Characteristics and Additional Family Signs

• American Sign Language
• 9th Grade

Today

• Review family signs 
• Connect family and family relationships
• Understand the difference between older/younger and tall/short
• Learn additional family signs

Let's add on! 

Related Signs 

• to divorce
• to marry
• husband
• wife
• older, tall, adult
• younger, short

divorce

to marry

older, taller, adult

younger, short

husband

wife

divorce

to marry

older

younger

short

tall

NOTE

** Use the signs older and younger, even if an older sibling is shorter or younger sibling is taller than you**

Example:

This is my younger sister, but she is taller

signing grand and great

fingerspell grand or great then sign the sign 

FS-grand 

son (use the ASL sign for son)

Exit ticket

Relationship Practice

I'll sign some questions about the family tree. Think of all of the vocabulary/relationships that person could have. Write them on your whiteboard.