My Simple Signs™ Classroom Communication System
By Signing Courses™
A practical ASL-based classroom communication system that helps educators incorporate meaningful signs into everyday learning, routines, and communication.
What Is My Simple Signs™?
My Simple Signs™ is an ASL-based Classroom Communication System created by Signing Courses™ for early childhood educators, schools, and programs.
The system gives educators practical tools for incorporating meaningful American Sign Language (ASL) signs into everyday classroom routines, instruction, play, transitions, and communication.
My Simple Signs™ works alongside the curriculum educators are already using—giving children another meaningful way to communicate, participate, and engage throughout the school day.
Meet the Educator Behind My Simple Signs™ My Simple Signs Communication System and three-time published author, Jennifer Stewart.
Jennifer Stewart, M.S.Ed., is an American Sign Language educator, author, curriculum developer, and industry professional with extensive experience in ASL interpreting, Deaf Studies, Special Education, and early communication. She is the founder of Signing Courses™ and creator of the My Simple Signs™ Classroom Communication System, a comprehensive educational system designed to help educators incorporate simple, functional signs into everyday learning and communication.
Jennifer has developed and led college-level American Sign Language, Deaf Studies, and ASL Interpreting programs and holds advanced education and professional credentials in Special Education and ASL interpreting. She is also a highly regarded speaker and professional development presenter, providing practical training for educators and organizations seeking to make communication more accessible for children of varying ages and abilities.
Jennifer is a co-author of Barron’s American Sign Language: A Comprehensive Guide to ASL 1 and 2 with Online Video Practice and the author of Deaf, like David, a children’s book created to introduce young readers to Deafness, American Sign Language, communication, and inclusion.
Through Signing Courses™ and My Simple Signs™, Jennifer brings her experience as an educator, interpreter, author, and curriculum developer together with one central mission: Communication for All.
Signing Courses™ provides practical ASL education, professional development, and classroom resources—including the My Simple Signs™ Classroom Communication System—to help educators bring meaningful communication into everyday learning.
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Communication for More Children
English + Spanish Materials Included
My Simple Signs™ was created with one goal in mind: helping more children communicate.
That’s why our children’s learning materials include both English and Spanish. From flashcards and posters to activities and classroom resources, children can see and learn vocabulary in both languages while building communication through American Sign Language (ASL).
Our Spanish is written to be clear, child-friendly, and natural for Spanish-speaking families in the United States, making the materials easy to use at school and at home.
With ASL + English + Spanish, My Simple Signs™ gives educators and families more ways to connect with the children they support.
Educator Resources
Guidance that makes implementation simple.
Educators receive practical, step-by-step resources for introducing signs, reinforcing them throughout the day, and incorporating signing naturally into familiar classroom routines and learning experiences.
The system is designed to take the guesswork out of getting started so educators can focus on using signs consistently and meaningfully with their students.
Classroom Visuals
Keep communication visible all day long.
Colorful classroom posters and visual references provide ongoing exposure to useful signs and vocabulary. Display them throughout the learning environment so students and educators have easy access to communication supports during instruction, routines, transitions, and play.
Hands-On ASL Learning Materials
See it. Practice it. Use it.
Flashcards, matching activities, games, and other interactive materials give children repeated opportunities to see, recognize, practice, and use signs.
Rather than teaching signs in isolation, My Simple Signs™ encourages educators to connect signs to words, concepts, routines, and real communication.
Student Activities
Turn signing into part of everyday learning.
The My Simple Signs™ Activity Book provides a school year of simple signs through child-friendly activities and educator-led practice.
Students can trace, color, identify, practice, and use signs while reinforcing concepts they are already learning.
Ready to bring My Simple Signs™ to your classroom, program, or school?
Frequently asked questions
One System. Multiple Ways to Communicate.
My Simple Signs™ isn't designed to replace a school's existing curriculum. It gives educators another practical way to support communication and learning within what they're already teaching.
Whether a child communicates through speech, signs, gestures, visuals, or a combination of methods, My Simple Signs™ helps create more opportunities to understand, participate, and communicate throughout the day.
Literature & Representation
The system incorporates Deaf, like David to help introduce children to Deafness, American Sign Language, communication, and inclusion through an engaging story created for young learners.
I have No Clear Method of Implementation
While shelves are full of books on sign language and baby signing, the crucial missing piece is a clear strategy for integrating these signs into the existing curriculum. Furthermore, many of these resources feature cute characters demonstrating signs but lack the nuanced facial expressions essential for accurate learning, opening the door for misunderstanding.
Everything You Need to Bring My Simple Signs™ Into Your Classroom
The My Simple Signs™ Classroom Communication System gives educators a complete set of ready-to-use resources for bringing simple, functional signs into everyday learning. Each package combines visual supports, hands-on activities, classroom tools, and step-by-step guidance so teachers can start using signs with confidence—no prior ASL experience required. From introducing a Sign of the Week to reinforcing communication throughout daily routines, My Simple Signs makes it easy to build signing naturally into the school day while giving children more ways to express what they need, know, and feel.
Everyday Communication Tools
Support communication beyond the lesson.
Portable and classroom-based communication tools help keep signs available when children need them most—not just during dedicated learning time.
Educators can incorporate signs into arrival, meals, play, transitions, group activities, classroom requests, and other everyday moments.
Can I scaffold into our existing program?
Build on what you’re already teaching.
My Simple Signs™ is designed to scaffold into your existing curriculum, routines, and learning goals—not replace them. Educators simply add meaningful signs to the words, concepts, activities, and routines children are already learning.
Whether you’re teaching colors, numbers, feelings, early literacy, classroom routines, or everyday communication, My Simple Signs™ gives you practical tools to add signing naturally throughout the day.
The My Simple Signs™ Classroom Communication System brings together educator guidance, classroom visuals, hands-on learning materials, communication tools, and engaging student activities in one easy-to-use system.
Designed to work alongside the curriculum and routines already in place, My Simple Signs™ helps educators introduce and reinforce practical signs throughout the school day—without requiring prior ASL experience.
“What she has taught my staff has been absolutely life-changing.”
"I am always looking for resources that support inclusive practices and enhance communication with our young learners. The My Simple Signs Classroom Communication Guide is hands down the best guide I’ve come across for integrating ASL into early education settings. The guide is not only packed with research-backed strategies, but it also provides practical, easy-to-implement activities that my teachers can use immediately. Our classrooms have become more inclusive, and we’ve seen a significant decrease in frustration-related behaviors among our preverbal and neurodivergent children. We have all our educators enrolled in The Signing Leader as well. This program should be required reading for every early educator—it's a game-changer!"
"most of our students have autism, and are now speaking because of her program"
"We hired Professor Jenny for monthly workshops/consulting for our Early Childhood Center. It honestly leaves me wondering, "HOW IS HER SYSTEM NOT IN EVERY SINGLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOM?" We didn't know what to expect because we'd never experienced hiring someone like this before. Let me just say- what she has taught my staff has been absolutely life-changing. We have implemented everything she has taught us and the children are progressing. If you have a chance to work with her, do it. We have her posters and now flashcards in our classrooms and the students love them. Now all of our staff is required to do her Signing Leader Training. Thank you."
“My Simple Signs program and materials are now the most requested”
“I run community center and we have noticed quite a few members who use sign language to communicate. Not only our two Deaf members, but children who have disabilities who can hear as well. I was unaware that this is common and had no idea how to accommodate our members. Thankfully I came across Signing Courses and the My Simple Signs system from a google search. We set it up so all of my staff and students could join and we could become more inclusive. Her program and materials are now the most requested. I recommend Signing Courses for any community-based program or outreach center. ”
My Simple Signs™ Classroom Communication Guide
Your step-by-step guide to making simple signs part of every day.
The Classroom Communication Guide gives educators a practical, easy-to-follow approach for bringing My Simple Signs™ into their learning environment. It walks educators through what to teach, how to introduce signs, when to use them, and how to reinforce them naturally throughout everyday routines and instruction.
Designed for educators with no prior ASL experience required, the guide helps take the guesswork out of getting started. Use it alongside the complete My Simple Signs™ system to build consistency, encourage participation, and give children more opportunities to communicate throughout their day.
Simple to learn. Practical to use. Designed for real learning environments.
Approaches to Learning
Approaches to Learning
Interpersonal Skills
Language and Literacy Development
No New Curriculum Needed
Designed to Support Early Learning Outcomes
My Simple Signs™ is designed to complement early childhood learning goals by giving children another meaningful way to communicate, participate, and engage throughout the day. The system supports development across key areas of early learning, including language and early literacy, interpersonal skills, communication, cognitive development, approaches to learning, and classroom participation. Simple signs are incorporated into familiar routines, activities, play, and instruction, making My Simple Signs™ easy to use alongside an existing early childhood curriculum.
Step 1: Foundation – Exposure & Introduction
Educators introduce basic, high-frequency signs (e.g., needs-based signs like "more," "help," "stop").
Signs are incorporated into songs, transitions, and daily routines.
Step 2: Expansion – Increasing Use & Context
Signing is used alongside spoken words to reinforce concepts.
Signs are embedded in books, visual schedules, and structured activities.
Step 3: Independent & Functional Use
Children begin signing independently to express thoughts, needs, and ideas.
Educators use My Simple Signs for classroom management, storytelling, and social interactions.
No curriculum overhaul. No starting over. Just another meaningful way to support communication and learning.