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Latest News – September 2024
Successful Exhibition at ECA Conference
We’re thrilled to share our recent experience at the Early Childhood Australia Conference! It was incredibly rewarding to connect with so many passionate educators and share our expertise in Key Word Sign. The response to our free Key Word Sign feelings lanyard cards was overwhelming – we hope these resources are already making a difference in your classrooms. As a result of the wonderful connections made at the conference, we’re now busy scheduling training sessions across various locations. Thank you to everyone who visited our booth and engaged in meaningful conversations about incorporating Key Word Sign into early childhood education.
Website Enhancements & New Learning Resources
We’ve been working diligently to expand our online resources to better serve your learning journey. Our website now features comprehensive new content, including:
Step-by-step guidance for beginners
Fascinating insights into how Key Word Sign can enhance mathematical learning and retention
An interactive webpage featuring our popular free “Helpful Signs” poster, now enhanced with:
Detailed recommendations for age-appropriate songs
Curated book suggestions
Practical examples of incorporating signs through play
Direct links to resources for each of our 12 fundamental signs
Exciting New Theme Packs Launch
Understanding that children learn best when engaged with topics they love, we’re excited to announce our new themed resource packs! Currently available themes include:
- Australian Animals
- Transport
- Farm Animals
Each comprehensive pack includes:
- Vibrant educational posters
- Interactive flashcards
- Engaging songbooks
- Illustrated story books
These themed resources are designed to make learning Key Word Sign both fun and relevant to children’s interests, supporting our training philosophy that engagement is key to successful learning and expression.
Expanding Our Training Horizons
While Early Learning Centre training remains a core focus, we’re proud to be extending our expertise to Allied Health professionals.
Recently, we conducted a specialized Key Word Sign training session for occupational therapists at Jump Up for Kids in Brisbane. Their unique outdoor setting provided an inspiring environment for learning, and we’re grateful for their enthusiastic feedback.
This collaboration highlights our commitment to making Key Word Sign accessible across various professional sectors.
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Latest News – August 2024
Fisher Community Awards 2024
We’re Thrilled to Announce Our Finalist Status for the 2024 Fisher Innovator of the Year!
We’re absolutely delighted to share that we’ve been named a finalist for the 2024 Fisher Innovator of the Year Award! The Fisher Community Awards are renowned across the Sunshine Coast, celebrating exceptional volunteers and achievers who make a significant impact in education, the environment, business, and the community.
Being recognised in such a prestigious programme is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team. We’re eagerly anticipating the Awards ceremony, which will take place on Tuesday, 3rd August 2024, at the Caloundra Power Boat Club. Both Elaine and Zoe are thrilled to be attending and look forward to a memorable evening and discovering the results.
For more details about the Fisher Community Awards and what makes this event so special, please click here.
Sunshine Sign and Sing Turned 5
We’re thrilled to mark a major milestone—our business is turning 5! From our humble beginnings in baby signing to our current focus on children’s key word sign, it has been an incredible journey filled with hard work and determination. There were times we weren’t sure if we’d make it, but thanks to the unwavering support from early learning services, All About Autism, Little Therapeas, Sunshine Coast libraries, Sunshine Coast Council, Avid, and Cerge, we’re still here and stronger than ever.
We’re deeply grateful for the encouragement and collaboration that has fueled our growth. As we celebrate this achievement, we’re excited about the future and the new opportunities ahead. Thank you for being a part of our journey—we couldn’t have done it without you!
Here’s to many more years of making a difference together!
Communication Boards in Parks
We’re thrilled to announce our ongoing collaboration with Sunshine Coast Libraries, part of the First 5 Forever initiative, to enhance communication resources across the region. In partnership with the council, we currently have 4 communication boards featuring both Key Word Sign (KWS) and symbol-based systems installed on the Sunshine Coast.
We’re also excited to share that another 6 boards are in the works! We’ve completed the artwork and videos, and now it’s a matter of waiting to see them in action. We can’t wait to see these new resources benefit our community.
For more information, click here.
If you’re a local councillor interested in having Key Word Sign and symbol boards in your park, please contact us—we’d love to help make this happen in your area!
Communication Boards for Cerge
We’re excited to continue our partnership with Cerge, providing communication and Key Word Sign boards for the Cerge app. CERGE is dedicated to societal change, ensuring a more welcoming and inclusive environment for individuals with disabilities through its innovative set of companion technologies.
This month, we’ve added a new Sports Communication Board to the existing range, which includes boards for petting zoos, aquatic centres, and pharmacies. Our Key Word Sign and communication boards are now more accessible than ever on the Cerge app.
For more information on how Cerge is fostering inclusivity and to explore our boards, click here.
Celebrating a Milestone: Our 100th Early Learning Setting!
We’re thrilled to announce that this month, we’ve booked our hundredth early learning setting for Key Word Sign training! This is a significant achievement for us and a testament to the growing commitment to supporting children’s communication needs.
Each early learning centre (ELC) we work with brings us one step closer to our goal: ensuring that Key Word Sign is accessible wherever children are. We’re proud of the progress we’ve made and excited for the continued journey to spread the power of Key Word Sign far and wide.
Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey. Here’s to many more milestones ahead!
Learn New Key Word Signs with Us!
Want to expand your Key Word Sign vocabulary? Follow our Facebook page for our “Sign of the Week” every Monday! We’re systematically working through the Marvin et al. 1994 preschool vocabulary list, currently in the B section. With over 300 signs to cover, it’s going to be an exciting journey!
We hope you enjoy exploring new signs with us. Click here to like and follow our Facebook page and stay updated with each new sign!
New Product Alert: Outdoor Communication Boards!
We’re excited to introduce our new outdoor communication boards! Customisable with up to 5 symbols and signs able to be changed to suit your outdoor environment, these boards can be tailored with your own logo and colour scheme for a personalised touch. Ideal for enhancing communication in outdoor spaces, they’re perfect for parks, schools, and community areas.
Visit our shop to explore these new boards and create a customised communication solution for your space!
Valentine’s Day!
Tomorrow is the day of LOOOOVE, or Valentine’s Day as it is more commonly known.
Have you been practicing your valentine’s signs?
Well if not we have created the perfect Valentine’s Day key word sign resources for you.
The bundle contains:
- 2 posters with 12 Valentine’s Day key word signs (full and partial colour);
- 12 Valentine’s Day Key Word Sign flashcards
- 12 Valentine’s Day symbol flashcards
- Specially created Valentine’s Day communication board containing core and fringe Valentine’s themed words.
So get cuddly with your loved one, visit our shop and download the Valentine’s Day key word sign pack today!
XOXO
Webpage update: “Key Word Sign – What is it?”
I’ve been meaning to update our “Key Word Sign – What is it?” page for over a year. The content is fine but it was looking a little drab, therefore it has been spruced up with some relevant key word signs to interest the reader.
If you follow our posts you probably have already been to the “Key Word Sign – What is it? page and know how bare it was looking. But now it is looking a tad nicer after a day of updating.
If you have read the page already and don’t want to scroll through to see all the signs then get excited I have added them to this post!
Apologises for the different sizes but they are all formatted for the webpage.
The key word signs are as follows, Key (as it ‘key word sign’ NOT as in ‘key’ to open the door), Word, Sign, What, History, Auslan, Who, Why, How (QLD/NSW), When. Feel free to download and print off for personal use, but attribution to ‘Sunshine Sign and Sign’ is required when printing off in a professional setting and services i.e Early Learning, Allied Health services etc.
Hope you enjoy and let’s ALL Keep Signing!
FREE – Key Word Sign Christmas Resources
It’s one of our favourite times of year, the countdown to Christmas, and guess what…..?
We have added loads of free resources to get you into the spirit of Christmas help embed Children’s key word sign into your daily life.
The countdown to Christmas has been made even more fun with our advent calendar! Find out what’s behind the doors with our Christmas Advent Calendar that lets you learn a sign a day with video tutorials for each sign:
Further, we have the lyrics and key word signs for some classic Christmas songs, as well as a few new songs created by our very own co-founder Elaine. Get practicing your singing voices and warm up your hands to get into the true spirit of Christmas with our Christmas song lyrics, signs and videos.
We will be slowly winding down for Christmas however we will still be around to answer enquiries and our shop will remain open and we will be posting any order we receive over the Christmas period.
But we want to say to everybody have a lovely Christmas, hopefully spend with those you love, and we hope you have a fantastic New Year. We are excited to see what 2023 will bring!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
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Children’s Rights Week – FREE Key Word Sign Mini Flashcards
It’s CHILDREN’S WEEK!
We are so proud to be celebrating children’s week with Children’s Rights Queensland. We are so grateful to have received a grant from Children’s Rights Queensland to be able to provide these amazing key word sign resources for children throughout the Sunshine Coast. We have created mini flashcards for Humpty Dumpty and Incy Wincy which contain the signs to the Nursery Rhymes and QR link to videos of the songs and signs.
We will be giving them out at our event on Wednesday at Palmview Playgroup.
Unfortunately the event at Play Matters Sunshine Coast is canceled due to the rain so we will have some left over. If you would like some, please let us know and we’ll get them to you. Otherwise we’ll be dropping off some little surprises around the coast.
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Halloween- Key Word Sign
We are in Spooky Season! 19 days until we grab our Cauldrons and head out to Trick or Treat!
Perfect for learning some spooky signs and songs! Head to our free resources for 2 Halloween songs with signs and videos. Or head to our shop to purchase our Halloween Poster and Booklet.
Or for each day leading up to Halloween we are showing spooky key word sign. Just head to our social media pages on Facebook or Instagram to learn key word signs like witch, ghost, vampire and of course HALLOWEEN.
Happy a Happy Halloween everyone!
Space Week – Key Word Signs
We have only just caught the end of it but this week is:
SPACE WEEK
4-10 October
This year the theme is Space and Sustainability
To celebrate Space Week I have created this post with 6 of my favourite Space themed Key Word Signs for you to enjoy.
Happy Space Week everyone I hope you all adopt these Space Key Word Signs! To infinity and beyond! 🔭🪐☄️🛸👽🛰🚀
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