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Learning Sign Language is FUN!



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Are you looking for some easy to do indoor

activities for summer, when it's raining or just too

hot to play outside?  


Learning sign language turned out to be not only a fun 

summer time activity for us, it also enhanced the early

learning that my daughter had done, that year. 


As an OT, and a homeschooler, I get excited about the 

benefits of signing....It is a great way to enhance

academic early learning because it is literally hands-on.  

It gives excellent sensory feedback to young learners,

who may learn best through tactile channels.


For kids who have sensory or attentional issues, sign 

language can be a great way to reinforce their

academics.


8 Benefits of Learning Sign Language  


1.  Learning the alphabet in sign 

language, is a great way for kinesthetic 

learners to master the ABC's.

2.  Learning number signs enhances your 

math program, and makes counting more fun.


from You Can Learn Sign Language

3.  Learning signs helps build memory skills.

4.  Signing is fun!  It can be a nice break from your 

regular school work, and build confidence, as your 

kids learn a new sign, and share it with others.

5.  Kids can learn how grammar works, by learning how

to put together words in ASL, and that they follow

a different order than that of English.


6.   Learning sign helps to build fine motor 

coordination for handwriting.
7.  Sign language can help develop visual spatial skills that 

are important for learning to read.

8. Signs can be used to help teach your kids

about emotions, as they learn the signs for their feelings.


- You Can Learn Sign Language Book -


You Can Learn Sign Language


This was just the ticket for us.  It is written by experts in the field of deafness and American Sign Language (ASL), which is the true language of the deaf.  


To read more about this little book from Scholastic, click here.


- Sign Language Flash Cards -


Another resource that we liked was a frugal set of 

flashcards ,called Sign Language Flash Cards from

Carson-Deliosa.  

AND here are the signs for THANK YOU and PLEASE. What a fun way to practice manners!
from Sign Language Flash Cards

 There are very simple signs that 

can be used with your young toddler, to help with 

communication, such as....the sign for milk, or the 

sign for juice.   For more information on this 

resource, click here.


Sign language not only added a lot to our 

summer days, it also gave my daughter great practice 

 in small motor and visual processing skills.   


Have a fun summer and enjoy signing with 

your family! 





Happy Homeschooling,

Betsy


Betsy blogs at BJ's Homeschool, where she writes about high school, college, and all the fun of homeschooling the early years, too.  As a veteran homeschooler, Betsy offers homeschool help to families.







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  1. UnknownMarch 9, 2015 at 5:23 PM

    if you send me your leaflet etc we can market your ads for free via our facebook page www.facebook.com/eyfsresources
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    1. BJ's HomeschoolMarch 10, 2015 at 4:03 PM

      Thanks, EYFS Resources Ltd, for your kind offer. I will send you my leaflet right away. I am pleased to meet you,
      Betsy Sproger, OT
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  2. DebiMarch 10, 2015 at 7:22 AM

    So this is great because a lot of people are seeing this today and now they want to learn sign language. Oh the timing!!

    http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/an-entire-town-secretly-learned-sign-language-to-surprise-th#.ekM57DGYwB

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  3. BJ's HomeschoolMarch 10, 2015 at 12:24 PM

    Thanks for stopping by, Debi, @ DebiStrangeland!

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