One of our great fans has “Mominated” Rachel for the “100 Moms Who Are Changing the World” award. If she gets the most votes in the education category, she will win $5,000 for the Signing Time Foundation! There are two ways you can help Rachel win:

1. Go to her Momination page and click “Like” to vote for her.
2. Share this link through Facebook, Twitter or email.

Voting ends on September 20. Winners will be announced on September 27. Thank you for helping us acknowledge the inspiring work that Rachel does to make this world a better place for children of all ages and abilities.

FOR TEACHERS

K-12 Teachers

• Get a free Back to School Guide from the National Education Association
• Get the Signing Time Guide for Teachers
• Get the Signing Time Classroom Edition

Early Childhood Educators

• Get back to school tips from National Association for the Education of Young Children
• Get the Signing Time Guide for Early Childhood

Special Education Teachers

• Get back to school tips from Reading Rockets
• Check out the Signing Time Guides for you

Homeschool Teachers

• Get this Homeschool Resource Guide
• Check out the Signing Time Guide for Homeschooling

FOR PARENTS

• Get great advice about back to school transitions from the National Association of School Psychologists.

• Did you know that signing and finger spelling can help your child learn and remember letters, sounds, and words? Watch the video clips below with your child and see how fun and easy it is to reinforce these important concepts and skills:

Colors |   Buy the DVD
Numbers |   Buy the DVD
Days of the Week |   Buy the DVD
“Nice to meet you!” |  Buy the DVD

August special: Get the Vol. 13,  Welcome to School DVD and get the corresponding MP3 music download for the featured songs absolutely free! (A $9.99 value!)

Put both the Vol. 13 DVD and the Vol. 13 MP3 download in your cart and use coupon code “freemp3″ on or before 8/31.

It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week!

This Week’s Featured Sign: Airplane

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Signing Time Volume 1 – My First Signs

he very first DVD in the Signing Time Series! From their magical animated treehouse, Alex (age 3), his cousin Leah (age 4) who is deaf, and host Rachel Coleman (Leah’s mom) teach beginning American Sign Language (ASL) signs with your child in a fun and playful way.

One review from teechrmom7 reads: Volume 1 is still a favorite in my classroom even after the kids have seen it dozens of times. One student with Down Syndrome has been watching it for over 4 years and always picks this one when he gets to choose. My students love to sign and sing along with Rachel, Alex and Leah.

Krissy Fulton, Master Signing Time Academy Instructor, has teamed up with the Signing Time Foundation to present Emmy Nominated Rachel Coleman live in Boise !

When:

Friday, September 2, 2011
6:30 pm (Seating begins at 6:00 pm)

Where:

Summit Church
10375 W Overland Rd
Boise, ID 83709

Additional Information: General Admission Seating ticket sales start at 6:00 pm. VIP tickets are limited and on a first come, first serve basis and must be purchased online prior to the show date. VIP tickets provide preferred early seating and an entrance into the VIP meet-and-greet before the show. Additional VIP information will be provided once the tickets are purchased.

Carrissa Martos & Dixie Willwerth, Master Signing Time Academy Instructors and Megan Spires, Advanced Signing Time Academy Instructor have teamed up with the Signing Time Foundation to present Emmy Nominated Rachel Coleman live in Seattle!

When:

Saturday, September 3, 2011
1:00 pm (Seating begins at 12:30 pm)

Where:

Washington Cathedral
12300 Woodinville Redmond Rd
Redmond, WA 98052-2010

Additional Information: General Admission Seating ticket sales start at 12:30 pm. VIP tickets are limited and on a first come, first serve basis and must be purchased online prior to the show date. VIP tickets provide preferred early seating and an entrance into the VIP meet-and-greet before the show. Additional VIP information will be provided once the tickets are purchased.

It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week!

This Week’s Featured Sign: the Letter “I”

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Alex, Leah, their frog Hopkins, and host Rachel Coleman teach the alphabet in American Sign Language. Created for ages 1-8 but enjoyed by all! Available only on DVD. Close-Captioned. Approximate run time: 30 minutes, plus special features. ABC Signs includes the following original songs, written by Rachel Coleman: Signing Time Theme, A is for Alex and Alligator, LMNO, Lonely Letter X.

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