Sunday, March 2, 2014

Using 'Fun to Do' to Teach ASL

I am going to use the song Fun to Do from the Children's Songbook to teach signs. When the kids are singing they don't realize they are learning!
  1. Introduce the sign without music.
  2. Say it and show it.
  3. Offer any necessary explanation. Then put it in "Fun to SIGN" like this (sing and sign the bold word);
"HAPPY is fun to sign, fun to sign, to sign, to sign,
HAPPY is fun to sign
It's fun to sign 
HAPPY "

The rhythm can change slightly depending on how many syllables are in the word, but you can make it work;

"ME is fun to sign, fun to sign, to sign, to sign,
ME is fun to sign
It's fun to siiiign ME"

"WONDERFUL is fun to sign, fun to sign, to sign, to sign,
WONDERFUL is fun to sign
It's fun to sign 
WONDERFUL "

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In application; 

For teaching the I Stand All Amazed Chorus, I will do:
WONDERFUL
JESUS
CARE
ME
ENOUGH
DIE

Then we will sing the chorus... and magically the kids will already know the signs! Wow!  

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