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Yes and No Visual Cards: Free Printable PECS

Thumbs up for yes and thumbs down for no, printed together so your child can answer any question you ask. Print a sheet, or edit the cards in the free PECS Card Maker.

Yes PECS card: Yes
Yes
No PECS card: No
No
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A full sheet of 12 cards at 2 inch on US Letter, yes and no alternating. Cut along the dotted line. No email needed.

Also in the sets: Classroom Request Cards and Core Request Cards.

When to use the yes and no cards

Use them for choices and simple questions all day: "Do you want juice?", "Is it time to go?", "Are you hurt?". Yes and no cards let your child answer without words, and they let you check that you understood a request before you act on it.

How to teach the yes and no cards

  1. Start with questions where you already know the answer, such as holding up a favorite snack and asking "Do you want this?".
  2. Point to the yes card and give the snack when your child touches it, saying "yes" as you do.
  3. Teach no with something your child clearly does not want, then take it away the moment they touch the no card.
  4. Once both are reliable, mix them into real questions through the day and always respect a no where you can.
PECS Communication Cards

Printable picture cards, sentence strips, and a communication book to start and grow picture exchange.

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Frequently asked questions

Should I teach yes or no first?
Teach whichever your child already shows you with their body. Many children refuse clearly long before they agree, so no often comes first.
Why thumbs up and thumbs down?
They are easy to tell apart at a glance and match the gesture many children already see every day. You can switch to a different picture in the free maker.
Can I print only the yes card or only the no card?
Yes. Open the cards in the free maker, remove the one you do not need, and print a full sheet of the other.
Are these cards free?
Yes. Download the PDF free with no email, in 2 or 3 inch cards on US Letter or A4.

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