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Firefighter uses sign language on the job – thanks to Signing Time!

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When Sara Nelson Cosmi made this post on our Facebook page, she grabbed our attention! I just wanted to share a quick story. My husband is a firefighter/EMT and went on a call last night to a house with hearing impaired patients. He was able to communicate with them, asking them “where does it hurt” and spelling out simple words all from watching Baby Signing Time with our daughter. It’s really neat to know that not only is Signing Time teaching our children but we gain from it as well. It encourages us to keep learning ASL and hopefully our …

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How is Series Two different from Series One?

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Even long-time fans don’t know that we’ve got an entire second series of Signing Time DVDs – it’s really our best-kept secret. But we want to change that – starting with our buy 3, get 1 free sale December 7-10. Series Two videos are often overlooked, but they are some of the BEST of our entire product line. They are full of more original music and fun that you’ve come to expect from Series One, but they differ in a few key ways: Key Difference 1: One episode-specific theme song In Series Two, each episode is built around a single …

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Looking to practice your ASL? Try Deaf Chat Coffee

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This blog post is part of our Deaf Culture series for Signing Time families. If you would like to meet Deaf people in your community and get a chance to practice signing in a relaxed atmosphere, you might want to visit www.deafcoffee.com. This site provides a list of coffee socials for anyone who uses sign language. Florence Angelucci started the Deaf Chat Coffee in Batvia, Illinois. Attendance grew from a handful of people 5 years ago to about 70 people per month, including sign language students from Waubonsee Community College. Angelucci says, “We’re hoping that hearing people come here and …

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Homework Help: Use fingerspelling to improve your child’s spelling

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According to Rae Pica of BAM Radio, “Children learn best through active involvement.” Some common strategies that actively involve children as they learn new spelling words include: tracing letters in the air tracing letters on sandpaper or in a sand tray tracing letters in shaving cream on a desk Another way to add meaningful movement to spelling is to use fingerspelling (manual alphabet). Here’s how: Learn the manual alphabet with your child at the beginning of the school year. Practice new spelling words by fingerspelling each letter as you say its name aloud. If there are patterns in the words …

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Signing Time now available on Amazon Instant Video

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Would you like to watch Signing Time and Baby Signing Time videos instantly online on your computer or TV? Now you can rent a Signing Time or Baby Signing Time video on Amazon Instant Video! Watch instantly on your PC, Mac, compatible TV or device for just $1.99 per title. You can view the video for 7 days. What’s the most popular Signing Time title on Amazon Instant Video? Click here to find out. What’s the most popular Baby Signing Time title? Click here to find out.       Like traditional DVDs? Shop here.

Making a Difference – Our Adoption Journey

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Dear Signing Time Friends, Our family sincerely thanks you for what you have done for us. Your DVDs, board books, and flashcards have been such a blessing in our lives. For six years we tried to adopt from overseas. During that time, we lost three children we were supposed to bring home and were on a major emotional roller coaster. We already have five biological children. When people ask us why we wanted to adopt, the answer is simple.  There are so many children who need a home and love and want to give back, but do not have a …

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Our Newest Release: Two Little Hands Bible Fun!

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Bring hands-on learning and fun to any Christian educational setting! Signing helps keeps children’s hands moving and their minds engaged as they learn. Now you can bring the power of signing and the fun of Signing Time into your Sunday School, Bible School, or homeschool lessons with this new non-denominational curriculum: Bible Fun: Friends & Play. This multimedia kit has everything you need for hands-on learning and fun: Teacher Guide This Guide is full of exciting lesson plans for children ages 0-8 about friendship, manners, obedience, cleanliness and learning God’s word through the Bible. Each lesson includes songs, videos, poems, books, …

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Great Gifts for Teacher Appreciation!

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May is Teacher Appreciation Month! We are grateful to the dedicated men and women who choose to be teachers. We KNOW that you stay up late at night grading papers and making lesson plans. We KNOW how much time and energy you put into helping your students develop a love of learning. Thank you for all you do! Parents, as the school year draws to a close, thank your child’s teacher with a gift that will benefit students of all ages. Here’s a list of top Signing Time products for teachers: Rachel Stiening

National Board Certified Teacher is Making a Difference

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This guest blog is by Signing Time Academy Instructor Vickie Wood in Norman, OK and is part of our Making A Difference series. Several years ago my daughter discovered Signing Time when she was looking for a way to teach sign language to my grandson Cameron. Cam was about 2 years old then and he quickly learned not only to sign along with his spoken words, but to read and spell as well. After seeing the many benefits he and my other grandchildren experienced, I started using Signing Time in my special education classroom. Using ASL in the classroom has …

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New! Printer-friendly Signing Time Song Lyrics

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We celebrated Earth Day by making our popular lyric pages more earth-friendly. That means the next time you want to print the words to your favorite Signing Time song, you have the option of downloading the black-and-white edition, or a color edition. Whichever you choose, you will cut down on the amount of ink you’ll need for printing. We have song lyrics for: Signing Time Series 1 Songs (updated) Signing Time Series 2 Songs (new) Baby Signing Time Songs Download them now!  

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