Alex, Leah, Rachel, and Hopkins the Frog are back! Signing Time Sentences builds upon the one thousand vocabulary words taught in the original Signing Time series, as seen on public television. Learn how to put signs together in sentences with ASL grammar.
Featured ASL Skills
Ep. 1 - Getting Started
signing the manual alphabet, pointing (singular, plural, possessive), knowing when to use fingerspelling, fingerspelling your name, getting a name sign, understanding how “to be" verbs are used, expressing preferences, using eyebrows when asking questions, signing numbers (age, counting, ordinal), using classifiers: C, F, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Ep. 2 - Going Places
showing past, present, and future, making comparisons, using non-manual markers (head nod for is/isn't, body shift for if/then statements, and exaggerated movements and facial expressions to show emphasis), using expressions "what do" and "finish touch"
Ep. 3 - Off to School
indexing 1-6, signing double numbers (22, 33, 44, etc.), telling time, indicating am/pm, signing number of hours, expressing "be on time/sharp", using classifiers 4, 5, and V, using topic-comment sentence structure, using possessives
Featured Signs & Phrases
Ep. 1 - Getting Started
my name - your name what? - letters A-Z - you - me - he/she/it/that/you - they/those/them - your - his/her - their - my - his/her - two-of-us - same/alike - hi/hello - fine - how you? - great - silly - sad - so/so, hungry - happy - scared - grumpy - silly - signs - goodbye/bye - age - family - pets - brother - sister - dog - bird - snake - fish - pig - pets - numbers 1-20 - favorite - hungry - eat - hamburgers - cheeseburgers - french fries - cheese fries - need/don't need - want/don't want - like/don't like - fun - sentences
Ep. 2 - Going Places
family - parents - grandparents - great grandparents - great great grandparents - children - daughters - sons - siblings - twins - aunts - uncles - great aunts - great uncles - cousins - second cousins - nieces - nephews - stepparents - stepsisters - stepbrothers - foster parents - foster children - teenagers - adults - vacation - today - yesterday - tomorrow - week - this week - next week - last week - month - this month - next month - last month - year - this year - next year - last year - now - future - past - will - in (number) weeks/months/years - (number) weeks/months/years ago - this week/month/year - youngest - old/older/oldest -cold/colder/coldest - good/better/best - tall/taller/tallest - big/bigger/biggest - tired - cold - laugh - excited - good to see you - raining - car to - train to - boat to - fly to -state signs - finish touch (went/visited) - what do? - all - no - yes - let you know
Ep. 3 - Off to School
preschool - kindergarten - first grade - second grade - third grade - fourth grade - fifth grade - sixth grade - seventh grade - eighth grade - ninth grade - tenth grade - eleventh grade - twelfth grade - freshman - sophomore - junior - senior - homeschool - elementary school - junior high school - high school - school - strawberries - peaches - bananas - kiwi - blueberries - grapes - dad - mom - me - 22 - 33 - 44 - 55 - 66 - 77 - 88 - 99 - time - 1:00 - 2:00 - 3:00 - 4:00 - 5:00 - 6:00 - 7:00 - 8:00 - 9:00 - 10:00 - 11:00 - 12:00 - am - pm - hours - on time/sharp/on the dot