ASL Playgroup — Fun and Games and Action Words

For this playgroup, I used the names of some common toys as well as action words.
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For this playgroup, I used some nursery rhymes.
Jack Be Nimble can be used for jump and fast (quick.)
Hey Diddle Diddle can be used for cat, cow, jump, moon, dog, laugh, to see, dish, ran, with, spoon, fun.
Humpty Dumpty can be [...]

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ASL Playgroup — A Walk Through the Neighborhood Theme

Young children are just beginning to discover the world around them. For toddlers and preschoolers, the neighborhood is their world. So, learning signs for the places and people in their neighborhood seems like an important theme.
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I had a hard time finding the perfect book or set of books for this theme. Perhaps [...]

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ASL Playgroup — Colors Theme

Teaching toddlers and preschoolers to recognize colors by name is a popular theme without even considering teaching the ASL signs to go with them. There are many resources available to teach colors that can be adapted to learning the ASL signs. I have compiled a few of my favorites here that I have [...]

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ASL Playgroup — Farm Animal Theme

Why are farm animals so popular in children’s books and why do we spend so much time teaching our babies how to make animal noises? I am not sure, but I do know that animal themes are easy to plan and great for engaging young children. I like doing a farm animal theme [...]

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ASL Playgroup — Feelings

February seems to be the perfect month to have a theme based upon feelings. Emotions can be difficult for kids to understand, so being able to have a sign for them can be helpful. Of course, along with the sign you really need to use your face to convey the meaning; the face [...]

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ASL Playgroup — ABC theme books and activities

The signs for the alphabet letters are very important in learning sign language. Many of the letter hand shapes are used in other signs, so learning the alphabet is a useful beginning skill. Very young children often cannot make the hand shapes accurately, but they can recognize them so it is important to [...]

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