American Sign Language I-Ages 11-16

Take on a new hobby and learn American Sign Language along with Deaf culture!
In this flex class, students will watch weekly lessons, record signs and phrases, receive feedback, and practice receptive skills by watching a "no-voice" video of the instructor.
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How is this class conducted:
Each week, the instructor will post three assignments: a full video lesson, a practice assignment, and a receptive video. The assignments can all be done at the convenience of your schedule though I do encourage students to do them weekly so they do not get behind.
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Lesson Schedule:
Week 1:
-The Alphabet and basic introductions
Your child will learn the alphabet in Sign Language and proper palm orientation. We will also practice fingerspelling each of our names. Students will be encouraged to practice their ABC’s each day with a friend, family member, or sibling. 

Week 2:
-Numbers 1-20
In our second week, your child will learn numbers 1-20 using proper hand parameters and learn why hand placement is so important when producing numbers. 

Week 3:
-Emotions
In our third week, students will learn how to sign emotions and how to ask, “How are you today?” Students will practice signing different emotions as a response to practice expressive and receptive skills. 

Week 4:
-Colors
In our fourth week, students will learn all about colors. They will be able to ask, " What is your favorite color?" And identify color signs. The instructor will show an object, sign the color and the object.

Week 5:
-Review Day
In our fifth week, we will review all that we have learned so far. There will be a "mid-term quiz" of material students can choose to take as well as a recording quiz.

Week 6:
-"W" Questions.
Students will learn how to sign, "Who, What, When, Where, Why, Which, How, How Many" and how to sign short phrases using these terms.

Week 7: 
-Numbers 20-100
Students will learn how to sign the "20's" and beyond up to 100. Students will learn how to form numbers once they master the 1-20 numbers and how to sign ANY number in sign language using those skills!

Week 8:
-Animals
Our third week, students will learn how to sign different animal species. They will also learn and practice asking, What is your favorite animal?" They will be able to answer this question in ASL as well. 

Week 9: 
-People and Family
Our fourth week, the instructor will teach how to sign different groups of people and family members. This includes, "man, woman, girl, boy, children, people, mom, dad, siblings, etc."

Week 10:
-Review Day
In our tenth week, we will review all that we have learned so far. This lesson, the instructor will do a review . There will be a "mid-class quiz" for mastery of the course so far as well as a recording assignment for the expressive portion of ASL.

Week 11:
-Clothing and Describing 
In our eleventh week students will learn to sign different types of clothing and items worn by people. They will be able to describe someone's outfit and identifiers such as: "That girl is wearing a black hat, red boots, and glasses."

Week 12:
-Places
In our twelfth week students will learn some common places such as the library, home/house, bathroom, school, church, stores and shops, and the pool. Students will be able to practice asking where a person is and pick different places to sign.

Week 13
-Food
In our thirteenth week students will begin learning signs related to food. They will learn some of the following: Apple, banana, orange, pizza, burgers, salads, hotdogs, tacos, etc. They will also learn common phrases related to food such as, "What is your favorite food?" And, "My favorite food is..."

Week 14
-Deaf Culture
In our fourteenth week, students will have a lesson on Deaf culture, other uses for ASL, how a person becomes deaf, and the importance of ASL to Deaf culture.
*There will not be an expressive nor receptive lesson this week.*
*There will be a google form assessment for this lesson.

Week 15
-Review Day
In our last and final week of ASL I, we will do a comprehensive review of all 15 weeks of this course. There will be a final assessment; An expressive and receptive.