Everyday signs

We see symbols every day. We know that the White House is a symbol for American leadership. What other symbols have you seen? Look in magazines or newspapers and cut out symbols that you see. Paste them onto construction paper or cardboard and make a poster of symbols. You can also draw your own symbols from those that you see in other places. Here are some hints: there are symbols for things that are made from recycled paper. If something has poison in it and should not be touched, it will have a symbol that tells you to stay away. Traffic signs have symbols, too. Have you noticed that symbols usually do not have words? Symbols are made up of pictures or images so that people of all ages and countries can understand them. A logo is a kind of symbol. You see logos on shoes, soda, cars and other things. Talk to your teacher or parents about the difference between a logo and a symbol.

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