Schools & teachers

BSL books and resources for schools

BSL books for the classroom, alongside our free teaching resources. The lesson plans and printables cover most of what you need to run a session; these books are useful references and read-alouds for staff and pupils.

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Early years

Let’s Sign Early Years: BSL Building Blocks

Cath Smith & Sandra Teasdale

Everyday early-years BSL signs with clear colour illustrations, for babies, toddlers and the adults around them. A practical building-blocks guide from the Let’s Sign series.

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Early years

Let’s Sign BSL Early Years & Baby Signs

Cath Smith

Everyday BSL and baby signs for early-years settings – a practical building-blocks reference for nursery and reception staff introducing signing.

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Classroom

Let’s Sign BSL Flashcards: Early Years

Cath Smith

BSL flashcards of everyday early-years signs – handy for the classroom wall, carpet time and quick reference.

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Pocket reference

Let’s Sign Pocket Dictionary: BSL Concise Beginner’s Guide

Cath Smith

A compact, beginner-friendly BSL reference to keep to hand – everyday signs in a portable format from the established Let’s Sign series.

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Children · Families · Schools

Proud to be Deaf

Ava Beese, Lilli Beese & Nick Beese

A positive, child-led introduction to Deaf identity, community and BSL. Ava shares her own experiences and introduces more than 100 signs, making it particularly useful for children, families and schools.

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Children · Deaf experience

Can Bears Ski?

Raymond Antrobus, illustrated by Polly Dunbar

An own-voice picture book about a deaf child beginning to understand his hearing and getting hearing aids. It draws on the creators’ personal experiences, and the current paperback includes an illustrated BSL alphabet.

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