Holidays In ASL

3 minutes 19 seconds

Holiday signs for all twelve months, starting with the New Year and ending with New Year’s Eve. Includes President’s Day, Valentine’s Day, St. :Patrick’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Halloween, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Christmas Eve. Some explanations for the signs are given.

Media Details

Runtime: 3 minutes 19 seconds

Topic: Deaf Life, Social Science
Subtopic: Christmas, Holidays, Sign Language
Grade/Interest Level: 3 - 12
Standards:

Release Year: 2012
Producer/Distributor: Youtube-Chs ASL

Old-fashioned radio rests on a wooden ledge next to a plate of Christmas tree and smiley faces cookies.

10 singing men wearing black in a loose semi-circle on a stage. Some are standing on boxes. Overlaid text reads, "All is calm. The Christmas Truce of 1914."

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.

Still image from: Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho!

Color illustration of a red fox standing at the bank of a pond filled with fish. Caption. And he had a terrible thought.

Aerial closeup of a person's hands drawing on a piece of paper. 1 hand holds a black pen and traces over a pencil drawing of striped bubble letters that read, "Happy holidays."

Aerial closeup of a hand using a black pen to trace over a pencil sketch of reindeer pulling Santa Claus in his sleigh.

Still image from: I'm the Grinch

Black and white frame shows Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life. He's surrounded by his family who are smiling, hugging, and happy to see him.

Man holds up his hands against a light green background. Text below reads, "Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!"