Lesson Tutor: Teaching and Learning ASL Direction Signs

American Sign Language and Signed English
Series 1 Lesson 10 Supplement: Signs for Giving Directions
By Elaine Ernst Schneider

 

north
“n” hand up
.
.
“w” hand to the left
“e” hand to the right
“s” hand down

 

“L” hand to the left
“r” hand to the right
left
right
go
stop

ACTIVITY

Get out a map. Try using the signs you have learned to give directions. Sign things like “Go right to the bank” or “Drive west to the mountains.” Try signing with a friend – no voice – all signs. Can your friend move his or her finger on the map to indicate what you are signing?

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Submitted by:  © Elaine Ernst Schneider is a freelance writer and a teacher. She has been writing since high school and has published articles, songs, and children’s work. Presently, Elaine is a curriculum author for both Pearson/Merrell-Prentice Hall and Group Publishing and is the managing editor of Lesson Tutor, a lesson plan website found at https://www.lessontutor.com. Her most recent books, 52 Children’s Moments (Synergy Publications) and Taking Hearing Impairment to School (JayJo Books and the Guidance Channel) can be found at Amazon.com.

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