Sign Language Chapter 2

R shape both hands, tips out. Turn right R left and left R to form box shape.

B shape both hands, palms down, tips out, index fingers touching. Move apart.

W shape both hands, palms in, held close together. Move hands apart then back, outlining shape of wall.

Open B both hands, palms in, tips opposite. Place right little finger on left index. Move up then down.

B shape both hands, palms out slightly, tips a little up. Place index fingers together then turn RH to the right, ending with palm up. Return to starting position.

Five shape LH palm down, tips out. "Walk" over back of left fingers with right middle and index fingers.

Open B shape both hands, palms down, tips out. Draw apart and down, outlining shape of table. (Sometimes made with T hanndshapes.)

RH flat O palms down. Rest right elbow in left palm. Drop right flat O into 5 shape, palm down.

C shape LH palm right. Hang right N over left thumb.

C shape both hands, left palm out, right palm left. Hook right C over thumb of left C.

Four shape both hands. Drop forward and down, ending with palms down.

LH open B palm down, tips out. R shape RH palm down, tips left. Place RH on left wrist and slide to fingertips.

RH open B palm in. Hold before face and twist slightly to the right. Repeat motion.

LH open B palm right, tips up. Place thumb and index finger of right C against right eye then move down to left palm.

Place cupped right hand over right ear.

Mime playing piano.

Y shape RH. Place thumb on ear and little finger on mouth.

Fingerspell T-V in quick succession as if one movement.

Place right palm on right cheek and tilt head slightly.

B shape both hands, palms down, tips facing. Move toward chest, as if pulling blanket up to neck.

S shape both hands, knuckles down. Draw up from waist to shoulders, as if pulling up a sheet.

Place back of left open B at right side of head. Tilt head to right and mime patting underside of pillow with tips of cupped RH.

Hold cupped hands in front of body palms up, then draw back as if pulling drawer open.

Open B both hands held high, palms down, tips out. Hold together then move apart in straight line.

A shape both hands, knuckles in, thumbs up. Make scrubbing motion on chest.

Shake right T from left to right several times.

T shape both hands, palms up, little fingers touching. Move apart and up, outlining shape of tub.

S shape RH palm down. Hold above head and open into 5 shape. Repeat motion.

Claw shape both hands. Place tips on head and rub back and forth, as if shampooing hair.

Open B both hands, left palm up, tips out; right palm in, tips down. Draw right fingers backward across left palm ending in A shape.

Rub edge of right index finger back and forth over teeth.

Mime spreading paste on toothbrush.

Open B both hands, palms facing, tips up. Circle palms on cheeks.

L shape both hands, left palm up, tips slanted right; right palm down, tips slanted left. Twist hands back and forth.

S shape both hands. Mime holding broom and sweeping.

V shape RH palm down, tips out. Move back and forth, as if vacuuming.

K shape RH. Shake back and forth.

Place thumbs and index tips or both hands together. Mime opening up cabinet doors.

R shape both hands, palms facing, tips out. Shake back and forth in "shivering" motion.

LH open B palm down, tips right O shape RH palm and tips in. Slide RH under left open B.

S shape RH palm in. Place at mouth then twist wrist quickly so that palm faces down.

C shape LH palm and tips right, little finger side down. S shape RH. Place right arm in left C and slowly wiggle down (sink out of sight).

Open B both hands, palms facing, thumbs up. Turn LH right and RH left to form shape of box.

S shape LH knuckles down. Place index finger of right B on left S and circle under LH.

Place index finger of right B under left wrist and arc to elbow, ending with little finger side touching.

Interlock fingers, palms in, and move up and down.

B shape LH. Strike left index finger with knuckle of right index finger twice.

Five shape RH. Place tip of left index finger on right wrist. Wiggle fingers of RH.

LH open B palm down, tips right. Circle right A, thumb extented, under left B counter clockwise.

LH open B palm down, tips out. Slide right 3 (palm in) under left hand.

LH open B palm right, tips out. Twist knuckles of right index in left palm.

S shape LH knuckles right. A shape RH. Move right. A toward left S as if hitting nail.

Mime holding camera in front of face and clicking shutter.

RH open B palm up tips out. Move out and to the right in small bouncing movements.

Place thumb of right A on mouth. Change to M shape and place tips in upturned left palm.

LH open B palm right, tips out. Grasp bottom of LH with right index and thumb and slide RH forward.

LH open B palm up, tips out. Place thumb of right G in left palm then snap tips together two or three times.

Place thumb of right A on mouth and then on upturned left palm.

LH open B palm up, tips out. PLace tips of right H on lips then move down and place in left palm.

S shape LH palm out. Place tip of right I on left S then shake away to the right.

Right flat O palm down. Hold up at right side then drop fingers into 5 shape down.

Curved 5 shape both hands, palms in. Move up, fluttering fingers.

Tap left index with right index and little finger several times.

LH open B palm up, tips out. T shape RH palm down, knuckles left. Brush base of right T across base of left palm twice.

B shape both hands, index fingers touching. Turn RH to right, then hook right index over base of left and move forward.

C shape both hands held close together. Draw apart and around to front ending in 5 shapes, little fingers touching.

A shape both hands, knuckles facing. Hold above shoulders and move forward in circular movements. (Sometimes made with G shapes.)

Place tips of flat O on mouth. Then form A shapes both hands, palms facing, and move from right to left.

Five shape both hands, palms facing, tips up. Bring tips together, forming flat O shapes.

Five shape both hands, palms facing, tips out. Tap upper chest with thumbs several times.

X shape both hands, palms out. Crook and uncrook index fingers several times while moving hands downward.

Palms together thumbs up. Open as if opening book.

Open B both hands. RH fingers bent. Place little finger side of RH on fingertips, then heel of left palm.

Bent V shapes both hands, right palm down, left palm in. Place knuckles together then twist in opposite directions. RH rotating foward, LH rotating back.

Open 9 shape both hands. Move down, link thumbs and index fingers, thenpull apart, ending in 9 shapes. Repeat motion.

Run base of right B up left arm from wrist to elbow.

Mime writing on blackboard with chalk.

D shapes both hands, palms facing, thumbs almost touching. Draw apart and down.

LH open B palm right, tips up. Strike right S against left palm and pull away. Repeat motion.

LH open B palm up, tips slightly right. Swing right M back and forth over left palm and forearm without touching.

Five shape both hands, index fingers held at ears. Shake hands outward.

B shape both hands, palms placed on temples. Move forward parallel to one another.

Claw shape both hands, palms facing. Simultaneously twist LH inward and RH outward.