purely personal.  After all, the American Academy of Pediatrics (APA) clearly states that children under the age of two should not have screen time at all. And here we are as Instructors offering parents videos for their infants. Is it a conflict of interest? Simply put, as both a mother and an educator, I don’t think so. What you have to understand is that the American …

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How to Make Smart Media Choices for Your Child

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By Colleen Brunetti, M.Ed., C.H.C. Media is pervasive and prevalent in our society. Our job as parents and caregivers is to not only steer children away from topics and content that may not be age appropriate, but to also actively teach our children to be wise consumers of media. What your child can and should watch, and where they watch, depends a great deal on their age and maturity level, but there are some good guidelines you can follow at just about any age. WHAT TO AVOID No media in a child’s bedroom – keep media use to open family …

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Sign of the Week – Day

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It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Day Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://359d6a6391b8c244d1d1-bd1f407c1e8743cc7c885af7afe617dd.r85.cf1.rackcdn.com/day.mp4″ image=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/signoftheweek/signoftheweeklogo.jpg”] Download the Flashcard (click on the image. The file contains a few color and black-and-white options. Print according to your needs.) This week’s sign comes from Signing Time Volume 3 – Everyday Signs Alex, Leah, and host Rachel Coleman teach ASL signs for the things you see, do and experience every day. Created for ages 1-8 but enjoyed by all! Available only on DVD. Close-Captioned. Approximate run time: 30 minutes, plus …

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Welcome New Instructors! April 2013

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Welcome New Instructors! The following Instructors have joined the Signing Time Academy in the first quarter of 2013 and are completing their certification so they can start teaching the families and educators in their communities: Brandi Hook– Fort Worth, TX Stephanie George– Killeen, TX Lindsay Osborn– Bayside, NY Joanne Shar– Hong Kong Michelle Viquez– Temecula, CA Kotoko Takinawa– Nagoya, Aichi, Japan April Burton– Springfield, OR Sabrina Scheerer– Port Wentworth, GA Makiko Ikeda– Ibaraki, Japan Rachel Whitehead– Brewster, NY Kimberlee Peterson– Cypress, TX Jillian Norris– Harker Heights, TX Rasheda Garcia– Mount Laurel, NJ Join our Team! The mission of the Academy is …

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Encouraging Interactive Play for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Tips for Parents

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by Loretta Gallo-Lopez, MA, LMHC The American Academy of Pediatrics has indicated that “… play is healthy and in fact essential for helping children reach important social, emotional, and cognitive developmental milestones as well as helping them manage stress and become resilient.” Interactive play has been shown to enhance social communication and connection. Many children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have difficulties spontaneously engaging in interactive or social play. The following tips will help to encourage and support this type of play for children with ASD. Make every effort to play with your child several times each day for 15 …

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May Hand-y Craft: Perfect for Mother’s Day – Bath Salt Jar

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Create and Give! Your mother works hard to take care of you. Now you can create something for her. This fun jar is beautiful to display and contains bath salts for a relaxing spa experience your mother will enjoy. You can make homemade bath salts with the recipe included, or purchase Mom’s favorite bath salts gifted in a jar she can’t resist. Download directions Download other Signing Time Hand-y Crafts Additional Mother’s Day Hand-y Crafts Hand-y Stepping Stones May Flowers Mother’s Day Crown Hand-y Craft

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