| THE SIGNS | DESCRIPTION | WHERE TO USE
|
FISH | opening and closing of mouth with a smacking sound (imitating the way fish open and close their mouth) |
to label fish in a book, fishtank or goldfish crackers |
FLOWER | sniffing mimic with your nose | smelling a flower (my son uses this one also for a 'smelly' diaper :o) | DOG | open mouth with tongue out, imitating panting of a dog | label real dogs, pictures or toys |
ALL GONE |
ALL DONE palm down, moving forearm back and forth in front of chest | food/drink is all gone or baby has finished food/drink, also for something that has gone out of sight |
MORE |
Index finger repeatedly pointing at opposite palm | requesting more food/drink, to do something again (game, sing a song, swing etc.) |
FOOD | fingertips of one hand tapping at mouth | to request or label food | DRINK | make a fist with one hand, point thumb to mouth while tilting up, as if drinking | to request or label something to drink |
telephone | fist to ear | to label a phone, to say, that someone is talking on the phone or that the phone is ringing | SWING | rocking upper body back and forth | to label swings at the playground or to request to swing | HORSE | bouncing torso, mimicing horse-riding motion | to label real horses, in books or toys |
HAT | tapping on head with hand | to request to put on a hat, to label a hat or a person wearing one | DUCK | opening and closing of one hand (fingers to thumb), imitating quacking of a duck | to label real ducks, pictures or toys | BUNNY | wiggling index and middle finger, imitating bunny ear movement | label real bunnies or pictures | HIPPO | open mouth wide, head back | to label a real hippo at the zoo or in books | COMPUTER | moving fingers of both hands to imitate typing | to request to play on the computer, or to say, that someone is working on the computer |
PLEASE | rub flat hand on chest in a circle | to request something | TOOTHBRUSH | rubbing index finger across front teeth | to request to brush teeth, to label a toothbrush or someone brushing teeth | MOON/LIGHT | holding arm straight up with flat hand twisting | to label the moon or a round light, to request to turn light on or go see the moon | STAR | wiggle fingers of one hand | to label stars in the sky, in a book or on a picture | |
pictures of the signs
PLEASE REMEMBER, you can 'change' these signs to fit your baby's needs, my son also uses his own versions of some of the signs, while I continue using the 'correct' sign. Sometimes, he'll pick it up, sometimes, he'll stick to his own version. ALSO, watch your baby closely, your baby may start inventing his/her OWN SIGNS for things!
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