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uses loose flat hands. You lower your dominant hand onto your base hand twice as if clapping.
What is school
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grab an imaginary baseball cap on your forehead
What is boy
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is made by closing both hands into "A" hands with your dominant hand on top. Make a circular "scrubbing" movement with the hand that is on top
What is wash
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made by placing your flat right hand over the center of your chest. Move your hand in a clockwise motion (from the observer's point of view, use a circular motion towards your left, down, right, and back up) a few times.
What is please
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Which handshape is used to sign sister?

A

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made by touching your chin with the thumb of your right hand, The right hand should be open. Now, move your hand forward in two small arches.
What is grandmother
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made by touching (or coming near) your forehead with the fingers of your dominant hand then while bringing your hand forward and down , change it to the letter "y," keeping your palm facing you.
What is why
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made by forming either an "a" or an "s" with your right hand. Rotate your hand over your heart in a few clockwise motions.
What is sorry
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placing the fingers of your right hand against your lips. Move your right hand into the palm of your left hand. Both hands should be facing upward.
What is good
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the thumb of your "5-hand" against your forehead.
What is dad
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placing the fingers of your right hand against your lips. Move your hand down and away. Your palm will now be facing downward.
What is bad
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made by starting with the fingers of your dominant hand near your lips. Your hand should be a "flat hand." Move your hand forward and a bit down in the direction of the person you are thanking.
What is thank you
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made by holding the right arm in front of you, palm up. Your right index finger makes circular motions about the size of a quarter. The movement is in your shoulder and elbow, not in your wrist.
What is single
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made by touching your forehead with the thumb of your dominant hand, The hand should be open. Now, move your hand forward in two small arches.
What is grandfather
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made by crossing both hands over your heart.
What is love
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Which handshape is used to sign family?

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made by bringing your fingers and thumb together and touching your cheek at the side of your mouth. Then move your hand an inch or two toward your ear and touch your cheek again.
What is home
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by placing the thumb of your hand against your chin
What is mother
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made by forming the letter "a" with both hands. Place both your hands together, palms facing.
What is with
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forming your hand into an "A"-hand and then trace along your jawbone with the tip of your thumb - starting near your ear and moving to near your chin.
What is girl
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The sign FATHER is made when the ______________of the open hand taps the side of the forehead.

Thumb

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Based on what you've read so far, where would the sign for grandfather likely be made? Hint: male signs

Forehead

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made by shaping both hands into "fist shapes" (the letter "s.") With your palms facing downward, use your dominant fist to tap the wrist or the side of your non-dominant fist a few times.
What is work
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made by placing one or both index fingers under your eyes. Bring your fingers down over your cheeks a few times.
What is cry
500
Form curved handshapes on both hands, palms down and/or slightly back. Place your hands together with the knuckles touching. (Looks kind of like McDonalds' Golden Arches.) Roll the hands forward until the "arches" are upside down--ending with your hands palm-up in "cupping" handshapes.
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