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. Print both files on A4 paper, single-sided. Children could cut out job descriptions if appropriate. Match to alphabet pages and stick. Lots to talk about. Suitable for EAL.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Print single-sided on A4 card. Do not reduce the size of the page or the price tags will not match Numicon pieces. See guide notes for ideas for use. Basically these price tags are for (a) making it clear whether the price has been covered by the 'money' tendered and (b) whether any change is owing. The concept of 'difference' in sums in words or shopping is often a real stumbling block for many children.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Print 2-up and double-sided on A4 to make a folded 'booklet' (or single-sided on card to cut into separate cards). Each file focuses on a verb and contains four examples. The symbol line targets sentences with a subject, verb and object. Easy to make your own extra booklets if you have Word and CIP available.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Print 2-up and double-sided on A4 paper to make a folded 'booklet' (or on card single-sided to cut into separate cards). Four examples for each preposition aimed at eliciting 4-word sentences. Easy to make your own extra booklets if you have Word and CIP available.

Print single-sided on A4. 12 pictures with 3 sentences to be read out to make a ‘story’ as the child sees the picture. Read twice through and then ask the child to retell the story. Then put the suggested questions. You can also use the text and questions for more able children to read and answer the questions by writing. All answers available from the text.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. A large file for clear photos in two parts. (The alternative single Smaller MATCH file will take less time to download but the photos are not quite as sharp.) Print 2-up single-sided on A4 card. One page of suggestions for working on matching with severely delayed children. One page on how to move on and/or work with other more able children, possibly in a mixed ability group. 11 common objects are shown as photos and symbols in two sizes.

6 pictures each for sleeping, eating, sitting and walking. Print on A4 single-sided card, cut and use for sorting, labelling, taking turns to make sentences for the set for one verb etc. Or make word cards or printed sentences for the pictures (depending on level) and use them for a reading-for-meaning exercise where the child has to read and place the card on the correct picture. Several sleeping pictures for example are useful for forcing attention to more than just one word in the sentence!

Print 2-up single-sided on paper. Do cut and stick pairing of cartoon and bubble. 4 sets of 6 per page. Errors can be useful as discussion starters. Extra page of cartoons has empty bubbles to be completed. Could be a useful activity for paired kids with mixed level of reading/writing skills. Also for EAL.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. A selection of pictures chosen for their usefulness in making up good sentences to include who/doing what/where information and for asking questions to elicit this information. Could also be used for discussion starters and EAL. Suggestions repeated on each page so you can print each page on A4 a page at a time if that’s more convenient, or in a full 2-sided set.

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.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Vocabulary and Activity pages including Spot the Difference, Pairs, Chain Game, and Dominos. See guide for printing.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Pairs, Chain game, and Dominos featuring common nouns with irregular plurals. Most of the pictures will be recognised by this age-group. Opportunity to read the singular and plural forms, and also just label pictures. Increase spoken practice by making up spoken sentences featuring the pictures on the Pairs cards. Could also be used for EAL. Print 2-sided on card.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Some ideas for use, plus 8 ‘books’. Print the books double-sided on A4 and fold. Target language and concept development and encourage word recognition with repetitive text. Designed for children with delays in language and general development.

For young children with delayed spoken language. Ideas for use given.

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

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. A set of activities using purchased toys which are often available in school. Featured are sorting toys (vehicles), 2D shapes, 3D solid shape beads, threading fruit, colours, numbers 1-4. Suggestions for all activities included. Build skill in sorting, following symbol instructions, sequencing and recall, counting out fruit and checking with a Numicon layout on the reverse of the cards. Print single-sided except for the number cards which must be double-sided.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. A collection of different resources with lots of repetition. Some real people and things plus some of the gods. Info sheets can be printed 2 pp to A4 page. Word mats could be printed back to back. A self-explanatory dice board game. Two card games: Picture Pairs and a Chain Game which requires recognition of some of the vocabulary. Card games should be printed 2-sided on card.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Pages of pictures in sets of 10 for a variety of tasks. Adaptable for many levels - see Suggestions page. Matching, association pairs, categories, similarities, prepositions, opposites, and parts of the whole. Use for comprehension, naming, modelling sentences, cut and stick, writing, and games.

Pictures with captions to match, together with word cards to build some of the sentences. See guide for ideas. Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010.