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Welcome to a year of key word signs!
We have designed this resource to make it easier for you to implement signs into your home or service. By introducing two signs a week it ensures that you do not overwhelm yourself, your staff or your children.
When you begin to introduce key word sign it is recommended to start with with 10-12 signs, adding more signs over time. This resource is designed to introduce two signs a week, it contains a mix of core and fringe words. Many of the fringe words are based on events that children are often exposed to during the calendar year such as Christmas and Halloween.
The signs have been set out below as follows:
- Key Word Signs for events and themes within each month that they fall
- Core key word signs
- Common Fringe key word signs
Events and Themes – Key Word Signs
February
Valentine’s Day
March
International Women’s Day
Easter
April
Siblings Day
Easter
May
Road Safety Week
Mother’s Day
June
Pride Month
World Environment Day
World Oceans Day
July
NAIDOC Week
National Pyjama Day
August
Dental Health Week
Science Week
Children’s Book Week
September
Father’s Day
Superhero Day
Early Childhood Educators’ Day
Talk Like a Pirate Day
October
Space Week
Grandparents Day
Loud Shirt Day
Halloween
For more halloween key word signs please click here.
November
International Men’s Day
Skin Cancer Action Week
December
Christmas
Other – Key Word Signs
Core Words
All and Some
Big and Small
Come and Go
Fast and Slow
Good and Bad
Happy and Sad
Hot and Cold
In and Out
Like and Dislike
Listen and See
Mine and Your
More and Finished
Now and Soon
On and Off
Play and Work
Same and Different
Stop and Wait
Want and Don’t Want
What and When
Which and Who
Yes and No
Fringe Words
Bag and Hat
Day and Night
Morning and Lunch
Please and Thank you
Run and Walk
Well Done and Excellent
Bike and Helmet
Group and Time
Music and Art
