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Mini Lesson: Signer's Perspective
Definition: Giving directions as you see them.
Example: Saying a bedroom is down the hallway on the left involves signing 'hallway,' then 'bedroom,' and pointing left. The receiver visualizes the left from their perspective.
Vocabulary
Basic Home Signs
House: Form a roof and walls with hands.
Home: A flat 'O' moving across the side of the face.
Door: Dominant hand moves back and forth, non-dominant stays still.
Foyer: Fingerspelled.
Living Room: 'L' on the chest or the sign for formal room.
Kitchen: Sign for cook with a 'K' or 'cook room'.
Pantry: Sign for food and room together.
Dining Room: Sign for eat and room together.
Story: Filling Home with Plants
Personal anecdote about trying to keep houseplants alive.
Mention of using Skillshare to learn plant care.
Vocabulary Continued
Rooms and Areas
Bedroom: Sign for bed and room together.
Bathroom: 'T' for toilet; can mean toilet/restroom.
Closet: Similar to 'door,' contextualized in sentence.
Stairs: Two fingers bending to mimic walking up/down stairs.
Office: Room shape with 'O' hands.
Laundry Room: Washer and room signed together.
Garage: Dominant hand as a car, non-dominant hand as a garage.
Game Room: Sign for game (competition) and room together.
Play Room: Sign for play and room together.
Toys: Finger spelled.
Front Yard: Sign for front and fingerspell "yard."
Backyard: Sign for back and fingerspell "yard."
Patio: Fingerspelled.
Window: Hands represent the glass opening and shutting.
Hallway: Hands show the walls of the hallway.
Porch: Fingerspelled.
Gym: 'G' hands moving on shoulders like jumping rope.
Example Sentences
Where is the bathroom?
After cleaning your bedroom, go to the backyard to play.