We’re happy to present to you our “Sign of the Week”,  a new regular feature on this blog!

Parents and educators have frequently asked us to share just one sign that they can work on each week. Now ANYONE can have fun learning ASL signs with Rachel, Alex, and Leah by simply subscribing to this blog.

Feel free to spread the word!

Beginning this week, every Tuesday in 2010, we’ll post a video clip that teaches one ASL sign from Signing Time or Baby Signing Time. You’ll also be able to download and print the corresponding Flash Card image.

We hope you will enjoy this new weekly feature in our efforts to share Signing Time and ASL with families everywhere.

This Week’s Featured Sign: EAT

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This news release was sent out December 8, 2009, from Nickelodeon:

NICK JR. TEACHES PRESCHOOLERS SIGN LANGUAGE WITH

NEW INTERSTITIAL MUSIC SERIES,

SIGNING TIME, BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9

NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2009 – Nick Jr., Nickelodeon’s 24-hour commercial-free, educational network, will premiere Signing Time, the network’s first interstitial music series dedicated to teaching sign language to preschoolers, on Wednesday, Dec. 9.  Three videos, starring Emmy-nominated Rachel Coleman, will be in regular rotation on Nick Jr. airing 1-2 times per day.  Two additional videos will air exclusively on Nickelodeon’s award-winning website, www.nickjr.com.

Signing Time reaches children with diverse learning styles and abilities by encouraging interaction through signing, singing, speaking and dancing.  The Signing Time series teaches American Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary-building signs that are useful in daily life.

The videos airing on Nick Jr. include: “In a House,” which introduces the signs for different family members; “Feelings,” which teaches signs for feelings such as excited or scared and “Groove with Me,” which offers signs for activities such as jumping, swimming, dancing and running. NickJr.com will air these three videos in addition to two more exclusive music videos: “Leah’s Farm,” which presents the signs for animals and “A is for Alex and Alligator,” which teaches kids how to sign the entire alphabet.

Coleman co-created Signing Time as a means to teach children to communicate using American Sign Language (ASL).  As the mother of a daughter who is deaf, and another daughter with both cerebral palsy and spina bifida, sign language has played a central role in their family. Coleman has spent the last seven years making sign language fun and accessible for all children through the Signing Time series, which includes award-winning DVDs, music CDs, books, flashcards and a former public television show. Coleman, who is also a singer and songwriter, has written all the original songs featured in the series.  In 2008, Coleman was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series.

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Come See Rachel Coleman at the San Bernardino County Library Signing Time Event

What: Rachel Coleman, Emmy-nominated host of Signing Time will be performing in San Bernardino

When: September 2, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Where: San Bernardino County Library Steel Workers Auditorium located at 8437 Sierra Ave Fontana, CA 92335

Additional Information: This is a free event for the community. Stick around after the event for your chance to meet Rachel!

Can you believe summertime is over? Neither can we! Well, Hopkins wanted us to tell you everything he experienced this summer including several makeovers, trips to places all around the world, and he even discovered some pretty unusual places along the way. He wanted us to tell you, ‘”Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this year’s contest…and THANK YOU ALL for showing me the world!”

With that, we are proud to announce the Hopkins Summer Road trip winners.

Keep reading to see who won…

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