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A Day at the Beach/Ocean

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Small sailboat floats peacefully on the open waters of the ocean.

Join deaf mentor Joey as his family takes a trip to the beach and visits the ocean in his home state of Massachusetts. This title is presented in American Sign Language (ASL) by Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind Deaf Mentor Program.

Media Details

Runtime: 5 minutes 3 seconds

Topic: Home and Family, Sign Language, Sports and Recreation
Subtopic: ASL Vocabulary, Family Life, Travel
Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 8
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Release Year: 2021
Producer/Distributor: ASDB Deaf Mentor Program

Looking excited, two people smile as they stand in front of a sign that reads, “Mill Mountain Zoo.”

Woman and man wearing Santa hats use sign language. Woman makes a claw shape with 1 hand towards a cookie she's holding in the other. Text below reads, Cookie.

Rainbow text written in crayon and three hands signing three hundred. Text reads, “The first three hundred. Animals.”

Rainbow text written in crayon and three hands signing three hundred. Text reads, “The first three hundred. Clothes.”

Rainbow text written in crayon and three hands signing three hundred. Text reads, “The first three hundred. Families.”

Woman is signing in front of an image of bare trees at twilight. Next to her is a cartoon of a little boy in a superhero costume. Text on image reads, "Superhero."

Storybook excerpt shows an illustration of dogs playing at a playground and looking towards a dog who pouts with arms crossed off to the side. Text tells the story of a dog who feels mad when other dogs whisper, stare, and point at him.

Man with glasses in a black shirt demonstrates sign language in front of a black curtain. White text in a red box at the bottom of the screen reads, "Congress."

Woman with glasses in a black shirt demonstrates sign language in front of a black curtain. White text in a red box at the bottom of the screen reads, "Language."

Woman with glasses in a blue shirt demonstrates sign language in front of a black curtain. White text in a red box at the bottom of the screen reads, "Exponent slash power."