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Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Functional Academics and Basic Skills Department
For More Information, contact:
FA/BS Department, Speech-Language Pathologist
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Austin, Texas 78756
(512) 454-8631
Backing Shape: Diamond with clipped top
Background Texture: Net
| Day of the Week | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | brad | Monday.jpg |
| Tuesday | fat rubber band | Tuesday.jpg |
| Wednesday | button | Wednesday.jpg |
| Thursday | lego | Thursday.jpg |
| Friday | horizontal popsicle stick | Friday.jpg |
| Saturday | horizontal pipe cleaner | saturday.jpg |
| Sunday | coiled rope |
Background Texture: Foil with shiny side showing
| Month | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| January | "J" made from pipe cleaner | january.jpg |
| February | heart made from pipe cleaner | february.jpg |
| March | clover shape made from pipe cleaner | march.jpg |
| April | "A" made from pipe cleaner | april.jpg |
| May | four brads in square configuration | may.jpg |
| June | circle made from pipe cleaner | june.jpg |
| July | square made from pipe cleaner | july.jpg |
| August | vertical piece of popsicle stick | august.jpg |
| September | 1 horizontal paper clip | september.jpg |
| October | X made from pipe cleaner | october.jpg |
| November | triangle made from pipe cleaner | november.jpg |
| December | sequins, face down, in a circle | december.jpg |
Background Texture: Plain poster board
| Time | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoon | nickel-sized circle made from 1/8" thick foam | afternoon.jpg |
| Morning | rectangle made from 1/8" thick foam | morning.jpg |
| Payday | penny to left of two crossed paper clips | payday.jpg |
Background texture: Net
| Time | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Today | ½" piece of Pencil grip glued in center | today.jpg |
| Tomorrow | ½" piece of Pencil grip, puff Paint arrow on right side --> | tomorrow.jpg |
| Yesterday | ½" piece of Pencil grip, puff Paint arrow on left side <-- | yesterday.jpg |
Background texture: Contact paper
| Time | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Second | 1 small Bead glued in center | second.jpg |
| Minute | 2 small Beads glued in center | |
| Hour | 3 small Beads glued in center in a vertical row | hour.jpg |
Backing Shape: Rectangle
Background Texture: Acetate (satin)
| Event | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Astroworld | star-shaped plastic bead with pipe cleaner circle around | astroworld.jpg |
| Beach trip | small scallop shell | beach.jpg |
| Birthday | birthday candle | birthday.jpg |
| Camping trip | tent made with braille paper | camping.jpg |
| Carnival | star-shaped plastic bead | carnival.jpg |
| Christmas | small Christmas light (old fashioned type) glued horizontally | christmas.jpg |
| Cinco de Mayo | balloon with tinsel pipe cleaner in zig-zag on it with a bean underneath | cincodemayo.jpg |
| Community outing | rectangle piece of Lawn chair webbing with rectangle piece of Vinyl grid glued below webbing | |
| Concert | Bell | |
| Easter | a bunch of Easter grass with wood Bead in center | |
| Field Day | laminated cardboard circle with 3 ribbons around it (size of a quarter, get from food blanks) | fieldday.jpg |
| Graduation | scroll of paper (use any scrap of paper) | graduation.jpg |
| Halloween | 1/8" Foam cut in jack0o-lantern shape with Stick stem, Dental Floss coming out eyes, mouth, to give feel of stringy stuff | |
| Mother's Day | crossed ribbons (like on a present) with mini bow at intersection and "home foam" (foam peanut) to right | mothersday.jpg |
| Music Mania | 3 little Balloons glued on top of one another and a Bell glued to the left of the balloons | |
| Party | balloon | party.jpg |
| Period | piece of sanitary napkin | period.jpg |
| Picnic | textured piece of Styrofoam plate | picnic.jpg |
| Schlitterbahn | chamois "W" with star-shaped bead in middle of it | schlitterbahn.jpg |
| Special Olympics | 5 interlocking circles from puff paint | specialolympics.jpg |
| Thanksgiving | Feather with Balloon stapled in center | |
| Vacation | 2 Sequins with Pipe cleaner "V" below sequins |
Backing Shape: Square
Background Texture: Needlepoint backing (vinyl grid)
| School Places | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Auditorium | square of textured Milk jug plastic, 1 side curled under | auditorium.jpg |
| Bathroom | blank square with hole punched in top middle with yarn loop through hole | bathroom.jpg |
| Bedroom | piece of bedspread or fabric swatch | bedroom.jpg |
| Bowling Alley | Felt square with Cork circle on top | |
| Cafeteria | X made from popsicle sticks | cafeteria.jpg |
| Classroom | rubber bands strung across square in a cross (with each teacher's name symbol) | classroom.jpg |
| Computer Room | felt square with cork circle on top | computerroom.jpg |
| Dorm | 2 3/4" ceramic tiles, one in upper left and one in lower right corner | dorm.jpg |
| Game Room | round tinker toy | Game Room.jpg |
| Group Home | straws in house top shape | grouphome.jpg |
| Gym | piece of wrist band/sock or ponytail holder | gym.jpg |
| Health Center | cotton ball | health center.jpg |
| Kitchen | piece of crinkly pie pan | kitchen.jpg |
| LRC | round spool from cassette tape | lrc.jpg |
| Laundry Room | 2 ¾" Buttons glued side by side | laundryroom.jpg |
| Music Room | jingle bell | music room.jpg |
| Outside | 2 Leaves glued diagonally with Stick in center | outside.jpg |
| Office | row of thumbtacks with point cut off | office.jpg |
| Playground | pebbles | playground.jpg |
| Pool | piece of tool | pool.jpg |
| Recreation Building | circle made from acrylic paint | recreation building.jpg |
| School | 3 1/2" vertical sandpaper strips | school.jpg |
| Sensory Room | 3 Light Brite lights in "Y" shape | sensoryroom.jpg |
| Track | shoe string | track.jpg |
| TV | Room Brad spread out into a "V" shape | t.v.jpg |
| VATC | pen cartridge | Vact.jpg |
| Weight Room | ponytail holder and nut and bolt | weight room.jpg |
| Whirlpool | smooth part of bottom of pie plate | whirlpool.jpg |
| Work Skills Room | nail and screw glued horizontally; nail on top, screw 1/2" below | workskills room.jpg |
| Off-Campus Place | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Bakery | restaurant straw glued horizontally with mini cupcake cup underneath | bakery.jpg |
| Bank | 3 pennies in glue lined rectangle | bank.jpg |
| Beach | shell | beach.jpg |
| Bowling Alley | felt strip | bowling alley.jpg |
| Brackenridge | Hospital glass medicine vial | brackenridge hospital.jpg |
| Car Wash | sponge with penny glued on top | car wash.jpg |
| Cave | pebbles in circle | cave.jpg |
| Church | church shaped building made from cedar craft shingles with a cross made of toothpicks on rooftop | church.jpg |
| Clifton Center | piece of towel with paper clips in cross on top | clifton center.jpg |
| Ecology Action | piece of plastic from liter coke bottle | ecology action.jpg |
| Farmers Market | woven Straw shape of bushel basket ½ oval with Rickrack glued across the straw | farmersmarket.jpg |
| Fire Station | match stick | fire station.jpg |
| Garden | sand in square | |
| Group Home | Straw with bend part bent over in house top shape | grouphome.jpg |
| HEB | small, laminated, oval HEB written in Braille below Braille, Printed word in black marker | heb.jpg |
| Highland Park Mall | Mall symbol with small Pom-pom in center | highland park mall.jpg |
| Home | styrofoam pellets | home.jpg |
| Hospital | + from pipe cleaner | hospital.jpg |
| Lake | plastic bag in circle | lake.jpg |
| Laundromat | piece of towel and penny | laundromat.jpg |
| Leander | "L" made of pipe cleaner | leander.jpg |
| Mall | ric-rac in square | mall.jpg |
| Marriott | foam sponge with paper clips in cross on top | marriot.jpg |
| Movie | wrapper from Reese's cup | movie.jpg |
| Museum | doll's eye | museum.jpg |
| Park | stick | park.jpg |
| Post Office | piece of string | post office.jpg |
| Pro. Counselor | X made from acrylic paint | pro.jpg |
| Recording for the Blind | tape from inside of cassette with 2 crossed paper clips on top | recording for the blind.jpg |
| Skating Rink | 2 Pom-poms side by side | skating rink.jpg |
| Restaurant | piece of straw, horizontal | restaurant.jpg |
| Bakery | piece of straw with cookie paper underneath it | bakery.jpg |
| Central Market | plastic sample Spoon diagonally across tinsel Pipe Cleaner bordering other 2 corners | centralmarket.jpg |
| Chicken restaurant | rest. piece of straw with Q-tip underneath it | chicken rest.jpg |
| Chinese restaurant | piece of Straw with Chopstick piece underneath it | |
| Italian restaurant | piece of Straw with Spaghetti underneath it | |
| McDonald's | piece of straw with "M" made from foam underneath it | mcdonald's.jpg |
| Taco restaurant | piece of straw with shiny pipe cleaner in a circle underneath it | taco rest.jpg |
| Roffler's | small plastic hair curler | |
| Store | plastic grocery bag | store.jpg |
| Book store | miniature Book with Garbage bag glued below it | bookstore.jpg |
| Drug store | plastic grocery bag + toothpaste cap below it | drugstore.jpg |
| Fish store | plastic grocery bag + fish made from puff paint below | fishstore.jpg |
| Grocery store | plastic grocery bag + piece of bread bag with twistie wrapped around it under it | grocerystore.jpg |
| Music store | plastic grocery bag with bell inside | musicstore.jpg |
| Pet store | plastic grocery bag + rawhide animal treat below it | petstore.jpg |
| Plant store | plastic grocery bag + seed below it | plantstore.jpg |
| Toy store | plastic grocery bag + lego below it | toystore.jpg |
| Texas Dept. of Health | Foam in shape of Texas with cotton on top | |
| Texas State Library | microcassette | TXstatelibrary.jpg |
| U.T. Track | piece of shoestring glued on top of chair webbing | UTtrack.jpg |
| Video Arcade | diagonal ric-rac (top left to bottom right) with penny in middle | videoarcade.jpg |
| Zilker Park | pipe cleaner "Z" over stick | zilkerpark.jpg |
| Zoo | plastic animal | zoo.jpg |
Backing Shape: Circle
Background Texture: Bumpy vinyl wall covering
| At School People | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Instructor | individualized | ri.jpg |
| School Doctor | 1/2 of a Q-tip | school doctor.jpg |
| School Nurse | Medicine cup on its side | school nurse.jpg |
| Support Staff | individualized | support_staff.jpg |
| Teacher | individualized | teacher.jpg |
| Teacher's Assistant | individualized | ta.jpg |
| Teacher (generic) | Book glued in center – book made from tiny yellow sticky Pads | |
| Class | "C" shape ring from plastic Chain |
| Off-Campus People | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Attendant | Bull dog clip | |
| Audiologist | glue coil | audiologist.jpg |
| Boss | blue "B" | boss.jpg |
| Bus Driver | steering wheel shape made of glue | bus driver.jpg |
| Dentist | Toothbrush | |
| Doctor | piece of rubber glove | doctor.jpg |
| Ear Doctor | backwards question-mark made of glue | ear doctor.jpg |
| Eye Doctor | eye shape made of glue | eye doctor.jpg |
| Farmer | square of Jean fabric with metal Button cover on top | |
| Fire Fighter | circular slice of hose (garden hose/rubber tubing) | fire fighter.jpg |
| Job boss | Shoestring piece in open loop (like apron) | |
| Mailman | Foam square cut with pinking shears | |
| Office Worker | circle made of thumbtacks with points cut off | office worker.jpg |
| Plant Worker | plastic leaf or plastic flowers | plant worker.jpg |
| Police | badge shape made of glue | police.jpg |
| Store Worker | glue "S" | store worker.jpg |
| Trash Collector | Plastic square (clear) |
Backing Shape: Heart
Background Texture: Plain poster board
| Emotion | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Anxious | "S' hook on its side | anxious.jpg |
| Excited | 4 pieces of ribbon curled with scissors | excited.jpg |
| Frustrated | knot made from nylon string/rope | frustrated.jpg |
| Gentle | feather with pom pom glued on top | gentle.jpg |
| Happy | smile made from nylon string | happy.jpg |
| Hurt | vertical matchstick | hurt.jpg |
| Love | heart made from nylon string | love.jpg |
| Mad | vertical row of knots made from nylon string | mad.jpg |
| Patient | flower bead or silk flower | patient.jpg |
| Sad/Depressed | frown made from nylon rope/string (upside down smile) | saddepressed.jpg |
| Sick | vertical piece of nylon rope/string with a glue dot on top | sick.jpg |
| Tired | arrow made from nylon rope pointing down | tired.jpg |
Backing Shape: Oblong
Background Texture: Plain poster board
| Clothing Article | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Boots | leather shoe string tied in a knot | boots.jpg |
| Bra | hook from a hook and eye | bra.jpg |
| Coat | rectangular piece of wool or felt, 1" x 2" piece Men's underwear piece of elastic | coat.jpg |
| Pants | hem piece from old blue jeans | pants.jpg |
| Panties | piece of old panties with elastic and nylon | panties.jpg |
| Shirt | 3 buttons glued in a vertical row on piece of fabric | shirt.jpg |
| Shoes | shoe string in a cross (let ends dangle to avoid confusion with cafeteria) | shoes.jpg |
| Socks | toe of sock | socks.jpg |
| Sweater | piece of sweater | sweater.jpg |
| Cooking Appliances/ Materials/Utensils |
Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Blender | 3 holes punched in a horizontal row | blender.jpg |
| Bowl | styrofoam half-circle | bowl.jpg |
| Cup | end of eraser | cup.jpg |
| Fork | plastic fork prongs | fork.jpg |
| Grater | screen glued on card | grater.jpg |
| Juice | machine holes punched around outside of oval | juice.jpg |
| Knife | piece of plastic knife | knife.jpg |
| Microwave | square of hard plastic with small fuzzy piece of velcro in middle | microwave.jpg |
| Oven | vertical stripes across oval made with acrylic paint | oven.jpg |
| Pan | pan made with acrylic paint | pan.jpg |
| Pitcher | top of film canister | pitcher.jpg |
| Plate | 1 1/4" circle cut from styrofoam plate | plate.jpg |
| Refrigerator | strips of strawberry basket glued in vertical stripes | refrigerator.jpg |
| Spoon | piece of plastic spoon | spoon.jpg |
| Hygiene Supplies | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Brush/Comb | vertical strip of sandpaper with fringe cut on right side | brush.jpg |
| Deodorant | top of bottled deodorant | deodorant.jpg |
| Hearing aid batteries | batteries | |
| Shampoo | bottle top | shampoo.jpg |
| Soap | piece of soap box | soap.jpg |
| Toothbrush | end of toothbrush | toothbrush.jpg |
| Toothpaste | top from container | toothpaste.jpg |
| Vehicles | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Bike | jumbo paper clip bent like handle bars | bicycle.jpg |
| Boat | paper triangle | boat.jpg |
| Bus | bubble plastic | bus.jpg |
| Plane | miniature airplane | plane.jpg |
| Tractor | plastic wheel | tractor.jpg |
| Van/Car | piece of lawn chair webbing | van_car.jpg |
| Recreational Objects | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Book/Journal | miniature book or book made from tiny yellow sticky pad | book.jpg |
| Computer | cork disc glued on felt square | computer.jpg |
| Game | flat marble | game.jpg |
| Connect 4 | checker with marble glued on top of it | connect_four.jpg |
| Movement game | flat marble + piece of tinsel garland glued below it | movement_game.jpg |
| Outdoor game | flat marble + golf tee glued below marble | outdoor_game.jpg |
| Table game | flat marble + domino glued below marble | table_game.jpg |
| Video game | flat marble w/ cork disc glued on top of felt square below it | video_game.jpg |
| Foot massage machine | 3/4" bottle top from beer or coke bottle with serrated edges side up | foot_massage.jpg |
| Hammock | 1 inch piece of 3/4" thick rope | hammock.jpg |
| Hamster food | circle of hamster food | hamster_food.jpg |
| Hamster litter | circle of hamster litter | hamster_litter.jpg |
| Headphones | piece of phone cord with foam wedge on end | headphones.jpg |
| Keyboard | row of pieces of 1" pieces of popsicle sticks | keyboard.jpg |
| Lotion | top from milk jug with top side glued down | lotion.jpg |
| Merry-go-round | plastic monkey (from "Barrel of Monkeys") | merrygoround.jpg |
| Moonwalk | padded vinyl rectangle (from "Good Books") | moonwalk.jpg |
| Pegboard | peg | pegboard.jpg |
| Piano | metal fastener glued horizontally | |
| Plant | pinto beans | plant_gardening.jpg |
| Powder | top from milk jug with hole punched in it | powder.jpg |
| Skates | circle of 1/2" pom-poms | skate.jpg |
| Slide | ladder made of toothpicks | slide.jpg |
| Swing | piece of chain | swing.jpg |
| Tape Recorder | 4 one inch pieces of pipe cleaner glued vertically | tape recorder.jpg |
| Trampoline | pen spring glued vertically | trampoline.jpg |
| Treadmill | piece of rubber from handgrip, cut in half horizontally | treadmill.jpg |
| Vibrator | fake fur cut in a "V" shape | vibrator.jpg |
| Yo-yo | string with flat marble on it | yo-yo.jpg |
| Miscellaneous | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar | poker chip | calendar.jpg |
| Casts | piece of casting net in square | casts.jpg |
| Elevator | bottom 1/4" of 2 medicine cups glued side by side | elevator.jpg |
| Machine | A-cell battery | machine.jpg |
| Medicine | bottom half of medicine cup | medicine.jpg |
| Money | 2 pennies glued side-by-side | money.jpg |
| Picture/Photo | lid from 2 liter bottle glued down with fancy circular plastic disc (tracer) glued on top of it | picture_photo.jpg |
Backing Shape: Oval
Background Texture: Laminated
| Beverages | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate milk | lid from Nestle Quik powder | chocolate milk.jpg |
| Coffee | coffee grounds glued to cardboard | coffee.jpg |
| Coke | coke tab | coke.jpg |
| Dr. Pepper | 2 coke tabs | dr. pepper.jpg |
| Root beer | 3 coke tabs with the third glued horizontally between the other two | root beer.jpg |
| Iced tea | tea bag string with tag | iced tea.jpg |
| Juice | plastic strip from juice can | juice.jpg |
| Kool-aid | top strip of kool-aid package | kool-aid.jpg |
| Milk | top of milk carton like a tent | milk.jpg |
| Water | "W" cut from fake chamois cloth | water.jpg |
| Desserts | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Candy | foam pellet wrapped in candy wrapper | candy.jpg |
| Cookies | plastic end with metal tie of an instant cookie dough wrapper | cookies.jpg |
| Cupcake | 1 1/2" of cupcake holder | cupcake.jpg |
| Donut | 1 1/2" circle of felt with hole in the middle | |
| Ice cream | wooden spoon | ice_cream.jpg |
| Pudding | piece of foil top from individual pudding container with pull tab up | pudding.jpg |
| Yogurt | pie shaped piece cut from yogurt lid | yogurt.jpg |
| Fruits | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | large 1/2" sequin | apple.jpg |
| Banana | curved row of small sequins | banana.jpg |
| Generic | fruit curved row of 7 small, round beads with 2 large sequins below them | generic fruit.jpg |
| Orange | circle of 8 1/4" beads | orange.jpg |
| Meats and Protein | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Bacon | 2 wavy lines made with puff paint | bacon.jpg |
| Cheese | plastic milk jug square | cheese.jpg |
| Chicken | q-tip end | chicken.jpg |
| Chicken Nuggets | 4 q-tip ends, with sticks removed, in a circle up, down, up, down, side by side | chicken nuggets.jpg |
| Eggs | glue glob | eggs.jpg |
| Fish | Jesus fish symbol made with puff paint | fish.jpg |
| Hamburger | button | hamburger.jpg |
| Hot dog | tiny safety pin | hot dog.jpg |
| Meat | circle made of leather | meat.jpg |
| Sausage | 3 penny-sized circles of leather, side by side | sausage.jpg |
| Spreads | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | cardboard butter pat square from cafeteria | butter.jpg |
| Jelly | restaurant jelly container upside down | jelly.jpg |
| Ketchup | horizontal row of 4 cork dots with acrylic paint cross on each | ketchup.jpg |
| Mayonnaise | horizontal row of 4 cork dots | mayonaise.jpg |
| Mustard | horizontal row of 4 cork dots with acrylic paint dot on each | mustard.jpg |
| Peanut butter | "P" made of foam plate | peanut butter.jpg |
| Syrup | top of pop-up syrup container | syrup.jpg |
| Starches | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Bread | twist tie | bread.jpg |
| Cereal- cold | box top with tab and wax bag glued above it | cereal- cold.jpg |
| Cereal- hot | oatmeal glued on card | cereal-hot.jpg |
| Chips | rectangular foam strip | chips.jpg |
| Corn | piece of popcorn | corn.jpg |
| French fries | corrugated cardboard strip | french fries.jpg |
| French toast | egg symbol (glue circle) with bread twist tie under it | french toast.jpg |
| Generic grain | 2 oblong beads in wide "V" shape with oatmeal below it | generic-grain.jpg |
| Macaroni and cheese | macaroni noodle with milk jug square (cheese symbol) below it | macaroni and cheese.jpg |
| Noodles | a macaroni noodle | noodles.jpg |
| Pancakes | circle of felt | pancakes.jpg |
| Popcorn | five pieces of uncooked popcorn glued in domino "5" configuration | popcorn.jpg |
| Potato | oval shape made from soft part of velcro | potato.jpg |
| Hash browns | rectangle made of 3 horizontal strips and 3 vertical strips from soft part of velcro | hash browns.jpg |
| Mashed potatoes | ric-rac shape cut from soft part of velcro | mashed potatoes.jpg |
| Tater-tots | 3 tiny ovals cut from hard part of velcro | tater-tots.jpg |
| Spaghetti | 7 one inch pieces of spaghetti glued vertically | spaghetti.jpg |
| Waffles | strawberry basket piece | waffles.jpg |
| Vegetables | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Broccoli | vegetable symbol with clump of plastic Easter grass glued in middle | broccoli.jpg |
| Carrots | vegetable symbol with felt disc glued in middle | carrots.jpg |
| Coleslaw | red crinkly ribbon glued on top of vegetable symbol | coleslaw.jpg |
| Green beans | vegetable symbol with horizontal sandpaper strip glued on top of it | green_beans.jpg |
| Salad | vegetable symbol with Easter grass glued on top of plastic, horizontal sandpaper strip at right hand corner diagonally, and a felt disc glued at bottom left hand corner | salad.jpg |
| Vegetable | square from textured part of clear, corrugated plastic salad plate used at salad bars (leave lip up) (*filed under "salad bar plastic") | vegetable.jpg |
| Miscellaneous | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Casserole | beans and rice glued randomly on card | casserole.jpg |
| Enchiladas | zig-zag of tinsel pipe cleaner | enchiladas.jpg |
| Pizza | circle of poster board cut with one triangular piece missing | pizza.jpg |
| Sandwich | 2 twist ties/bread ties glued vertically with circle made from leather in between them | sandwich.jpg |
| Sausage and Biscuits | leather circle with twist tie glued on top | sausage and biscuits.jpg |
| Snack | vertical row of staples, stapled vertically (protect back with glue) | snack.jpg |
| Tacos | coil of tinsel pipe cleaner | tacos.jpg |
| Meals | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | large "B" made with hot glue gun | breakfast.jpg |
| Dinner | large "D" made with hot glue gun | dinner.jpg |
| Lunch | large "L" made with hot glue gun | lunch.jpg |
Backing Shape: Triangle
Background Texture: Felt
| Actions | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Art | piece of crayon | art.jpg |
| Baseball | large baseball shape made with hot glue gun | baseball.jpg |
| Basketball ball | 1" in diameter glued in the middle of the triangle | basketball.jpg |
| Bathe | soap sliver | bathe.jpg |
| Break/Crack | large egg shape made from cardboard cracked down the middle with cracked, jagged edges | break_crack.jpg |
| Buy | plastic grocery bag with penny in the middle | buy.jpg |
| Carry | 2 ceramic tiles glued on top of one another, bottom tile is a 3/4" square tile and the top one is a 3/8" square tile | carry.jpg |
| Chew class | triangle of bumpy vinyl wall covering with 3 popcorn seeds underneath | chew class.jpg |
| Choose | pipe cleaner "O" and "X" with glue line down the middle | choose.jpg |
| Clean room | 1" square of material with 1/4" x 3/4" piece of sponge glued on top of it | clean room.jpg |
| Cook | "C" made from glue | cook.jpg |
| Cut | blade end of plastic knife | cut.jpg |
| Dance | bow made from ribbon | dance.jpg |
| Drink | upside down cork "T" | drink.jpg |
| Eat | piece of plastic spoon glued upside down | eat.jpg |
| Exercise | piece of tinsel garland | exercise.jpg |
| Fire drill | 2 matches spaced 1/2" apart | fire drill.jpg |
| Fishing | split shot on end of fishing line attached to tiny stick | fishing.jpg |
| Get dressed | square piece of plastic mesh, 1/2" x 1" | get dressed.jpg |
| Grooming | fingernail file | grooming.jpg |
| Horseplay | small plastic horse | horse play.jpg |
| Jump | clothespin | jump.jpg |
| Language Arts | one inch square of cedar craft shingle with fancy circular plastic disk (tracer) glued on top | language arts.jpg |
| Laundry | 2 buttons in horizontal row | laundry room.jpg |
| Listen to music | jingle bell | listen to music.jpg |
| Listen to radio | small, round, silver, symbol-like piece | listen to radio.jpg |
| Make | 2 one inch square cedar craft shingles, stacked and glued together | make.jpg |
| Massage | bulldog clip and domino | massage.jpg |
| Masturbate | fake fur | masturbate.jpg |
| Math | an equal sign made of 2 horizontal glue gun lines, 1" long | math.jpg |
| Measure | a third of a medicine cup (side and bottom) with curved side glued down | measure.jpg |
| Meeting | triangle piece of plastic mesh | meeting.jpg |
| Movement Class | bow made from ribbon with a marble glued in middle | movement class.jpg |
| Open | hole punched in middle of triangle | |
| Orientation and Mobility | piece of PVC pipe glued horizontally | orientation and mobility.jpg |
| Phone calling | coiled piece of telephone cord | phone calling.jpg |
| Plant/Gardening | seed | plant_gardening.jpg |
| Play | game marker | play.jpg |
| Pour | corrugated plastic tubing | pour.jpg |
| Push | circular wooden bead, 1/2" in diameter | push.jpg |
| Read | miniature book or book made from tiny yellow sticky pad | read.jpg |
| Relax | sheepskin piece | relax.jpg |
| Ride | rubber strip from fat rubber band | ride.jpg |
| Run | shoe string in circle | run.jpg |
| Sack lunch | little lunch sack made from a paper bag with top folded over | sack lunch.jpg |
| Science activity | textured craft stick, similar to a popsicle stick, glued horizontally | science activity.jpg |
| Set table | 1" round piece of styrofoam (plate) with bottom half of eraser (cup) glued above and to the right of the plate | settable.jpg |
| Shave | head of disposable razor without blade | shave.jpg |
| Shower | shampoo top | shower.jpg |
| Skate | 1 pom pom | skate.jpg |
| Snack | vertical row of staples, stapled vertically (protect back with glue) | snack.jpg |
| Soccer | round foam circle | soccer.jpg |
| Start | 1/2" wooden bead with horizontal glue line above it | start.jpg |
| Stir | 1 1/2" piece of straw with bottom half cut open and shaped to look like a spoon (shaped like a slurpee straw) | stir.jpg |
| Swim | triangle cut out of towel | swim.jpg |
| Swing | chain, glued vertically | swing.jpg |
| Talk time/Conversation | fancy circular plastic disc (tracer) glued on top of plastic mesh triangle | conversation.jpg |
| Tennis | 1 1/4" round piece of mesh with 1/2" plastic bead glued on top of it | tennis.jpg |
| Vacuum | ink cartridge of a ballpoint pen bent to resemble a stand-up vacuum cleaner, glue used to accentuate the parts of the vacuum cleaner (wheels, bag, handle) | vacuum.jpg |
| Walk | poster board triangle | walk.jpg |
| Wash/Clean | slice of sponge | wash.jpg |
| Wash dishes | piece of plastic spoon glued with bowl side up with piece of sponge glued inside it | washdishes.jpg |
| Work | an "X" made from 2 linked paper clips | work.jpg |
| Can crushing | 2 linked paper clips above a piece of crushed can | cancrushing.jpg |
| Coke job | 2 linked paper clips above a coke tab | coke_job.jpg |
| Mail job | 2 linked paper clips over a piece of envelope with sticky piece free | mailjob.jpg |
| Newspaper job | 2 linked paper clips above roll of newspaper | newspaperjob.jpg |
| Plant job | 2 linked paper clips above a bean glued on card | plant_job.jpg |
| Plastic sorting | 2 linked paper clips over a piece of plastic from milk container | plasticsorting.jpg |
| Recycling | 2 linked paper clips above a piece of plastic from a liter coke bottle | recycling.jpg |
| Sort silverware | 2 linked paper clips above a plastic fork piece, prongs down | sortsilverware.jpg |
| Tape job | 2 linked paper clips over a piece of audio tape stapled to a card | tape_job.jpg |
| Towel folding | 2 linked paper clips glued over a piece of towel | towelfolding.jpg |
| Trash dumping | 2 linked paper clips over trash bag piece | trashdumping.jpg |
Backing Shape: Trapezoid
Background Texture: Lined braille paper
| MISC./FUNCTOR WORDS | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Canceled | large "X" made of glue | cancelled.jpg |
| Finished | plain poster board with bottom fringed | finished.jpg |
| Goodbye | two vertical leather strips glued far apart | goodbye.jpg |
| Help | full braille cell | Help.jpg |
| Hi | two vertical leather strips glued close together | |
| More | black binder clip clipped to top of symbol | more.jpg |
| No | "X" made of pipe cleaner, very small as in "choose" symbol | no.jpg |
| Yes | "O" made of pipe cleaner | yes.jpg |
Backing Shape: Green diamond
Background Texture: Plain poster board
| Left | Puff paint "L" on left side of diamond with an arrow pointing toward it {L<-} | left.jpg |
| Right | Puff paint "R" on right side of diamond with an arrow pointing toward it {->R} | right.jpg |
Backing Shape: White oblong
Background Texture: Plain poster board
| GYM SYMBOLS | Symbol | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Aerobics | Wooden heart | aerobics.jpg |
| Balance Beam | 1" wooden ruler | balancebeam.jpg |
| Ball | Piece of red kickball | ball.jpg |
| Barrel | Film canister | barrel.jpg |
| Bicycle | Large paper clip twisted into handlebar shape | bicycle.jpg |
| Bicycle helmet | Half bubble ball, open side down | bicyclehelmet.jpg |
| Bolster/Mat | Ceramic disc on vertical vinyl cloth | bolster_mat.jpg |
| Bricks | Corrugated backside of piece of ceramic tile | bricks.jpg |
| Bubble ball pit | Two bubble balls side by side | bubbleballpit.jpg |
| Canvas hammock | Large nylon rope, horizontal | hammock.jpg |
| Climbing rope | Tic-tac-toe symbol made of yarn | climbingrope.jpg |
| Colored mat | ric rac glued next to each other, horizontally | coloredmat.jpg |
| Elastic exerciser | Pipe cleaner in a handle shape | elasticexerciser.jpg |
| Flatbed swing | Chain link, vertical on carpet rectangle | flatbedswing.jpg |
| Goal mouth (basketball) | Goal made with pipe cleaner and netting with flat marble above it | basketball.jpg |
| Moonwalk | Square of vinyl cloth | moonwalk.jpg |
| Music | Cassette case | music.jpg |
| Pogo stick | 1" piece of pvc pipe glued vertically | pogoswing.jpg |
| Rocker boat | Wooden spool glued horizontally | rockerboat.jpg |
| Roller skates | Five pompoms glued in a circle | roller_skates.jpg |
| Scooterboard | Toy wheel | scooterboard.jpg |
| Sit-up table | 2" white triangular sponge glued horizontally so it's at an angle on the background | sit-uptable.jpg |
| Smooth bolster | Square piece of rubber glove or balloon | smoothbolster.jpg |
| Softball | Wooden toy bat with flat marble above it | softball.jpg |
| Spinning swing | Large nylon rope glued horizontally | spinningswing.jpg |
| Stairs | 3 pieces of popsicle sticks in ascending lengths glued on top of each other like stairs | stairs.jpg |
| Swedish ladder | 2" long varnished wooden bead glued horizontally | swedishladder.jpg |
| Trampoline | Pen spring glued vertically | trampoline.jpg |
| Trapeze | Circle of yarn with small piece of a straw around it at the bottom | trapese.gif |
| Tunnel | 2" tunnel shape made of chamois cloth | tunnel.jpg |
| Twirler | Pipe cleaner around a piece of tubing from flowers | twirler.jpg |
| Vaulting box | 1 1/2" styrofoam cube glued horizontally | vaultingbox.jpg |
| Wrist weights | Two flat marbles wrapped in vinyl cloth | wristweights.jpg |
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