Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. A selection of rainbows and upper and lower case letters. Print rainbows and letters on card (single-sided A4). Print Keyboard and Alphabet Rainbow cards 2-sided on A4 card, checking the pictures are the same way up as the letters on the reverse!

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Sets of cards to use with coloured shapes you will probably have already. This is an example of making add-on activity cards to extend the usefulness of standard materials. You can match the pictures, give instructions to another person to make them, count shapes to match the dice/numbers, and even master Venn and Carroll diagrams in easy stages.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Something for everyone. Adaptable for differentiation. Animal cards for matching and games; colouring page; spot the difference; A-Z fun alphabet (and Z-A); count the animals in Numicon shapes.

3 sets of 6 cards in 3 sizes: fish, birds, turtles. 3 sets of 6 cards: dinosaurs. Ideas for using these specifically could be incorporated into other work on language and early concepts. Print games sheets A4 single-sided on card.

Print both files on A4 card, single-sided. DOMINOS: Cut to make dominos i.e. each card will have two animals on it. You can use one or both pages at once. Useful for reinforcing animal vocabulary. LOTTO: you will need two copies of these pages so one can make the four boards and one can be cut into the matching cards. It is useful to practise vocabulary with a selection of pictures: photos, realistic drawings and fanciful representations.

See guide for information. The two Spot books are well-known. The resource can be used for eliciting animal names and for asking/answering What and Where questions. Mostly symbol-reading design using PCS or Widgit symbols.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. A collection of different activities to promote naming, matching, odd one out, spot the difference, counting, and symbol reading. Suitable for young children and those in KS2 with e.g. Down's Syndrome. Some pages can be printed 2pp to the sheet but others for use in games will need to be printed A4 size for clarity and ease of handling.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Print 2-up on A4 paper. Cut to A5 pages. The task is to look at the whole word and not just part of it. At the lower level the pages have words first with symbols and then without. The words only change by different word-endings. These are for good young readers or older children of lower ability who are focusing solely on the beginnings of words. Includes suggestions.

Designed for young boys with social communication disorder (or other language delay). Encourage simple remarks. Play Pairs or matching. Ideas given for use.