state signs Flashcards
alabama
ALA
alaska
fist with thumb on forehead, move down along face and open hand
arizona
‘A’ hand down right side of chin, then down left
arkansas
ARK
california
ILY hand, fingertips on cheek. pull down to y and twist hand back and fourth
colorado (3)
- spell
- ‘color’ + ‘ADO’
- ‘C’ hand makes mountains along arm.
connecticut
CONN
delaware
DEL
florida
FLA
georgia
GA
hawaii
‘H’ hand circles face from chin clockwise
idaho (2)
- Spell
2. double X fingertips tap closed palm down fist.
illinois
ILL
indiana
IND
iowa
spell
kansas
spell
kentucky
KY
louisiana (2)
- ‘L’ hand at mouth, move down and out to ‘A’
2. L with left, thumb in right fist. pull out thumb, close hand to fist
maine
‘F’ hand on right side of chest, rub up/down multiple times
maryland
MD
massachusetts
MASS
michigan
MICH
minnesota
MINN
mississippi
spell
missouri
‘M’ and facing self, turn out to ‘O’
montana
‘M’ hands make half box
mexico
‘X’ hands with pinky side down, facing self right finger comes down on left
nebraska
NEB
nevada
spell
new hampshire
NH
new jersey
NJ
new mexico
NM
new york
‘Y’ hand back and fourth on left palm, facing up
north carolina
NC
north dakota
ND
ohio
spell
oklahoma
OKLA
oregon (2)
- spell
2. ‘O’ hand circles out from shoulder (as up and outwards loop)
pennsylvania
PA
rhode island
‘R’ at mouth, move over to ‘I’
south carolina
SC
south dakota
SD
tennessee
TENN
texas
‘X’ hand makes ‘7’ at right side
utah
spell
vermont
VT
virginia
VA
washington
‘W’ hand circles out from head (as up and outwards loop)
west virginia
‘W’ hand down/out, ‘V’ + ‘A’
wisconsin(2)
- WIS
2. WISC
wyoming
WYO
america**
interlock fingers, palms in make circle with hands
united states
US
canada**
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