Signs of the Week - Halloween Signs!

Happy Halloween Everyone!!

Halloween has always been extra special to me because it's also my Grandma's Birthday!! She is 78 today! (Happy Birthday Nana - Love you!)

My Smart Hands - Phoenix wishes your family a safe and happy Halloween! Here are a bunch of Halloween-themed signs to teach your kiddos!

Sign of the Week - "More"

This week I thought I would get back to more of an Everyday sign.

I used this sign with my kids mostly at the dinner table during meals. I would give them a bite of their food, and then ask if they wanted "More" of that food (ex: More Carrots, More Cereal).

This is a sign that you will want watch for 'sign approximations'. These are your child's early attempts at making the sign, but they aren't quite the exact sign. With the sign for 'more', your child may clap their hands together, or make a sign that looks more like 'shoes'. So, just make sure as your child starts becoming more aware of the signs, and you know they are attempting them, that you are watching their movements more closely. What you thought was just clapping, may actually be signing! ;)

Sign of the Week - "Mountain"

We just got back from a mini-vacation to northern New Mexico and southern Colorado to visit my husband's friends and family. This was the first time that they met our youngest child, AJ. Our elementary school children had Thursday and Friday off from school, so we took a long weekend and made the trip.

One of the neatest parts of the trip is driving from New Mexico to Colorado, and crossing Wolf Creek Pass. It's a HUGE mountain pass, and it was BEAUTIFUL this time of year. We saw so many different colors on the leaves, which is an amazing sight for us coming from Phoenix where we don't see too much change in the Fall.

Here is a picture (not ours) of the view from around the mid-point of the pass

Click Here to See the Sign for "Mountain"

Sign of the Week - "Leaf"

It's officially Fall! And even though here in Phoenix, we may not see too many leaves falling or changing colors, in honor of Fall or Autumn (however you'd like to call it), this week's sign is "LEAF"!

Sign of the Week - "Bicycle"

This weekend was my husband's first motocross race of the Fall season. My 19 month old son, AJ, has loved dirt bikes I'm pretty sure since he was still in my tummy. :) We've been taking him to races since he was just a few months old, and one of his most clear words that he says is "Bike". At the races this weekend, he kept saying "Bike! Vroooom! Bike! Vroooom!"

The sign of the week is "Bicycle" (Bike)

Sign of the Week - "Remember"

In honor of all of those effected by the 09/11 Tragedy, this week's Sign of the Week is "Remember"

It reminds me of the sign "Brother" - but rather than using your "L" handshapes - you use "thumbs up".

I couldn't get this video to embed into my blog - so please click on the link below to see how the sign is made.

REMEMBER

Sign of the Week - "Rash"

I know...you're wondering why in the wild world of sports (this is my husband's saying) would the Sign of the Week be "Rash"???

Well, it's because my 19 month old son, AJ, came down with the chickenpox last Saturday! He hadn't received his vaccination yet, and was exposed to it somewhere, and here we are.

We are in the final days of it, because it seems like it's already starting to clear up. And thank GOODNESS all of the girls had been immunized already, and didn't get it.

So, if you were ever wondering what the sign for "Rash" is...Here you go!
It's the sign for "Red" and then it shows the rash moving up your arm.