This class is a great way to get started with American Sign Language. Students don't need any prior knowledge to be successful. Our young learners will experience Sign Language through games, activities, and children's literature. Students will be unmuted for the majority of the lessons, so they can easily ask questions. We may mute, at times, if necessary, so that everyone can hear the sign descriptions. Students will learn best if they try and copy the signs I am doing, but they are not required to talk, making this a great class even for the shyest little learner.

Class 1: Students will learn some of the basics of American Sign Language, as well as the signs for at least 10 animal signs. We will work together as a group to identify unique characteristics of different animals and practice these signs. Students will also take what they learn about how signs are developed to try and guess unknown animal signs.

Class 2: We will review the animals students learned in lesson 1. Next, they will learn at least 10 colors. We will have a scavenger hunt where students find objects around their houses that match the given color sign.  They will also identify the color of objects I show, by using the appropriate color sign. We will work on combining what was learned in the first two lessons to prepare for the culminating activity in lesson 3.

Class 3: Students will put the knowledge they learned in the first two classes together with a few new signs to sign the popular children's book, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?" by Bill Martin Jr (Macmillan Publishers).