Signs
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Description
of Sign Action
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candy
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Move the index finger of a right "D" hand in a downward
motion against the right cheek. Repeat. |
cheese
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Move a right "C" hand from side to side while
touching the right wrist against the left wrist, palm turned slightly
upward. |
chips
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Touch the thumb of a right "C" hand to the index finger of a
left "D" hand that is held slightly in front of the body, palm down.
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cookie
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Using a
cupped, "C"
hand as a cookie cutter, twist out a cookie on the counter of your
extended left hand. |
crackers
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Touch the thumb side of a right "S" hand against the left
elbow. History note: An old European custom was to crumble the crackers
in this manner into a soup bowl that was placed under the left elbow.
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fruit
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Move the index finger and thumb of a right "F" hand across
the right cheek, front to back. |
ice cream
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Move a right "S" hand from the lips downward and across the
chin as if eating an ice cream cone. |
nuts
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Touch the thumb of a right "A" hand against the mouth and
then move forward. Hint: The motion suggests biting a nut or perhaps
even cracking the shell with the front teeth. |
pie
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Use the right hand to pantomime cutting a triangle pie piece
in the palm of the upturned left hand. |
popcorn
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Alternate moving each hand from an "S" hand to a "D"
hand, as if corn is popping. |
snacks
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Use the fingertips of the
right "f" hand to pantomime picking food up from the palm of the
upward-turned left hand and then moving the fingertips to the lips.
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