1-2-3 Come Make Some Useful Signs With Me

During the 1st few days of school  there is so much for children to learn and remember, which is often difficult because they can't read.  Some years I was lucky enough to have a bathroom in my classroom, other years my little ones had to truck down the hallway.  Just getting and staying in a line was an accomplishment!

Let's face it, when you're 4 and really have to "go" running into the wrong bathroom is an easy thing to do.  As with all bathrooms, ours was labeled with boys or girls.  Not all of them had the universal stick people signs on them.  Even if they did, most of my little girls also wore pants, so the "different" connection wasn't always there. 

To help my little ones with this, I made a poster showing a little girl and put it next to their bathroom door, along with a boy for theirs. No more confusion. 

Since children are really fast learners, this was really only necessary for the first week of school, but if you mount the posters on construction paper and laminate, why not keep them up all year to assist other young visitors. 

With the help of the sweet clip art from My Cute Graphics, I designed some new posters.  I hope your kiddos find them helpful and that they empower them with confidence about their new surroundings.  Click on the link to view/download the Bathroom Posters.

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Any hoo, while surfing I found two adorable bathroom procedures that I thought were pretty cute.  Elizabeth, over at Fun in 4B, is a 4th grade math teacher in South Carolina. She uses two melamine plates and has students sign out with a dry erase marker.  The marker has a pom pom on the cap to erase the name when students return. 

She also has them put a hand sanitizer bottle on their desk.  She can see at a glance who's gone, and the student is reminded to use the sanitizer when they return.  Click on the link to grab the labels if you want to make some of your own.

I hope you're having a rejuvenating summer.  Blessings to you, from my little corner of the world.

"The voice of the sea speaks to the soul." -Unknown