Baby Sign Language!
Today we attended an introductory baby sign language class. It's American Sign Language and the instructor focused on signs that would be useful to babies, such as "milk", "more", "toilet", etc. The instructor's name was Bill and he did an awesome job. We actually learned about 50 signs in class but I imagine we'll only retain a handful once a couple days go by. To help me remember, here are some of the signs:
- I (point to yourself)
- you (point to somebody)
- want (both hands clenched and pull them by your side with arms bent about 90 degrees so that forearms are parallel with the ground)
- love (make two fists, cross your arms and rock like you are hugging somebody)
- hot (gesture toward mouth with hands and then fling hand outward like you just took something hot out of your mouth)
- eat (put all 5 fingers together like a bird's beak and point at your mouth)
- hungry (move hand from about the neck down to belly one time as if food is going down the stomach)
- mommy, daddy, boy, girl, grandma, grandpa (male gestures are at top of forehead and female gestures are near the chin)
- toilet (sign the letter "t" and twist it)
- poo (put your fists together one on top of the other with thumb of the bottom fist inside the top fist. Pull the bottom fist downward like poo is coming out)
- diarrhea (like poo but the second hand does a gesture
- water (sign a "w" with your hand and put it near your chin)
- thank you (like blowing kisses)
- you're welcome (spread all 5 fingers apart and put your thumb to the middle of your chest and flutter it slightly)
- green (sign a "g" and twist it)
- go (point forward while signing "g" with both hands)
- walk (put thumbs together at length and paddle with both hands)
- run (put thumbs together at length and make a walking motion with the 2nd and 3rd finger) (I'm not quite sure of this one)
- yes (make a fist and nod it up and down like you nod your head)
- no (sign "n" and then "o". Ends up looking like your index and middle finger are straight and then they connect with your thumb while the other two fingers remain clenched)
Skyla's getting bored and I'm home alone at the moment, so I have to stop this post!
- I (point to yourself)
- you (point to somebody)
- want (both hands clenched and pull them by your side with arms bent about 90 degrees so that forearms are parallel with the ground)
- love (make two fists, cross your arms and rock like you are hugging somebody)
- hot (gesture toward mouth with hands and then fling hand outward like you just took something hot out of your mouth)
- eat (put all 5 fingers together like a bird's beak and point at your mouth)
- hungry (move hand from about the neck down to belly one time as if food is going down the stomach)
- mommy, daddy, boy, girl, grandma, grandpa (male gestures are at top of forehead and female gestures are near the chin)
- toilet (sign the letter "t" and twist it)
- poo (put your fists together one on top of the other with thumb of the bottom fist inside the top fist. Pull the bottom fist downward like poo is coming out)
- diarrhea (like poo but the second hand does a gesture
- water (sign a "w" with your hand and put it near your chin)
- thank you (like blowing kisses)
- you're welcome (spread all 5 fingers apart and put your thumb to the middle of your chest and flutter it slightly)
- green (sign a "g" and twist it)
- go (point forward while signing "g" with both hands)
- walk (put thumbs together at length and paddle with both hands)
- run (put thumbs together at length and make a walking motion with the 2nd and 3rd finger) (I'm not quite sure of this one)
- yes (make a fist and nod it up and down like you nod your head)
- no (sign "n" and then "o". Ends up looking like your index and middle finger are straight and then they connect with your thumb while the other two fingers remain clenched)
Skyla's getting bored and I'm home alone at the moment, so I have to stop this post!
posted by Steven | 8:40 PM
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