Hey y'all, my name is Erin, and I am so glad that you're
here to sign along with me. Today we're going to be talking about -
I'm so sorry about that. Today we're going to be discussing how to sign -
what is going on? Give me a minute.
I guess the animals found out what we're discussing today.
We're learning how to sign about pets. There are a lot of different animals,
but today we're focusing on the ones you keep at your house. So stretch out your fingers,
shake out your hands, and let's get ready to sign.
I want you to always feel free to sign along with me, or pause the video as needed. Rewind,
slow down, or repeat, so that you can practice on your own and pick up as much as you can.
Are you ready to start signing about pets? Great, let's get started. The sign we're
going to start with is today's topic: pets. The sign for pets is a two-handed non-symmetrical
sign. So it uses both of your hands, but they're doing different things. You sign it like this.
Your non-dominant hand will be in front of you in the S handshape,
palm down and stationary. Your dominant hand will be in a close five hand shape, palm down,
and will move in a petting motion, petting your other hand. Get it? Pet it, like a pet. Pet. Pet.
The first pet up is bird. To sign bird, your hand is at your mouth using your L handshape.
Your palm faces out, and you pinch it twice like a beak. Bird. Tweet, tweet.
Signs like this that look like what they're describing are called iconic signs.
Bird. Bird. Bird.
Time for a quick review. Pause the video and sign these new words on your own.
Next is a pet that a bird probably doesn't get along with very well,
cat. To sign cat, your hand is located at the side of your mouth like whiskers, and
you slowly pull your hand from a five hand shape to an F like you're stroking your whiskers. Cat.
You'll also sometimes see this sign with both hands like this.
Cat. Cat. Cat.
Cat.
We went from bird to cat, so it's only fair that we go next to dog.
Dog has a few different sign possibilities. So we'll start with what I sign.
Dog is signed with a K hand shape out in front of your shoulder at chest level, palm up. You move
the middle finger in towards you as though you're snapping to say, hey boy, come here. Come here.
Dog. Some people who may have been signing a little longer tend to do the same sign,
but first you tap your hip with a close five handshake. Tap and snap. Dog. Dog. Dog. Dog.
Or dog, dog.
We're really getting going now. Pause the video and try out these signs on your own.
Okay, before we keep going, let's take a quick moment to review all of
the signs that we've learned so far. Try to guess them out loud when I sign them.
Pet.
Bird.
Cat.
Dog. Dog. Amazing. Let's keep going, and remember, sigh along with me as much as you can.
A pet that jumps almost as much as a dog is a frog.
A sign for frog is with a two-hand shape beneath your chin, palm down with the back of your hand
on your chin, and you move your fingers in and out twice, like that. Ribbit, ribbit. Frog, frog.
Frog, frog. This sign looks a lot like the animal that it represents. What do you think it is?
That's right, this is a sign for fish. You might have guessed it because it's another iconic sign.
To sign fish, using a close five hand shape in front of your body,
palm to the side, and you wiggle it like it's swimming through the water. Fish, fish.
We're really getting going now. Pause the video and try out these signs on your own.
Another pet that moves very smoothly is a lizard.
To sign lizard, you can show the lizard's movement by using your dominant hand in an
L hand shape and crawling it up your non-dominant arm. Lizard, lizard.
Another animal you might be able to guess.
Any ideas? Need some more hints? That's right, it's a snake. Snake can be remembered because
of their fangs. You make a two-hand shape and then bend your fingers to make their long fangs.
Hold it up near your mouth, palm facing forward, and slither forward like a snake. Snake. Snake.
Here's a sign for another pet that some people might find a
little bit creepy. Can you guess what it is?
That's right, a spider. You sign this with both hands in claw hand shapes, dominant hand on top,
palms facing down and in front of your body. Wiggle your fingers as you move forward.
Spider. Spider.
Those are some creepy crawly pets to sign. Pause the video and try out these signs on your own.
You're doing great. Let's do another quick
review for all of the signs we just learned, starting with frog. Ready?
Frog.
Fish.
Lizard.
Snake.
Spider. Nice! You are learning so much. Another much bigger pet is a horse. To sign horse,
use the H handshape at your temple, with your thumb touching your temple, and your palm facing
forward. You bend your two fingers forward twice, like the horse twitching their ears. Horse. Horse.
A pet that might be in a hutch outside with the horse
is a bunny. This is signed with a u hand shape, palms facing behind you at your temples.
Move the fingers twice to show the bunny ears. Bunny. Bunny.
This can be signed with one or two hands. Bunny. Bunny.
Finally, another smart little animal is a rat. To sign rat, you need to form the letter
R with your dominant hand. Then taking your R hand, brush it off the tip of your nose.
To remember this, it's like the long nose on a rat. Rat, rat.
This is our last group of pets. Pause the video and try out these signs on your own.
Fantastic job. Let's do a quick review with those three just to
practice before our big review. Are you ready? Guess them out loud when I sign.
Horse.
Bunny.
Rat. Great. You are learning so much. Now that we're at the end of our vocab when we're all
ready to go cuddle our pets, it's time for one last review. I'm going to silently sign all of
the signs we've learned out of order, and I want you to guess out loud what each sign is. Ready?
Cat.
Rat.
Frog.
Lizard.
Spider.
Bunny.
Horse.
Dog.
Pet.
Fish.
Snake. Wow, that was great. I am so impressed with everything you've learned and tried.
Thank you so much for signing along with me today. Keep up the good work.
Keep practicing, and I'll see you in the next lesson. Oh, and remember to always be clever.