Flashcards

Flashcards have become a big deal in our ASL group. We play games with them, do reviews etc. I printed them out and then glued them on stiff paper and cut them out. Some of the games and activities are below:

Can I Have...? Everyone gets a flashcard word and someone stands in the middle. Everyone in the circle does their sign and the person in the middle picks someone and signs "Can I have.._____" They switch words with that person and take a turn in the middle. Everyone always wants to have a turn!

Make up a Sentence: Everyone takes a word and thinks of a sentence they can sign that includes that word. Some are very simple like "I like cats" but other kids get creative. I find having kids volunteer when they've thought up something is better than going around the circle in order, because then you don't put anyone on the spot and have to wait a long time for them to come up with something.

Guessing Game:One by one the tin goes around and the kids pick a sign. They sign the word and everyone puts up their hand when they know it, trying to compete to see who can get it first, or just for fun.

Finger Spelling: The kids take turn picking signs from the tin and then finger spelling the word. Everyone tries to be the first one to read the word and recognize it.

There's tons of things that can be done with flashcards so be creative!