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The signs
HELLO
- Handshape
- Open hand, fingers together.
- Place
- Up by your forehead, like a soldier's salute.
- Movement
- Tip your hand out, like a little wave.
Remember it: Hello waves from your forehead.
GOODBYE
- Handshape
- Open hand facing your friend.
- Place
- Up in front of you.
- Movement
- Fold your fingers down two or three times.
Remember it: Goodbye is fingers waving.
PLEASE
- Handshape
- Flat hand, open.
- Place
- On your chest, over your heart.
- Movement
- Rub a slow circle.
Remember it: Please is a circle over your heart.
THANK YOU
- Handshape
- Flat hand.
- Place
- Fingertips on your chin.
- Movement
- Move your hand forward, toward your friend — like blowing a kiss from your chin.
Remember it: Thank you travels from your chin to your friend.
SORRY
- Handshape
- A fist with your thumb up.
- Place
- On your chest.
- Movement
- Rub a circle, like please — but with a fist.
Remember it: Sorry is a fist circle; please is a flat circle.
Try It — sign it yourself
- Say HELLO to the mirror, with your hands.
- Sign PLEASE and THANK YOU three times each.
- Teach SORRY to someone at home.
Hands learn by doing. Slow and clear beats fast and sloppy — every time.
Vocabulary — words to keep
| Word | Spelling | What the sign does | A line to remember it by |
|---|---|---|---|
| HELLO | Hello | Tip your hand out, like a little wave. | Hello waves from your forehead. |
| GOODBYE | Goodbye | Fold your fingers down two or three times. | Goodbye is fingers waving. |
| PLEASE | Please | Rub a slow circle. | Please is a circle over your heart. |
| THANK YOU | Thank You | Move your hand forward, toward your friend — like blowing a kiss from your chin. | Thank you travels from your chin to your friend. |
| SORRY | Sorry | Rub a circle, like please — but with a fist. | Sorry is a fist circle; please is a flat circle. |