Communicating Through Symbols
This worksheet helps second-grade students understand how we communicate using various symbols and their meanings in everyday life.
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Communicating Through Symbols
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Pay attention to the symbols you see every day!
Symbols are pictures or objects that stand for something else. We see symbols everywhere! They help us understand things quickly without using many words. For example, a red octagon means 'STOP'. A picture of a fork and knife means 'restaurant' or 'food'. What other symbols do you know?
1. A picture of a heart usually means .
2. When you see a symbol of a person in a wheelchair, it means the place is .
3. The symbol for a question is a mark.
1. What does a green light at a traffic intersection usually symbolize?
Stop
Go
Caution
Slow down
2. Which symbol tells you a place has a restroom?
A picture of a car
A picture of a phone
A person symbol (man/woman)
A picture of a book
1. A thumbs-up symbol means 'good job' or 'yes'.
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False
2. The symbol for a hospital is usually a red cross.
True
False
1. Draw a symbol that means 'danger' or 'warning'. What does your symbol look like?
2. Think of a symbol you see at school. What does it mean?
Draw a simple symbol for each word below:
Happy
Quiet