Be open!
Children's Activity
Object:
Teachers: This week's lesson tells about Jesus healing a deaf
man who had a speech impediment. As Jesus healed the man, Jesus
spoke these words: "Be open." Immediately the man's ears were
opened and his tongue was released and he spoke plainly.
Tell your class this story. Then, teach them to say "Be open" in American sign language. Here's how: To create the word "Be" use your right hand. Place your hand near your right cheek, with the pointer finger touching the cheek (as if you are ready to shout). Your thumb should be curled in to touch your palm. Next, move your right hand about 10 inches from your face. You've created the word "Be."
Here's how to say "open": Use both hands, close together, with palms outstretched in front of your body as if you are warming them on a fire. Move both hands apart (they will be in front of your shoulders). As you move your hands apart turn your palms toward your body. The motion makes you look as if you are opening a book. You've created the word "open."
Parents: Your child learned to "sign" the phrase "be open." Have her do it for you. This week go to the library. Check out a book on sign language. You could teach your child to sign her first name.
Some reference books include:
World Book (check "signing")
American Sign Language Concise Dictionary by Martin L. A. Sternberg
Sign Language Thesaurus Of Useful Signs And Synonyms by Jill Ward
Signing by Harry Bornstein and Karen L. Saulnier
Indian Signals And Sign Language by George Fronval and Daniel Debois
Tell your class this story. Then, teach them to say "Be open" in American sign language. Here's how: To create the word "Be" use your right hand. Place your hand near your right cheek, with the pointer finger touching the cheek (as if you are ready to shout). Your thumb should be curled in to touch your palm. Next, move your right hand about 10 inches from your face. You've created the word "Be."
Here's how to say "open": Use both hands, close together, with palms outstretched in front of your body as if you are warming them on a fire. Move both hands apart (they will be in front of your shoulders). As you move your hands apart turn your palms toward your body. The motion makes you look as if you are opening a book. You've created the word "open."
Parents: Your child learned to "sign" the phrase "be open." Have her do it for you. This week go to the library. Check out a book on sign language. You could teach your child to sign her first name.
Some reference books include:
World Book (check "signing")
American Sign Language Concise Dictionary by Martin L. A. Sternberg
Sign Language Thesaurus Of Useful Signs And Synonyms by Jill Ward
Signing by Harry Bornstein and Karen L. Saulnier
Indian Signals And Sign Language by George Fronval and Daniel Debois
