You are welcome to share the handouts below with others as long as the attribution to storiesbyhand.com remains on the handout.
Community Helpers Signs Handout (printable .pdf)
Community Helpers Signs Craft (printable .pdf)
ASL Nook: Occupations (4:04)
Community Helpers in ASL (South Dakota School for the Deaf) (4:21)
Recommended Books to Sign with for Community Helper 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 