Learn to Sign the Fun Way: Let Your Fingers Do the Talking with Games, Puzzles, and Activities in American Sign Language [Paperback]

Penny Warner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 27, 2001

The perfect guide to signing for everyone!
Never before has learning to sign been so simple and so much fun! Whether you are a teacher or a parent, this lively self-guided book of American Sign Language (ASL) will quickly become your kids' new favorite teacher!
Learn to Sign the Fun Way goes beyond the manual alphabet and teaches the beautiful language of sign—the United States' fourth most pervasive language—in a simple, interactive format. Signers-to-be will discover:
·Great games to make learning ASL an entertaining adventure
·Activities for both the individual and the classroom
·Cool groups of signs that appeal esspecially to kids
·And much more!
Kids love to sign, whether it be to communicate with a hearing-impaired individual or as a "secret" language with their friends. With this illustrated book they'll quickly and easily become signing superstars!
Inside are cool signs for kids, including:
·People signs
·Alphabet and numbers
·Animals
·Food and drinks
·Home signs
·Clothing
·Color
·Sports
·Activity signs
·Thoughts and feelings
·Action signs
·Body parts
·School talk
·Calendar signs
·Silly and fun signs

Editorial Reviews

Review

The perfect guide to signing for everyone!

About the Author

Penny Warner has written over 30 books for parents and kids, featuring ideas on development, parties, games, activities, and snacks. She has a bachelor's degree in early childhood education and a master's degree in special education, and has taught child development, special education, and sign language, at local colleges.
She has appeared on several television talk shows as well as on national TV, presenting tips for parents and kids. She was featured on HGTV's Smart Solutions and The Later Today Show. In addition to Learn to Sign the Fun Way, she has written a mystery series featuring a deaf reporter in the California gold country, and is writing a mystery series for middle grade readers. She also wrote a weekly newspaper column for 11 years on family life.
She lives in Danville, California, with her husband and two children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 edition (April 27, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761532633
• ISBN-13: 978-0761532637
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.5 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #17 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Instruction > Sign Language

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful Teacher's Tool, February 16, 2004

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lisa "lijax02" (Long Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Learn to Sign the Fun Way: Let Your Fingers Do the Talking with Games, Puzzles, and Activities in American Sign Language (Paperback)

"Learn to Sign the Fun Way" is an exciting tool to use with non-Deaf children to help them understand the many concepts that are introduced within the book and in the variety of games that are rated fairly by "beginner, intermediate, and advanced."
Highly recommended.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Kids Like It, November 5, 2006

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Brenda J. Wolf "signs" (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Learn to Sign the Fun Way: Let Your Fingers Do the Talking with Games, Puzzles, and Activities in American Sign Language (Paperback)

I teach ASL for high school foreign language credit. My students enjoy the games offered in this book. Good practice sentences for beginners.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not too impressed, October 17, 2005

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The Three Woods "mommy2lile" (USA proud to be an American) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Learn to Sign the Fun Way: Let Your Fingers Do the Talking with Games, Puzzles, and Activities in American Sign Language (Paperback)

While the book is written in an easy flowing, understandable manner ...it's illustrations leave much to be desired. Not only are the illustrations small, they aren't clear enough to judge the readers ability to sign correctly. You'll definitely need someone who knows sign to help you form the signs accurately.