Food
Form both hands into flat “O” or flat hand shapes
Hold one hand above the other
Bring the hands together in a single pressing motion
What is Hamburger?
Place both flat hands near your chest and move them in upward circular motions, as if "lifting" your spirits.
What is Happy?
Hold both hands near your forehead like you are grabbing information, move them forward as if giving it away, then slide both flat hands down the sides of your body.
What is a Teacher?
Use the tip of your index finger to stroke downward across your lips once or twice.
What is Red?
Extend both index fingers (your pointer fingers).
Hold your hands in front of you, slightly apart, around chest level.
Tap the two index fingers together twice in a quick, controlled motion.
What is Name?
Extend the index finger and thumb (the rest of the fingers closed)
Tap the thumb and index finger together in a repeated opening and closing motion
Bring the hand near the mouth or chin area while tapping
What is Chicken?
Place both hands in front of your face with fingers spread, then slowly pull them downward while dropping your head and shoulders.
What is Sad?
Use the fingertips of your dominant "M" or flat hand to tap the inside of your non-dominant wrist, as if checking a pulse.
What is a Doctor?
Make the letter "Y" with your hand (thumb and pinky out) and twist your wrist back and forth.
What is Yellow?
Start with your hand in a flat or slightly curved “5” handshape (open hand).
Place your hand near your forehead or temple area.
Move your hand in a small outward wave
Your palm is usually facing outward as you move away from your head.
What is Hello?
Flat B hands touching at the bottom, bring both palms together and then back out.
Repeat a few times.
What is Taco?
Use your index fingers to trace the path of tears falling from your eyes down your cheeks.
What is Crying?
Lay one hand flat and use the other flat hand to flip your hand over on it, then add the agent marker.
What is a Chef/Cook?
Use the tip of your index finger to draw a straight line across your forehead, just above your eyebrows.
What is Black?
Place your flat hand against the center of your chest and move it in a circular motion.
What is Please?
Use your dominant hand to make a slicing motion down the back of your non-dominant hand.
What is Bread?
Place the tips of your fingers on your chest with your elbows up, then let your hands and elbows "slump" downward together.
What is Tired?
Form a "C" shape with your dominant hand and tap it against the opposite side of your chest
What is a Police Officer?
Place your hand flat against your chest, then pull it outward while bringing your fingers together as if you are pulling a string out of your shirt.
What is White?
Touch the fingertips of your flat hand to your chin, then move your hand forward and down toward the person you are speaking to.
What is Thank You?
Bring the index and middle fingers of both hands together, then pull them apart and down as if cracking a shell into a bowl.
What is Egg?
Make both hands into claw hands (fingers bent like you’re grabbing something).
Hold your hands in front of your body around chest level.
Bring both hands inward toward your chest in a firm, tense motion.
Your face should match the emotion: furrowed eyebrows, tight mouth, and an intense expression.
What is Angry?
Hold both hands in fists with thumbs extended, rotate them in circles as if pouring liquid out.
What is a Scientist?
Place your hand near your chin and make a squeezing motion with your fist, as if you are squeezing a piece of fruit.
Place your dominant hand in a fist with the thumb up (a "thumbs up") on top of your flat non-dominant palm, then lift both hands upward together.
What is Help?