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Farm Animal Signs Handout (printable .pdf)

More Farm Signs Handout (printable .pdf)

 

5 Little Flowers: A Flannelboard Rhyme to Sign (Kathy MacMillan (4:45)

 

The Owl: A Rhyme to Sign (Kathy MacMillan) (0:37)

 

Kids Signs: Farm Animals (Statewide Outreach Center (SOC) at Texas School for the Deaf) (3:25)

Animals (ASL Nook) (3:59)

Signing Story Time Session 15: Farm Animals (TN Deaf Library) (3:44)

 

Recommended Books to Sign With for Animals 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)

 

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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

Resources for Learning American Sign Language

Resources about Deaf Culture and History