Level 1 Flashcards
Funny
nose wrinkels in laughter. tips of the right indes and middle fingers brush repeateldy off the tip of the nose.
Pet
Right hand stokes the bak of the left serveral times.
Animal
The fingertips touch the chest. The fingers stay straight. The hands pivot inward toward each other twice.
Memory aid: Think of the breathing of an animal.
Late
5 hand hanging loosely and straigh down from elbow, move back and forth under armpit.
Knowledge
Patting head to indicate something of value insdie. Right fingers pat forehead several times
Pencil
I sign PENCIL by forming my hand into a handshape that looks like I’m holding a pencil in my right hand. I start the sign holding my hand near my mouth. Then I bring my right hand down near the palm of my left hand and make a writing movement across the palm and fingers of the left hand. So, this sign is loosely based on the concept of licking the pencil lead and then writing. Note: You don’t actually lick anything in this sign, the hand merely comes “near” the mouth.
Remember
Memory aid: Think of “tacking it down.”
Right thumb moves down from side of foehead to rest on back of other thumb and bounces once.
Forget
One that looks like you are wiping information off your memory banks, and one that shows you have an “empty memory.”
fingertipsmove to the right across forehead and close
Italian
Letter T across forhead with little “i” finger. Down and across
College
Both hands are in loose “flat” handshapes. They are not “5” handshapes, but then again they are not “B” handshapes either. The dominant hand starts from a couple inches above the base hand and does a circling movement as it slaps downward and comes back up a few inches.
Pay
the sign for “pay” is a directional sign. That means the direction in which you do the sign indicates whom is getting paid.
Think of having a coin in the palm of your left hand. You place the tip of your right index finger on the coin then flick the coin to the person whom you are paying.
ask
Movement is forward. Starts in an “index” shape and ends in an “x” handshape.
Invite
open right hand sweeps down in an arc and over toward left side of chest ending in palm up position.
education
e hand to quickly d
middle school
right middle finger takes open left palm then sign school
high school
“H” and a “modified” S-hand.
Spell “H” and then quickly change into an S-hand. (Don’t worry if the “S” hand ends up sideways.)
college
The dominant hand starts from a couple inches above the base hand and does a circling movement as it slaps downward and comes back up a few inches.
residential
i hand taps fist of other hand
take up
bachelor, master degree
doctorate
right b hand held with palm facing left and fingers pointing up, touches left side of mouth then moves back across the lips to right of mouth.
doctorate. quick d then r then facial
Degree: rolled up diploma, thumbs & index fingers form cirlces both hands together then separate.
math
M hands cross in front of chest twice
science
My wife prefers to do the sign “SCIENCE” with “A” hands. The “A” hands do remind me of “beakers” that some scientists use to mix chemicals.
history
he sign for “history” moves an “H” hand down, up, and down again.
social studies
s hand signs once left then right
English, England
he sign for “England” is done by placing your dominant hand over your non-dominant hand. The fingers of the dominant hand wrap around the pinkie side of the non-dominant hand. Think royalty
things
palms open and move outward bouncing
calculator
notebook
pen
pencil
I sign PENCIL by forming my hand into a handshape that looks like I’m holding a pencil in my right hand. I start the sign holding my hand near my mouth. Then I bring my right hand down near the palm of my left hand and make a writing movement across the palm and fingers of the left hand. So, this sign is loosely based on the concept of licking the pencil lead and then writing. (In the old days, apparently, people used to lick the lead to get pencils to write better. Don’t try this at home folks.) Note: You don’t actually lick anything in this sign, the hand merely comes “near” the mouth.
right index finger makes a pass through the cavity of the left “c” hand. The “C” hand is often modified so that the fingers are bent from the knuckles and are relatively straight.”
give
hand to
