Everyone loves a free symbol and Adapted Learning has made this possible for your Boardmaker symbol library. Up to ten new free symbols along with an activity or collection of activities are posted up each month.
To download these new PCS symbols you need to be a member of Adapted Learning and login. Then you can search for the term “symbols”.
This helpful article has been written to assist you to find, download and use the symbols and activities of the month.
After you have downloaded the symbol file and unzipped it you will find three items: A PDF Instruction sheet, a Boardmaker file to show you the symbols that are included, and two files to add to your symbol library. You can start right now and find lots of new symbols from the past few months for animals, weather and seasonal activities such as Christmas or the Special Olympics.
In response to the recent tragedy that occurred in Haiti, some specific symbols such as Red Cross and rescue team have been created. This article has a link if you are interested in the Haiti symbols and step-by-step instructions to download and install them. Many of the symbols would also translate to other emergency situations.
Interesting post Cha. While we were spending hours in US airports last month, we saw several teams of medical volunteers in brightly branded T-shirts heading to/from Haiti. It certainly made the enormity of disaster seem much more real.
I use PCS everyday working with children. I love them!!!
i have become a member how do i get the free symbols?
Thanks for your comment Charlotte. If you have become a member of BoardmakerShare.com which was Adpated Learning then following the steps in the blogpost should allow you to get the free symbols that are on offer each month. If you are having difficulties then I can contact you via email to assist you with this.