ASL FOODS

FRUITS

100

BANANA

NON DOMINANT HAND MAKE A 1

DOMINANT HAND PRETEND TO PEEL A BANANA

200

APPLE

MAKE A SCRUNCHED X WITH YOUR POINTE FINGER AND TWIST IT ON YOUR CHEEK

300

GRAPES

NON DOMINANT HAND MAKE A FIST PALM FACING DOWN, DOMINANT HAND MAKE A SCRUNCHED 5 TAP ON TOP OF DOMINANT HAND

400

STRAWBERRY 

EITHER:

NON DOMINANT MAKING A 1 PALM FACING TOWARDS YOU, DOMINANT MAKING A SCRUNCHED 0 TWISTED ON FINGERTIP

MAKING AN F NEAR MOUTH AND FLICKING IT OUT

DESERTS

100

COOKIE

NON DOMINANT HAND MAKE A 5 PALM FACING UP

DOMINANT HAND MAKE A SCRUNCHED 5 TAPPING ON NON DOMINANT HAND

200

ICE CREAM

PRETEND THAT YOU ARE LICKING AN ICE CREAM CONE

300

POPCORN

MAKE 1'S WITH BOTH HANDS FLICK THEM UP AND DOWN (LIKE POPPING POPCORN)

400

CANDY

MAKE A 1 TWIST FINGER ON YOUR CHEECK

DRINKS

100

WATER

MAKE A W AND TAP ON YOUR CHIN

200

MILK

MAKE A FIST AND SQUEEZE 

300

ORANGE JUICE

MAKE A FIST AND SQUEEZE UNDER YOUR CHIN, THEN PRENTED TO DRINK A CUP

400

LEMONADE

MAKE AN L ON YOUR CHEEK AND WIGGLE YOUR POINTER FINGER THEN PRETEND TO DRINK A CUP

DINNER

100

TACO

Non-dominant hand: Hold your non-dominant hand flat and slightly curved, palm facing up. Think of it like you're holding an open taco shell or a soft tortilla.

Dominant hand: Using your dominant hand, act like you're placing ingredients into the taco shell.

200

SALAD

Both hands: Start with both hands open, fingers slightly spread apart, palms facing upward — like you're holding a big bowl. Move your hands in a light tossing motion, upward and inward a couple times — like you're gently tossing salad in a bowl.

300

HAMBURGER

Both hands: Start with both hands cupped, like you're holding two hamburger buns — one in each hand. Bring your hands together — right hand on top of the left, palms facing each other — as if you’re forming or squishing a hamburger patty between buns.

400

SPAGHETTI

MAKE AN "I" WITH BOTH HANDS: Move both pinky fingers in small, wavy or curly motions outward, away from each other. Imagine your pinky fingers are the noodles — long, twisty strands of spaghetti.

500

PIZZA

 Use those two fingers to draw a "Z" shape in the air, starting at the top left and zig-zagging down to the right then turn it into an A

or...

pretend like you are eating a slice of pizza