Location: Rocklin
Day & Time: Tuesday 1:45-2:55
Grade: 3rd-4th
Mentor: Audra Sterrett
Email: sunshineonlearning@gmail.com
 
American Sign Language
 
Welcome to American Sign Language! This class is dedicated to the foundations of ASL, focusing on introductions and beginning words to communicate effectively with others. Topics may include: animals, colors, food, letters, numbers, family, actions, weather, clothing, descriptions, questions, nature, and school words.
 
Outcomes:
The expectation is for students to learn beginning American Sign Language vocabulary, practice communicating non-verbally, and be introduced to Deaf culture. They will discover how spacing, directionality, and facial expression affect communication. They will also  learn how ASL differs from English word order as a “topic-comment” based language.
 
Students will participate and be helpful for their classmates, with the expectation students will be kind and cooperative.
 
Class Activities:
They will have the opportunity to participate in conversations, songs, movement, games, and circle time. The class will fingerspell words and write the word to name the sign being shown. There may occasionally be a related art project.
 
Work at home will be to practice at home and share what you learn with your family, as well as matching games and puzzles in their workbook to reinforce vocabulary introduced in class.
 
Materials:
Sign Language for Kids Activity Book: 50 Fun Games and Activities to Start Signing Paperback (180 signs + workbook) $7.83 on Amazon (by Tara Adams ISBN# 164611406X)
Sign Language for Kids: A Fun & Easy Guide to American Sign Language Hardcover (by Lora Heller ISBN# 1402706723)(optional)

All classes are full-year classes. Students enrolled in a Fall Semester class will automatically enroll for the Spring Semester in December to ensure their place in the class. Pricing is per semester.