Survival Signs: 40 Indoor Signs

Reading Level: Nonreaders
Interest Level: 2–12

PCI's Janie Haugen-McLane developed the Survival Signs Curriculum to give teachers a step-by-step way to help students learn the meaning of 80 indoor and outdoor signs found in the community, at home, and in the workplace.

The curriculum instruction method gives detailed explanations of both the visuals and the words on each sign. A perfect teaching tool for the inclusive classroom, the guide includes discussion activities and charts for the teacher to record the various places in the community where each sign is located. Students who are nonreaders or who have limited reading skills can rely on visuals on the survival signs to determine each sign's meaning. The overall purpose of the program is to prepare students of all abilities to follow the directions on common community survival signs to travel safely in their community.

Indoor Survival Signs

• Accessible
• Ask for Restroom Key
• Automatic Door
• Closed
• Do Not Touch
• Elevator
• Escalator
• Exit
• Fire Extinguisher
• First Aid
• Flammable
• Food
• Guide Dogs Allowed
• Hard Hat Area
• In and Out
• In Case of Fire, Use Stairs
• Keep Out
• Men's Restroom
• No Alcohol or Drugs
• No Food or Drinks
• No Pets
• No Smoking
• No Weapons
• Not an Exit
• Open
• Out of Order
• Poison
• Recycle
• Restroom
• Shoplifters/Prosecuted
• Slippery When Wet
• Smoking Area
• Stairs
• Waiting Area
• Wash Hands
• Watch Your Step
• Water Fountain
• Wet Floor
• Wet Paint
• Women's Restroom