Signing Resources and Ideas

Up Close With Rachel! All-Request Concert in Salt Lake City, Utah

  Up-Close with Rachel Coleman is an exclusive Signing Time Concert where you pick the songs.  Limited to only 100 seats, in an intimate venue you will be “up-close” to Rachel, Alex, Leah and Hopkins. This event is being offered through our Kickstarter campaign for Rachel and the TreeSchoolers.       Pledge: $200 Date: Saturday, August 31, 2013 Time: Morning/Afternoon   Your pledge gets you a Reward Package, which includes: Four (4) Up-Close Concert Tickets Meet the cast of Signing Time! Get autographs and take pictures at a special meet and greet. Plus you’ll get: All 3 Rachel & The TreeSchoolers DVDs+CDs …

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Helping Children Embrace Change: The Arrival of a New Sibling

  By Colleen Brunetti, M.Ed., C.H.C There’s nothing as quite earth shaking to a little one as the arrival of a new sibling. Whether accompanied by a great deal of excitement, or a little apprehension and a dose of sibling rivalry, things are going to be changing at home! There’s a lot you can do to help older children prepare for the arrival of a new sibling, and it starts long before baby comes home and goes on long after, too.   BEFORE BABY COMES HOME 1)   Make sure you are the one to tell your child about the pregnancy …

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Birthday Gift Idea: Video Call with Rachel Coleman!

As a part of our Kickstarter campaign for Episodes 2 and 3 of Rachel and the TreeSchoolers, Rachel Coleman is offering once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to Signing Time fans. At the time of publication, 47 people can take advantage of this reward, available for a pledge of  $150 or more:   SKYPE CALL You’re getting a “face-to-face” SKYPE video call with me, Rachel Coleman.  You and I will SKYPE for 10-20 minutes. How about a BIRTHDAY SKYPE for your kiddo? Note: Calls will be scheduled within 6 months.    TREESCHOOLER DELUXE REWARD Shipping charges included; US delivery only; Estimated delivery: Oct 2013 All 3 …

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Get Out There and Go: Active Learning in the Summer Months

By Colleen Brunetti, M.Ed., C.H.C   From noted child psychologist Piaget, to education pioneer Montessori, to today’s teachers; experts agree that children learn best when they are engaged and active learners.   What does it mean to be an active learner? In essence, it means that children are able to use all of their senses when learning, and are active participants in the learning process. As active participants in their environment, they are tapping into their natural curiosity and desire to interact with the world around them.   Let’s take a look at creative ways to engage active learning using …

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Sign of Week – Sun

It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Sun Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://359d6a6391b8c244d1d1-bd1f407c1e8743cc7c885af7afe617dd.r85.cf1.rackcdn.com/sun.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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Stock up on Gifts with the $10 DVD Sale!

You can’t beat $10 per DVD, so stock up for baby showers, birthday parties, special occasions, and thank-you gifts. You can help teachers, librarians, doctors, therapists, and children’s charities in your community take advantage of this sale by sharing this link with them now. Baby Shower & Birthday Gifts Baby Signing Time Potty Time TreeSchoolers Family, Feelings, and Fun Leah’s Farm Zoo Train Happy Birthday to You Sing & Sign Story Time Gifts for Your Child’s Teachers, Therapists, Bus Drivers, and Doctors Family, Feelings, and Fun ABC Signs My Neighborhood Welcome to School Nice to Meet You Practice Time ABCs …

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Media and Children Under Age 2

By Colleen Brunetti, M.Ed., C.H.C   Between videos that promise little geniuses, to toys that light up and engage babies with electronic stimulation, to strong recommendations from leading experts on the “best” way to raise your baby, it can be a little overwhelming for parents to discern what the best choices are for your family.   In particular, there has been a lot of concern about media viewing for infants, with the American Academy of Pediatrics going so far as to say there should be no television for children under the age of two. This is a pretty strong-handed guideline, …

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Sign of the Week – Horse

It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Horse Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://359d6a6391b8c244d1d1-bd1f407c1e8743cc7c885af7afe617dd.r85.cf1.rackcdn.com/horse.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 Baby Signing Time Vol. 1 – It’s Baby Signing Time Baby’s first step into signing! The Baby Signing Time Series combines clever songs, animation, and real signing babies – all age two and under – to make signing easy and fun. This is the first …

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Signing Time Shirts for Babies

  A great gift for just $6.99! Get this royal blue t-shirt “onesie” with the Signing Time logo on the front. Ribbed crew neck. Reinforced 3-snap closure. 100% Cotton. Size: 12 months. On sale for just $6.99 while supplies last.                 

Signing in Sunday School? Check out Bible Fun!

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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