At School Flashcards
Accurately comprehend and produce ASL vocabulary related to school
ELEMENTARY
The dominant E handshape makes a small circular movement underneath the non-dominant flat-palm handshape.
HIGH SCHOOL
The dominant hand quickly produces the fingerspelled letters H-S.
HOME
The dominant flat O handshape gently taps near the mouth, then near the ear, indicating that this is where you eat and sleep.
SCHOOL
The flat-palm handshapes are lightly clapped together twice, as if the teacher is trying to gain the attention of the students.
ASL
To specifically sign ASL, simply use the fingerspelled letters A-S-L.
ENGLISH
A dominant modified E handshape is placed over the non-dominant flat-palm handshape.
HISTORY
The dominant H handshape is gently bounced up and down.
LEARN
The dominant bent 5 handshape starts resting lightly on the flat palm. The dominant 5 handshape is closed to a flat O handshape as it moves towards the temple, indicating information being taken from the paper and put in the mind.
READ
The dominant 2 handshape swipes across the non-dominant flat-palm handshape, as if two eyes are reading from a paper
MATH
The M handshapes swipe across each other twice
SCIENCE
The A handshapes are moved in a circular rotation motion, as if pouring beakers of chemicals together.
SIGN LANGUAGE
The 1 handshapes (index fingers) are moved in a backwards circular movement.
WRITE
The modified X handshape squiggles across the non-dominant-palm handshape, as if a pencil is actually being held and used.
