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Celebration Signs Handout (printable .pdf)
Candle: A Rhyme to Sign (Kathy MacMillan):
Jack Be Nimble (Kathy MacMillan):
There’s a Parade in the Middle of the Street (Mel’s Desk)
Sign Language Wreath Craft (Storytime Stuff)
Nita’s Holidays Storytime in English
(presented in spoken English with closed captions)
Nita’s Holidays Storytime in American Sign Language
(presented in American Sign Language only with no voiceover)
Recommended Books to Sign With for Celebrations Storytimes
Recommended Online ASL Dictionaries:
- HandSpeak.com
- Gallaudet Children’s Dictionary of American Sign Language
- Signingtime.com/dictionary/ (includes model descriptions of signs in English)
- SigningSavvy.com (Browsing access free; searching from the site available for subscribers only. To search this site without an account, go to google.com and search “Signing Savvy” followed by the word you are looking for)
More Resources for Signing with Children:
Nita’s First Signs and Nita’s Day – book info and parent/teacher resources
Resources for Signing with Babies and Young Children
Picture Books about ASL and Deaf Culture
Resources for Educators and Librarians
Resources for Signing in Storytime or the Classroom
Stories by Hand with Kathy MacMillan 