Hey signers, welcome to Learn How to Sign. Today I'm going to be teaching you and Kate
Thanksgiving Day signs. Here in America we are celebrating Thanksgiving but that doesn't mean
for all of you watching this around the world that you can't learn these signs too. So, are you ready
to gobble up these Thanksgiving Day signs? Well, let's learn how to sign Thanksgiving Day signs.
'Thanksgiving, thanksgiving,' this is the sign for turkey but the sign for thanksgiving
is from your chin to your chest 'thanksgiving.' All right Kate can you do the sign thanksgiving?
Very good thanksgiving. Is it like a 'Q' going... It is. It is a 'Q'. I told everybody a 'G' but it
is a 'Q' because it's upside down isn't it. Very good, you could just teach this class for me.
'Family, family' you have 'F' hands going in a circle
like a group of people 'family.' Can we do the sign family? It's this way
and then it goes out, family. Do you love your family? Yes. You better say so.
'Friends, friends' this is you and your friend and you're giving each other a hug
'friends.' Can you do the sign friend? Very good.
Who is your best friend? Rory. Rory, you talk about Rory a lot. A lot.
'Indian or Native American,' you have an ''F' shaped hand bouncing on the side of your face
'Indian or Native American.' Can you do the sign Indian? 'F' hand, like for Native American Indian
very good. 'Pilgrim pilgrim,' you have 'P' shaped hands making the bib on the front of the chest,
'pilgrim.' Can you do the sign pilgrim? Got your 'P' hands and going up and up. There you go!
'Share, share,' you have 'B' shaped hands with your thumbs
out to the side with your dominant on top moving back and forth share. Can you do the sign share?
Are you pretty good at sharing with your brother? No. Confession time.
'Get together, get together,' this is a whole group of people getting together,
'get together.' Can you do the sign get together? Here it is everybody and then what are they doing?
Getting together in a big pile. In a big pile. A pumpkin pile. A pumpkin pile. 'Cook, cook,'
your dominant hand is flipping back and forth like you're cooking something on a pan, 'cook.'
Can you do the sign cook? What do you like to cook?
PB and J. She cooks a good PB and J and turkey and sandwiches. And turkey and cheese sandwiches.
Turkey, turkey,' you have a 'G' shaped hand right underneath your chin shaking back and forth
representing the gobbler of the turkey, 'turkey.' Can you do the sign turkey?
Very good. 'Pie,
pie,' your non-dominant hand is the pie and your dominant is making slices in the pie, 'pie.'
Okay, can you do pie? It's like cutting a pie. You're right.
What is your favorite pie? French silk pie. That is an excellent one, love it! 'Dessert, dessert,'
it's 'D' hands bouncing next to each other dessert. Can you do the sign dessert? Very good.
Do it many times for a lot of dessert.
'Potato, potato,' this is a fist with a double 'X' bouncing on top of it 'potato.' Can you do potatoes?
I think of mashing potatoes. Mashing potatoes or sticking a fork in potatoes, yeah. 'Bread,
bread,' think of this as your bread and it's the slices of bread,
'bread.' Can you do the sign for bread? Slice slicing pieces on the bread. 'Salad, salad,'
this is the act of tossing the salad, 'salad.' Can you show me salad?
And it looks like? Tossing the salad. Tossing the salad. Salad!! You love salad.
Mostly caesar. Mostly caesar salad, I would agree.
'Butter, butter,' your two fingers are spreading the butter, 'butter.' Can you do the sign butter?
Do you like butter on your rolls? A lot. 'Bake,
bake,' your dominant hand is a 'B' going in to the oven showing that you're baking something, 'bake.'
Can you do the sign bake? Very good. What does it look like we're doing? Putting it in the oven.
Very good. 'Bless, bless,' you have 'A' shaped hands at your chin coming out to
'5's' like you're giving blessings, 'bless.' Can you do the sign bless?
Very good. 'Football, football,' think of both of the teams colliding into each other or the laces
on a football, football. Can you do the sign for football? Football. 'Shop,
shop,' you have a flat non-dominant hand and the dominant is a 'flat O' like you're holding the
money and you're buying all these sorts of things shop, shop. Can you show me to shop?
Do you like shopping? Only for toys. Only for toys,
yep. Couldn't care less about other things. And candy. And candy....haha
'Rest, rest,' your arms are crossed over your body just like you're resting and it
kind of does look like you're resting in a coffin, 'rest.' Can you do the sign rest?
Ah I'm gonna take a good rest after this huh, oh she's gonna go to sleep now.
'Games, games,' think of the two teams coming up and competing against each other, 'games.' Can
you do the sign games? What is our favorite game to play as a family? Life. Life, you and I
love to play Life together. That's right yeah but the boys are not that... Lane says not me though.
'Parade, parade,' these are the people in a line and they're marching in the parade, 'parade.'
Can you do the sign parade? Very good. 'Fall or autumn,' think of the leaves
falling off the branches during the fall or 'autumn, fall.' Can you do the sign fall?
Very good. 'Feast, feast,' it's like you're eating and eating and eating and eating,
'feast.' Can you do the sign for feast? Eat, eat, eat, eat. Yes, we love to eat at Thanksgiving.
Yeah, mostly turkey. Okay. And bread. Yes all of those. Kate, thank you for joining
me today and teaching everybody. Can you tell everybody Happy Thanksgiving. Bye. Bye.
Now let's put some of these Thanksgiving signs into sentences. Can you please pass the bread?
'Give me bread please.'
Tomorrow I'm gonna wake up early because I'm going Black Friday shopping.
'Tomorrow me wake up early shop, shop, shop, shop, shop, why, Black Friday.
Once I finish my Thanksgiving Day feast, I'm gonna watch football and sleep. 'Thanksgiving
feast finish, me watch football, sleep me.'
Happy Thanksgiving. 'Happy Thanksgiving.'
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🎹 so fill your plate and fill your dreams
so fill this house with family, the kind of love that all these years can't wash away.
Cause the older that I get, I see the life
short and bittersweet...thank God for this Thanksgiving Day 🧡