places in the school
The Office
form the letter O with both hands, palms facing each other, and outline a room by moving them in aside to side box shape
Math Class
holding both hands in M handshapes, palms facing down or slightly toward each other, and moving them in small, alternating forward circles. Then, sign Class by forming C handshapes with both hands, starting with fingertips touching, and moving them in a circle until pinkies touch
Art
hold your nondominant hand flat, palm facing you, and use the pinky finger of your dominant hand to draw or squiggle across your palm
Easy
hold your nondominant hand flat in front of you, palm up, and lightly brush the fingertips of your dominant hand upward against the non-dominant fingertips twice
Principal
form a P handshape with your dominant hand and a flat, palm down nondominant hand. Circle the P hand above the flat hand, then tap the P hand on top of the flat hand
Guidance Office
Use a guiding motion (flat, dominant hand moving forward and outward) followed by the office sign (both hands in O shapes, forming a rectangle and twisting)
Science
form both hands into A in front of your chest. Alternately rotate your hands inward in a downward circular pouring motion
Music
hold your nondominant arm across your body with the forearm parallel to the ground, palm facing down. With your dominant hand open sweep it back and forth over your non-dominant forearm
Hard
bend the index and middle fingers of both hands into bent-V shapes. Place the dominant hand behind the base hand, then tap the dominant hand down over the base hand
Teacher
Start by placing both hands, shaped as flattened O's near your forehead and move them forward, then bring down two flat hands with palms facing each other to represent the agent marker person
Classroom
Form two C handshapes, touch thumbs and index fingers, and circle them until pinkies touch to sign Class, then form a box shape with flat hands to sign Room
Psychology
place your non-dominant hand flat with the palm facing out, then tap the edge of your dominant flat hand twice against the crevice between the nondominant hand's thumb and index finger
chorus
form your dominant hand into the letter C and move it in a side to side
Fun
bring the tips of your dominant hand's index and middle fingers from your nose down to land on top of your nondominant hand's fingers
Officer
form your dominant hand into a letter C and tap it twice against the opposite side of your upper chest
janitor
Place your non-dominant hand flat, palm up. Use your dominant hand (flat palm) to swipe across the nondominant palm twice, as if sweeping crumbs or using a mop.
U.S. history
fingerspell U-S, then sign history by placing your dominant hand in an H shape with palm facing inward, moving it up and down
Theater
form both hands into A shapes palms facing towards you or slightly down. Alternately rotate the hands in a circular, forward motion
Failing
place your nondominant palm facing out. With your dominant hand in a F shape, slap the F on the nondominant palm
Student Teacher
compound signs combining an action with the person marker, Combine the sign for learn (taking information from a flat hand/book and moving it to your head) with the sign person. Combine the sign for teach (moving flat O-hands forward from the head, showing knowledge transfer) with the sign for person.
Hallway
hold both hands flat with palms facing each other, then move them forward simultaneously
English
place your nondominant hand flat, palm down. Curve your dominant hand and tap it onto the flat hand twice
Dance
hold your nondominant hand flat, palm facing up. Create a V with your dominant hand middle and index fingers pointing down and sway them back and forth over the flat palm
Passing
form both hands into A handshapes. Start with your dominant hand slightly behind your nondominant hand, then move your dominant hand forward, gliding it past the nondominant hand
Assistant Principal
Sign Assistant by tapping your dominant A hand twice under your nondominant A hand. Then sign Principal by circling a P handshape and landing it onto the back of your nondominant fist