List the type of signs you would see in a city or town at nigh eg motels, service stations, fast food signs, car manufacturers, bank signs, hotels, cinemas, nightclubs, bars . . . Have the pupils paint a group mural of a city at night showing the signs from street level to the tops of the buildings. Further Directions Design eye catching signs for bulletin boards and area around the classroom - current events, nature table, music information, library corner etc. Visit a sign maker. Prepare a series of questions to learn more about designing signs.
Pupils use computers to generate different styles of signs.
Using the rhythms of the words, have each group invent a chant of 'sign language' to perform to the class. Present these chants as sound poems to other classes.