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MORE WAYS TO COMMUNICATELesson 12 Signs, Symbols, and Maps

Say this word to someone.

You can communicate silently.You do not need to make a sound.

Look at each picture. In one picture you see a way tocommunicate with sound. Put an X on it. Color the otherpictures. In each one you see a way to communicate silently.

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symbol (s3m•bßl). a picture or object that stands forsomething else

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Write signs on each line.

2. keep us safe.

3. tell the time.

4. tell us

where to go.

Symbols are letters or pictures.Symbols stand for things.The words you read are symbols.

Read the word. Draw a picture to match it.

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You do not need to make a sound when you look atsigns or symbols. But the signs or symbols can tell you todo something. Signs and symbols are ways tocommunicate silently.

Maps communicate silently. They tell us how to findplaces. The symbols on the map help us to find places. This isa map of a school.

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Symbols What They Mean

� Door

� Hall

� Library

� Office

� Playroom

� Room 1

� Room 2

� Room 3�

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Mike has to find many placeswhen he is at school. Can you findthe places? The symbols will helpyou.

Look at the map on page 30. Find the places. Do the rightthing in each room.

5. Put a 1 in the office.

6. Put a 2 in Room 3.

7. Mike is in Room 1. Put a 3 in the room where Mike is.

8. Put an X in the playroom.

9. Put a circle in the library.

10. Color the hall yellow.

11. Put a triangle in Room 2.

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Lesson 13 Your Body

You do not have to talk to communicate.Your body helps you to communicate.You may clap your hands when you are happy.With your hands, you can tell someone to come to you.You can hug and kiss Father and Mother to tell themyou love them.

Circle yes or no.

1. You have to talk to communicate.

yes no

2. Your hands can talk for you.

yes no

3. Signs help keep us safe.

yes no

4. When you cry, you are sad.

yes no

5. You clap your hands when you are sad.

yes no

6. You communicate when you give Mother a hug.

yes no

Some children cannot communicate with sounds.They cannot hear sounds.

Bill cannot hear.He must use his eyes to learn things. Sound cannot help him.

Bill can talk with his hands. His hands help him communicate.

Do this activity.

7. Circle the things that help Bill communicate.

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Lesson 14 You and God Communicate

God loves you. He wants you to talk to Him.When you pray, you talk to God.When you read the Bible, God talks to you.God is with you all the time.You can communicate with Him all the time.

Color the pictures. Trace each sentence.

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I talk toGod.

2. God talksto me.

God will communicate to you when you read the Bible. The Bible is the Word of God. God will communicate to you when others tell you what the Bible says.

You read the Bible to learn about Jesus.You read the Bible to learn what God wants you to do.

What does God communicate to you in the Bible?Write each thing under Do and Do Not.

be kind lie cheat steal fuss

love obey help others kill pray

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God wants you to talk to Him.You can talk to Him at any time.You can talk to Him anywhere you are.

Pray to God when you are happy.Pray to God when you are sad.Pray to God when you are sick or want to fuss.You can talk to God while you work or play.You can communicate with God anytime.

Pray to God at home. Pray to God at school.Pray to God at church. You can communicate with God anywhere.

Circle the right word.

13. God talks to you when you ______ .

read the Bible pray

14. You can talk to God anytime.

yes no

15. You must be in church to talk to God.

yes no

16. God wants you to talk to Him.

yes no

17. You ______ pray when you are sad.

can cannot

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Circle the places where you can talk to God.

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Lesson 15 Self Check

Study for the self check.

� Read the Study Words.

� Read the lessons and review the activities.

Tell your teacher when you are ready for the self check.

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