Baby Sign Language for Please and Thank You

As a parent, you know that it is never too early to start teaching manners. We are constantly teaching and reminding our children good manners, and trying to get them to implement those manners. American Sign Language has proven to be a great means of communication between a parent and their baby before they are able to speak verbally.

Using signs with your baby can also be a great way to begin implementing good manners with your children at a young age. If they are exposed to good manners when they are young, they will learn to apply them as they get older as well (at least that is our expectation). Two great signs to teach your children so they can learn good manners are please and thank you. These are two very basic statements to begin with. These can obviously be used quite frequently and will be a great starting point for you and your child. To sign please – rub your hand, flat, in circles on your chest.

To sign thank you, bring one hand to your chin and then bring it forward, in the direction of the person you are thanking. Thank you is a directional sign and therefore, the hand should be directed toward the person it is meant for. (Don’t make the mistake of bringing your hand from chin down to your belly.)

Please and thank you are typically among the first 10 signs that are taught to babies. This way, they will learn their manners and will know to use them at an early age. If you are currently signing with your baby or want to get started, think about teaching them these two signs. You will see them sign please when they want or need something and thank you after they get it. You will not longer have to remind them to be polite or have good manners as it will come more easily to them. For more ideas on signing with your baby, visit http://www.babysignlanguageonline.com/blog

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Baby Sign Language – Which Hand?

Once you have decided that you would like to use American Sign Language with your child or students, many questions come to mind about how you should begin in order to be successful. One of the most common questions asked is, “Which hand should I sign with?”

The answer will be one that you like as it is simply a matter of preference. If you are right handed, sign with your right hand and if you are left handed, sign with your left hand. Since you will probably be most comfortable signing with your dominant hand, anyway, this works out for the best. The only time this would not apply, is if there is a two-handed sign that is being performed, then of course you will use both hands to make the sign.

I have only seen one instance where using your left hand may interfere with the understanding of a sign. This would be when signing the letters of the alphabet. Since many letters do take the form of their written counter-part, children will absorb this information as they see it signed. For example, the letter C is performed by curving your fingers into a half circle. When you perform this with your right hand, your child will see the letter as it is written correctly. However, when this letter is signed with your left hand, your child or students will see the letter as if it were backwards. Therefore, it is your choice whether or not this would be a significant problem that you should sign with your right hand. The letter “L” also falls into this category.

If you haven’t begun signing because you are feeling unsure about which hand to sign with, you now know that you can use your most comfortable hand – which is your dominant hand. Go ahead and begin signing with whichever hand you feel comfortable with and just go ahead and get started. Good Luck!

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Baby Sign Language – Sign for Hurt

No parent wants to see their child hurt, and if your child is hurt, you want to be able to help them. Unfortunately, babies can not always communicate if they are hurt or where they are hurt. Because of this, babies and toddlers will cry when something is wrong. Unfortunately, it is difficult to determine the reason they are crying and parents play the guessing game to figure out what is wrong. American Sign Language can help in this situation.

Before babies can verbally tell you if they are hurt, they can communicate this by signing. To sign hurt, touch your two pointer fingers together. If you can teach this sign to your child, they will be able to sign if they are hurt or not. Even more importantly, they will be able to tell you where they are hurt. For example, if they sign “hurt” near their ear, it may mean they have an ear infection.

To make it easier for your baby to learn this sign, you can practice on stuffed animals or toys. For example, you can make believe a teddy bear bumped his head and then explain that he hurt his head, while signing the word as well. Your child will begin to understand, and they will use the sign when they are hurt themselves. Continue to use the sign whenever you refer to someone or something that is hurt, whether it is something on a television show, in a book, etc. Soon, you will see how quickly your child learns the sign, and how much easier it will be to help them when they are hurt.

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Baby Sign Language Story to Sign

If you are already aware of the benefits of sign language, you are probably interested in new ideas to use in the classroom with students or at home with your child. It can be simple and fun to include new ideas into your already established daily routine. With the weather cooling down, it is clear that the Fall season is approaching. Children have fun learning about their world and the things they are seeing and doing, so it would be great to use signs for words they are seeing or using regularly during each season.

Apples are plentiful in the Fall, especially where I live in the Northeastern US. So many children are familiar with apples, as many of us go apple picking, make apple sauce, drink apple cider, etc. A great story to use in the classroom or with your child at home is Apples, Apples by Salina Yoon. This flap book talks about different things that can be done with apples such as making applesauce, apple cider, or apple pie. Children will enjoy this book because of the flaps throughout the story that provide surprises as to what is underneath them.

If you add signs while reading this story, they will have even more of a visual demonstration. I suggest that the first time you read the story, to sign only apples each time it appears in the book. To sign apples, take the knuckle of your pointer finger and twist it on your cheek. The next time you read it, you might want to add apple picking, apple sauce and the signs that accompany each apple item or activity.

Students can sign along with you, learning both words and signs. Therefore, helping to build their knowledge of new words, vocabulary and pre-literacy skills. I love to use this book with my pre-school and early elementary students because they become so engaged in the reading. It is a fun and interactive way to teach the word apples, the sign, and to learn about them.

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