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The signs
WHO
- Handshape
- Thumb on your chin, pointer finger up.
- Place
- At your chin.
- Movement
- Wiggle your pointer finger up and down.
Remember it: Who wiggles on your chin.
WHAT
- Handshape
- Both hands open, palms up.
- Place
- In front of you.
- Movement
- Shake your hands a little, side to side.
Remember it: What holds your palms up — show me!
WHERE
- Handshape
- One pointer finger up.
- Place
- By your shoulder.
- Movement
- Shake your finger side to side.
Remember it: Where shakes — which place?
Try It — sign it yourself
- Ask WHO, WHAT, WHERE with your hands.
- Ask a grown-up a WHAT question with your hands and your eyebrows.
- Wiggle WHO on your chin five times, faster each time.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHO | Who | Wiggle your pointer finger up and down. | Who wiggles on your chin. |
| WHAT | What | Shake your hands a little, side to side. | What holds your palms up — show me! |
| WHERE | Where | Shake your finger side to side. | Where shakes — which place? |