June/July Signs

This month we're focusing on home and cleaning - I have a book from Parent's Magazine called "Let's Clean Up" and I'm taking words from the book for that - from http://www.learninghorizons.com

Here's what the book sayes:

"Michael," Mom says, "we need to clean up your room."

"But I want to play!" says Michael.

"Let's play Hide and Seek," Mom says. "Toys are hiding in all sorts of places. We need to find them!"

"Okay," says Michael.

"Look!" Mom says. "I found a dinosaur hiding in your shoe. I'll put him in the dinosaur box"

"I'm finding lots of dinosaurs~!" Says Michael.

"You're good at this game," says Mom.

Michael and Mom decide to find race cars next.

"I see some cars!" says Michael.

"Good Job!" says Mom, smiling. "Your room looks neater already."

"There are more toys to clean up," Mom reminds Michael. "I see you found some blocks. Can you find any that are hiding?"

"I found lots of blocks!" Michael says. "I'll put them in the block box!"

"You found some books," says Mom. "I wonder where they belong?"

"I know!" Michael says. "On the bookshelf.

"Your right!" Mom says. "Good thinking."

"I found some socks hiding!" Michael calls. "I can put them in the sock drawer."

"Nice work," says Mom.

"Hmmm. Do you see any stuffed animals hiding around here?" asks Mom.

"I found all the animals!" Michael says. "They go up here on the shelf."

"Wow! Look how clean your room is! What a difference!" says Mom.

"Hooray!" shouts Michael.

"Do you want to play....? Hey!" says Mom. "Where did those two go?"

the end

It's a lift the flap book and lots of fun. For a song this month we're doing "Hush little baby"

List of signs:

• clean - non dominant hand lays palm up, dominant hand swipes across, lick wiping off dirt.
• room - both hands make an 'r' show a box, by holding the r's about a foot apart wide then in front of eachother
• want - both hands reach out palms up, pull them in toward you as you close your fingers in claws. like your pulling something in close to you.
• play - both hands make 'p', flick your hands like shaking water off of the p's
• Hide & Seek - (hide and find) hide - non-dominant hand in an open c position with palm dacing the floor, your a hand comes up under it in an arcing motion (like something is hiding under your other palm). Find - non-dominant hand lays palm up, using your thumb and middle finger pinch above the palm as you lift the hand up, like you're picking something up off of the palm.
• Toys - finger spell t-o-y
• dinosaur - using an extended pointer finger, trace big hills (2 of them) like tracing the back to extended head of a brontosaurus
• shoes - both hands in an 's' position bounce them together at the thumb joint twice
• box - same as room, although I usually use 'b' hands
• game - with both hands in 'a', bounce pinky together a couple of times (palms face you)
• good - touch 'b' hand to chin then bring it forward to lay on the other hand, palm up.
• race cars - (race) both thumbs point up, fists closed, flick one forward then the other over and over. (car) 's' hands bounce up and down like driving a stearing wheel.
• next - nondominant hand in a ‘b’ finers up, touch thumb to middle of palm, with pointer pointing to the ceiling, then rotate wrist till pointer points away from you
• Good Job - sign for good, then work 2 'a' hands touch dominant wrist to the thumb joint of the nondominant hand.
• more - touch finger tips to the palm of nondominant hand
• blocks - this is broken down into children block, do the sign for children with both hands (like patting the tops of heads) then the sign for block, using the thumbs and forefingers of both hands making a square, bounce them open and closed to show more than one block.
• books - palms together (in b hands) upen hands so pinkies are touching, looks like a book opening
• go - one forefinger lays horizontally , roll it forward like a wheel moving.
• bookshelf - do the sign for book, then both hands in 'b' hands, palms down at about head level, spread hands out away from eachother like showing a flat shelf.
• think(ing) - pinching forefinger to thumb, next to the temple, flick finger up a few times.
• socks - pointer fingers point down about an inch away from each other, move them up and down independantly from eachother 
• drawer - both palms face up, close fingers as you pull hands toward you (like opening a drawer)
• animals - (finger spell t-o-y) slightly clawed hands, tips of fingers touching chest, slighly rock hands toward eachother
• difference - cross your forefingers, separate them . do this like 3 times
• where - point toward the ceiling and shake the forefinger back and forth
• hush - hold forefinger up in front of the mouth like saying 'sh'
• baby - pretend to rock a baby in your arms
• say - hold forefinger horizontally in front of the mouth make a rolling movement as you move finger out away from the mouth
• mama - hand open touch thumb to chin
• buy - non dominant hand lays palm up, dominant hand in an open 'c' bounces from palm out away from you, like handing over money.
• mockingbird - sign for bird, pointer and thumb pinch open and closed in front of the mouth, like a beak opening.
• sing - same as music, sweep dominant hand back and forth over the nondominant forearm
• ring - hold out nondominant hand use middle finger and thumb to pinch at ring finger like pinching the diamond of a ring
• turns - pinch thumb and forefinger about an inch apart turn wrist a little clockwise
• brass - finger spell b-r-a-s-s
• mirror - with an open 'c' hand hold hand up at about head height, palm facing you turn back and forth slightly.
• broke - 's' hands with palms facing down turn both so the thumb joint faces up, like braking a stick
• goat - flick the first two fingers open at forehead and then again at the chin
• pull - close hand as you pull it toward you, like you're pulling a rope
• cart - this is essentially a moving seat. thumb of non-dominant hand is the chair, first two fingers of dominant hand sit on the thumb, move both hands forward
• bull - move a 'y' hand in front of the forehead with the palm facing out
• fall - one hand palm up, the other touches palm then 'falls' off the palm
• dog - slap the side of your thigh and snap your fingers
• (Finger spell rover)
• bark - non-dominant palm faces up, dominant faces down flick clawed fingers open and closed, like showing sound coming our of jaws
• horse - first two fingers together flick up and down next to the temple like a horses ear
• sweetest - with a 'b' hand swipe fingers down chin, like wiping off something
• town - 'b' hands touch finger tips a couple of times while moving to demonstrate multiple houses

song - the words in bold are the signs you should do

Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
Mama's going to buy you a mockingbird.

If that mockingbird won't sing,
Mama's going to buy you a diamond ring.

If that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama's going to buy you a looking glass. (mirror)

If that looking glass gets broke,
Mama's going to buy you a billy goat.

If that billy goat won't pull,
Mama's going to buy you a cart and bull.

If that cart and bull turn over,
Mama's going to buy you a dog named Rover.

If that dog named Rover won't bark,
Mama's going to buy you a horse and cart.

If that horse and cart fall down,
You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town.

So hush little baby, don't you cry,
Daddy loves you and so do I.