Check out the signs for different sports. Remember use the on-line dictionary to learn the signs then try the quiz to see how well you remember.

baseball jersey, baseball player, basketball – sport, basketball player, coach – person, football – 1, football field, football helmet, football player, hockey, hockey player, soccer, soccer player, volleyball, volleyball player, cheerleader, golf, golf bag, golfer, tennis, tennisball, tennis player, race – competition, referee, score – competition

Have fun and good luck!

Practice fingerspelling your spelling words. Here are all of the hand shapes for the alphabet. Try fingerspelling the road signs you may see while traveling over the weekend. You will be surprised how quickly you can learn the letter signs if you practice just a few minutes a day.

Mrs. Spence’s Spelling list for this week. Practice fingerspelling these words to help you study for your test this week. Also look up in the on-line dictonary to learn the signs for these words. Then take the quiz on Thursday to get even more practice for your test on Friday.

cycle, sweat, rhythm, rely, pleasant, routine, cleanse, shove, reply, meant, sponge, apply, threat, myth, deny, leather, rhyme, thread, meadow, ravine, breath, measure, typical, deaf, crystal, endeavor, oxygen, dynamic, realm, trampoline.

 Use the online dictionary to view the proper sign formation of these words, then practice these signs and take the weekly practice quiz.

Good luck to you and have fun learning an awesome way to communicate. 

boy      girl      classroom       teacher        backpack

book      science        math        physical eduction

art       band – Musical -2       career           health

language       bathroom        library       office

cafeteria      gym        choice        computer lab

student       nurse       principal      notebook

Everyone needs to be able to communicate. You don’t have to be Deaf or Hard of Hearing to use sign language for communication. I am sure you  see and use sign language everyday and don’t even realize it.

Think about when you wave good-bye to your mom or dad in the morning

 or when you tell a friend to come over where you are standing by waving them towards you.

                    

 Baseball and football players have been using sign language for decades to communicate on the field. This is how they tell each other what play or pitch to make next with out the other team knowing what’s coming.

Sign language is the 3rd most popular language in the United States. There is talk now with school board officials making sign language an option for foreign language in high schools.

So why learn sign language? It’s everywhere!