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ASL: Lesson 3
The ASL lessons from lifeprint are amazing, but can be complicated. While this lesson is perfect for those needing to learn or teach ASL to the deaf community, it could also provide a valuable communication tool. This resource features...
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ASL: Lesson 12
Interested in learning ASL? Lesson 12 in this ASL series gets you ready to identify the days of the week, ask question, and modify time signs. Note: If you are a special eduction teacher, use the vocabulary list to teach your non-verbal...
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ASL: Lesson 19
Being able to express feelings is important for every learner. ASL lesson 19 is intended for teaching hearing impaired pupils or special ed teachers functional ASL. Since this provides a list of signs describing feelings, it would be a...
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ASL: Lesson 15
ASL is fun to learn and now so easy! This is lesson 15 in a series of 30+ lessons of learning or teaching ASL in a comprehensible and strategic way. Use this lesson to reinforce identifying community helpers and conducting an interview....
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ASL Lesson 11
Use this resource to learn or to teach ASL. Lesson 11 focuses on ASL grammar and function, asking questions, and using vocabulary such as never, sometimes, and always. Images and videos are available to help ensure proper form while...
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ASL: Lesson 16
ASL lesson 16 covers adverbs of time, sentence structure, and asking questions. Each blue link takes you to an image, instructions, or video of the word/s being signed. Great resource!
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C is for C: American Sign Language
In this early childhood letter Cc worksheet, students practice tracing the uppercase C and lowercase c lines before they form the same letters independently on the lines provided. A picture of the symbol C in American Sign Language is...
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Learning American Sign Language (ASL): Using Alphabet Flash Cards
Students participate in various alphabet flashcard games to study the sign letters used by the hearing impaired.
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E is for E (ASL)
In this American Sign Language, letter e worksheet, learners trace capital and lowercase e, 8 times each. Students then print capital and lower case e 9 times each. A computer animation is provided which demonstrates how to print each...
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Give Me a Little Sign
Young scholars watch an episode of the PBS show "Maya & Miguel," and demonstrate various letters and words in American Sign Language. They create a message using a comic strip, spell their name using ASL, and answer discussion...
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"Some Excellent Dumb Discourse:" Caliban as native American
Explore The Tempest and how language and power are intertwined in the play. Through a series of questions (provided) and an intense activity that has groups translate Caliban's speech into American Sign Language, learners recognize...
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ASL Crossword
Give your ASL students this crossword puzzle to fill time or review basic vocabulary terms. The clues are creatively done using visual images of the hand signs. How clever!
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Forming a WH Question in American Sign Language
Learners use the correct sign for the five WH question words with the appropriate facial expression to accurately form questions in ASL.
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What's That Sign?
Pupils watch an episode of a PBS show called Maya and Miguel that focuses on communication with American Sign Language. They play a game in which they identify a number of the ASL signs.
Museum of Disability
Can You Hear a Rainbow?
Teach your class about compassion and empathy with Jamee Riggio Heelan's Can You Hear a Rainbow? As kids read about Chris, a boy who is deaf, they discuss the things he likes to do, as well as the ways he communicates with the world.
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Deaf and Diverse
Students examine deaf culture and the role that American Sign Language plays in forging a sense of community.
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A (American Sign Language Graphic)
In this printing letter A worksheet, students trace dotted examples of upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter Aa. Students then use the blank primary lines to practice forming their own letters.
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Piercing the World of Silence
Students explore the sign language alphabet. They examine the difficulties faced by handicapped persons, and are introduced to Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan and The Miracle Worker.
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ASL III: Classifiers
Classifiers show movement, location, and appearance. This basic presentation will introduce ASL learners to how classifiers are formed and what their functions are. Pair with practice opportunities to engage all learners!
Basic Handwriting for Kids
A is for American Sign Language: The Letter Aa
In this printing practice instructional activity, students follow the dotted lines and numbered arrows to practice printing two lines of both uppercase and lowercase A. If online, they can view an animation of how to form the letter.
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B is for B in American Sign Language
In this printing practice worksheet, students follow the dotted lines to form the letters B and b. They print two rows of each. They can see an animation of how to form each letter if they look at the worksheet online before printing it...
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I (With American Sign Language Graphic)
In this printing letter I learning exercise, students trace 20 dotted examples of upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter Ii. Students then use the blank primary lines to practice their own letters.
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Science for Technology
Middle schoolers discuss sign language and learn how to spell some words. In this investigative lesson students work with a partner to write and perform sign language on a given topic.
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Mudras and Sign Language
Students compare the languages of the ancient Japanese people and the American deaf community, two cultures that utilize hand signs in this lesson for the early elementary classroom.