Learn the Sign for TURKEY

Have you seen the holiday displays in the stores? There are TURKEYS on every aisle. Here is a sign that you can use to talk about the TURKEYS that you see around you this time of year. To sign TURKEY,  hold a "Q" hand under your chin and wiggle!

Happy Halloween!

Here's some Halloween treats for you!

Halloween Video

Halloween Handouts 

Halloween Signs Handout

Halloween Safety Booklet

Free Posters to Print Out

Learn the Sign for COSTUME

It is the time of year when COSTUMES fill the stores and soon the streets. Use the sign for COSTUME to help reassure your little one that it is "just a COSTUME." To make this sign, brush open hands down chest several times. This sign can be helpful all year around when your child wants to play dress-up with her favorite COSTUME.

Happy Mother's Day!

Wishing everyone wonderful Mother's Day! To sign MOMMY, tap your chin with thumb of open hand. 

Summer Signs

Here's some signs to use for summer. Of course, OUTSIDE isn't really one I want to do much here in the desert right now, except at night after

Happy Signing!

World Breastfeeding Week

In honor of World Breastfeeding Week (Aug 1 - 7), we are sharing the sign for NURSE (BREASTFEED).  To sign NURSE (BREASTFEED), pinch fingers together as you pull hand away from breast or gently tug at shirt over breast.

Find out more here - http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org.

Learn the Sign for BUG

Aren't bugs fascinating? The sign for BUG can be used to talk about all the insects you see.  Sign BUG by placing your thumb on your nose and bending your first two fingers up and down. Don't forget to use descriptive words like big and little or color words to introduce more fun concepts!

Learn the Sign for FISH

The Sign of the Week is FISH. Children love looking at FISH, so give them a way to talk about them with you by teaching them the sign for FISH. Remember that babies can use gestures and signs before they are able to say words, so teaching them a way to express what they are thinking and feeling may open your eyes to just how smart babies really are! They can tell you that they saw a FISH at the doctor's office, or that they want to read their book about FISH.

To sign the FISH, extend flat hand out with your thumb up and fingers together. Wave fingers back and forth in a forward motion, like the swimming motion of a FISH.  A baby's natural sign for FISH is to smack their lips, so you can add that as well if you like.