You are welcome to share any of these handouts with others as long as the attribution to storiesbyhand.com remains on the handout.

Unearthing a Story Signs Handout (printable .pdf)

Sign with Your Child Handout (printable .pdf)

Recommended Picture Books to Sign With Dinosaurs and Digging Storytimes

Rainbowsaurus by Steve Antony

Free Dinosaur Storytime Mini-guide from Storytime Central

Let’s Learn About Archeology in ASL! – CU Museum – Learn all about archaeology from Amelia, a Colorado scientist and deaf archaeologist. (in ASL with subtitles). Includes printable handouts and followup activities.

Things We Dig (KISS-FIST):

Animals (ASL That!)

Our Activities (ASL Nook)

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:

The Little Hands Signing series – book info and parent/teacher resources

The Sign the Seasons series – 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