Sign of the Week - FROG

The Sign of the Week is FROG. Place your fist under your chin and quickly flick out your first two fingers two times.

Here's a free poster from Baby Signs for you to download.This sign would go great with the story about The Big, Wide-Mouthed Frog, you know, the story where the wide-mouthed frog goes around asking different animals "WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU EAT?" with an "OH, IS THAT SO." with a very big, wide mouth after they tell him. This goes on until he comes to an alligator that says he eats big, wide-mouthed frogs. Suddenly the frog says with a very, very tiny mouth, "Oh is that so." and hops off! I use this story in speech therapy to talk about opening your mouth and using your articulators when you talk. The kids love it!

Sign of the Week - POTTY

Shake "T" hand back and forth (toilet). This sign is great for helping your child communicate the need to go potty even before they speak!
Click on picture to download this poster.

Sign Request - FARM

We had a sign request for FARM at Parent Workshop yesterday evening. Hold your hand like you are showing the number five. Place your thumb against the side of your chin and drag your thumb across your chin with your hand at right angles to your chin.

Follow this link to see a video of this sign on ASL-Pro. http://www.aslpro.com/main/f/farm.swf

Sign Request - PACIFIER

The sign for BINKY or PACIFIER was requested today. Here's a little video on how to sign PACIFIER. You put your thumb and index finger up to mouth like you are holding a pacifier and then you make a sucking motion like you are sucking on the pacifier.

Sign of the Week - BUTTERFLY

I love doing this sign! Just look at the palms of your hands, cross them over to the opposite side of your body, and link your thumbs together. Now make that butterfly fly! Your baby might make the sign with palms facing outward as this is much easier for babies. That's O.K., just keep modeling the sign the correct way.

Click on the picture for the downloadable poster for this sign!

Sign of the Week: CARROT

Make a fist and pretend to chomp a carrot.

Click on picture below to download free poster for this sign!