Sign of the Week - LISTEN

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"LISTEN. What do you hear? Do you hear a bird?" This is a common conversation parents initiate with their babies. To sign LISTEN, simply cup your hand behind your ear. By teaching your child the sign for LISTEN, you will be equipping him with the tools to ask you, "What do you hear, mom?"

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Sign of the Week - LATER

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Although children do not fully understand the concept of time, using the sign LATER can help children grasp the idea that something is going to happen in the future. Whether a child is waiting to go to the park, waiting for a parent to return, or waiting for grandma's visit, the sign LATER will help him understand that the answer isn't "no." The answer is... it will happen LATER.  To sign LATER, place "L" hand next to ear and tilt hand forward at wrist.

And to help with learning the concept of time, here's a wonderful idea on how to adapt an analog clock to enable even young children to tell the time!  It's called the Wondertime Clock.  You can find the artwork needed for this clock here:  Wondertime Clock Picture .

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Sign of the Week - JUICE

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Babies love to drink JUICE. To sign JUICE, make "J" hand in front of body. This sign can be coupled with the sign for apple, orange, or grape to request a certain type of JUICE. As you begin to give your baby JUICE, don't forget to use the sign along with the spoken word.



Don't know the alphabet signs?  You can learn them on Starfall.com, a great site for learning to read! Here's the link http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/sign-abcs/load.htm?f

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Sign of the Week - DIAPER

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To sign DIAPER, rest thumb at side of waist.  Tap thumb twice with first two fingers.

Using a simple sign like DIAPER can help help children to understand the DIAPER changing routine and then progress toward potty training.

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Sign of the Week - FIREWORKS

This summer will bring several opportunities to practice the sign for FIREWORKS. Between Independence Day celebrations, the Olympic Ceremonies, and family vacations, children will see and hear FIREWORKS!  To sign FIREWORKS, hold up your fists with palms facing outward and flick fingers out, alternating hands as if fireworks are exploding.   Use this sign to give children a way to tell you what they see and hear. Giving children a way to talk about the FIREWORKS may help make them less fearful or at least allow you to acknowledge what is causing the fear. Enjoy this fun sign!

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Sign of the Week - HOT

The Sign of  the Week is HOT,  definitely a sign and vocabulary word we use frequently here in the desert during the summer!  To sign HOT, cup hand at mouth, then move it down and outward as if flinging hot food from mouth.

The sign for HOT can be an important safety sign. Children can use this sign to let you know the bath water is too HOT; they feel HOT, because of a fever; their feet hurt because the sidewalk is HOT; their car seat is HOT; even that the food on the plate is HOT.

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Sign of the Week - DADDY

This Sunday is Father's Day so the Sign of the Week is DADDY, a very special person in all of our lives! To sign DADDY, tap forehead with thumb of open hand. Help your child learn the sign for DADDY. It will be a special surprise for DAD!

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Happy Father's Day!