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ASL Storytelling

Within Sign Language
Woman signs in front of a storybook cover of lots of turkeys looking up at a big turkey. Text on book cover reads, "10 Fat Turkeys."
5 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a color illustration of haunted house with 4 white ghosts peeking out of different places. A witch on a broomstick flies by.
4 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook showing a person and dog sleeping in a green camper trailer behind a yellow car. Story text appears on screen.
6 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a green chameleon on a green leaf and a yellow chameleon on a yellow leaf. Story text appears on screen.
4 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman smiles and holds up her right hand with her left hand in a fist, thumb pointing towards her. Background photo of firefighter and Dalmatian standing by fire engine.
5 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman is signing in front of a 2-page view of a storybook with a cartoon of a brightly colored unicorn next to a colorful bird standing on a rainbow cupcake. Story text appears on screen.
4 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing next to a bright cartoon of a mother, daughter, and dog happily scrubbing a floor. Story text appears on screen.
11 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of several kids in costume for Halloween trick or treating. Story text appears on screen.
4 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman uses sign language in front of a drawing of a white bunny with yellow ears inside a black circle.
Baby's Very First Black and White Book
Episode 2
3 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman uses sign language in front of a drawing of a baby wearing red pajamas crawling toward a small white cat. They are in a white circle, with black and white polka dots around that.
Baby's Very First Black and White Book
Episode 1
3 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman uses sign language in front of a drawing of baby with green glasses. The baby is in a white circle, with speckled black and white around that.
Baby's Very First Black and White Book
Episode 3
3 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman signs in front of a color illustration of a white and black speckled bird flying over bare trees. Story text appears on screen.
7 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Boy signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a big bear watching a little bear ride a bike. Story text appears on screen.
3 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a brightly colored storybook depicting a variety of scientific symbols and objects. Story text appears on screen.
3 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of an abstract color illustration of a large head wearing a green headdress next to a hand holding up a large pine cone.
14 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Man signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook showing a white and gray dog panting. Story text appears on screen.
6 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a storybook cover of a young child and frog taking a bubble bath. Text on book cover reads, "Bubbles, Bubbles."
4 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Man signs in front of a color illustration of a gray and red train surrounded by different toys in or next to cardboard boxes. Story text appears on screen.
6 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of color illustration of Clifford, the Big Red Dog upside down in the air above a man, a woman, and some food carts.
8 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration of a little girl doing somersaults in front of her mom and dad. Story text appears on screen.
5 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a brown monkey and a green frog. Text above monkey's tail reads, "Too naughty!" Text above frog reads, "Frog."
4 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Man is signing in front of a color illustration of a large, orange tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur. Text on illustration reads, "Dinosaur roar."
1 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of 2-page view of a storybook showing images of a weak versus strong dinosaur. Story text appears on screen.
3 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Smiling woman with an image overlay of a cartoon dinosaur and 2 ducks holding sleds by a snowy hill.
5 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman is signing. Behind her is a 2-page view of a storybook with an illustration of a pink pig with a curly tail. Text on image reads, "Pig."
1 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman smiles and gestures with pointer fingers up. Illustration of a leaning tower and pig in a yellow hat climbing a ladder in background. Text reads, "Maybe I could climb a tall ladder to rescue someone stuck in a very high place."
2 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman is signing in front of a storybook cover illustration of 5 monkeys happily breaking eggs into a bowl of batter and mixing it. Text on cover reads, "5 Little Monkeys Bake a Birthday Cake."
9 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of a colorful storybook illustration of a person holding up their foot and pointing at it. A parrot looks on.
4 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman scrunches nose and gestures with her hands in front of a backdrop of fall leaves.
5 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman is signing in front of a 2-page view of a storybook showing Santa Claus coming out of a fireplace and smiling at a mouse coming out of a gingerbread house. Story text appears on screen.
6 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of many pairs of chimpanzees dancing together. Story text appears on screen.
11 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of 2-page view of storybook illustration of a large, purple, cartoon elephant reading a book with a small, tan teddy bear. Story text on image reads, "It's storytime! Let's snuggle up with Elephant and little Puppy."
2 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a zookeeper saying goodnight to an armadillo while other zoo animals watch.
9 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration of a woodchuck flying on the back of a goose. Text below image reads, "Especially herself." Sound of wings flapping.
8 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook with photos of a young girl playing peekaboo. Text on image reads, "Peekaboo!"
5 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of a red screen with the word, brave, written in white next to her.
5 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a color illustration of a woman wearing a bonnet and apron carrying a wicker basket. Story text appears on screen.
13 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of 2 orange dinosaurs playing with toys. Story text appears on screen.
4 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a storybook cover illustration of a young child leaning over the edge of its bed to peek underneath. Text on book cover reads, "I Need My Monster."
9 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of 6 seahorses in the sea. Text on illustration reads, "We're seahorses. 6 seahorses."
6 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Cartoon drawing of the front of a dump truck that has eyes looking upward and its mouth open. Text on drawing reads, "Burrrp!"
6 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration of scruffy dog licking a boy while other animals look on. Story text appears on screen.
5 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Man is signing in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a little girl and a variety of animals at a small table having a party. Story text appears on screen.
7 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman with mouth parted mid-speech holds her right hand vertical next to cheek with thumb folded in. Birds perch in background.
6 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman is signing in front of a 2-page storybook illustration of a wooden staircase. Story text appears on on screen.
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration of a white and brown calf near a brown llama in a field. Story text appears on screen.
6 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration of a brown llama talking to a duckling in a pond. Spanish text appears on screen.
6 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs next to a storybook cover with a small brown mouse peeking out from behind a jack o' lantern. Text on book cover reads, "It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse!"
6 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a bowl of orange pumpkins. A young boy hugs one, while a small brown dog looks on. Story text appears on screen.
4 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration of a toddler pulling her dad's hand as they walk on the sidewalk. Story text appears on screen.
6 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing. Behind her is a fan of leaves, ranging in color from bright green on the left to dark red on the right.
1 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman wearing glasses smiles and holds her right arm vertical with elbow resting on her left hand in a horizontal position. Cartoon backdrop with a wintery scene.
3 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman is signing in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a woman in a rocking chair holding a baby. Story text appears on screen.
7 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signing in front of a projected photo of herself signing in front of a colorful geometric background.
14 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration a black cat wearing a santa hat behind some red balloons. Story text appears on screen.
7 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs next to a color illustration of a spotted brown snake in a tree. Text on illustration reads, "Climb. ...and climbs up into a tree."
3 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Color illustration. Top of a tall red hat with a white stripe at the bottom. Title card reads, "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat."
3 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman uses sign language in front of a cartoon of a little boy with a big yellow hat looking at sleeping sheep. In the top left corner is an illustration of the sign for sheep, with word "sheep" underneath. Other text appears on screen.
My Baby Signs
Episode
2 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman uses sign language in front of a 2-page view of a storybook with a color illustration of an adult and a baby in a red car. In the top left corner is an illustration of the sign for car. Story text appears on the page.
My Baby Signs
Episode
2 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman uses sign language in front of a 2-page view of a storybook with a color illustration of a giraffe looking down at a young boy in a green shirt. In the top left corner is an illustration of the sign for giraffe.
My Baby Signs
Episode
2 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman uses sign language in front of a 2-page view of a storybook with a color illustration of a baby in a red shirt sticking its tongue out above the word "frog." On the right is a baby in water reaching toward a frog. Story text appears on screen.
My Baby Signs
Episode
2 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman uses sign language in front of a 2-page view of a storybook with an illustration of a baby in a yellow shirt above the word, "Stars." Another illustration of a baby using a telescope is next to the words, "Sunshine sees stars."
My Baby Signs
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman in a black shirt uses sign language in front of a large color illustration of 2 red socks over a blue square on a white background.
My Baby Signs
Episode
2 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman uses sign language in front of a 2-page view of a storybook with an illustration of a baby drinking out of a cup, as well as another baby demonstrating the sign for drink above the word, "drink."
My Baby Signs
Episode
1 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman in a black shirt uses sign language in front of a large color illustration of a blue, yellow, and red slide on tan sand, all of which is on a blue square on a white background.
My Baby Signs
Episode
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman in a black shirt uses sign language in front of a large color illustration of a tan and brown dog over a red square, all on a white background.
My Baby Signs
Episode
2 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a colorful, abstract illustration of a brown monkey with a red face. Text on illustration reads, "I see you in the silly monkey who swings from the trees."
6 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a blue dog in a phone booth and a brown dog waving down a school bus. Story text on image.
7 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman is signing in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a big yellow pufferfish having a party. Story text appears on screen.
5 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of a color illustration of a brown llama wearing a red eye mask and scarf. Text on image reads, "No probllama! Llama is spelled like the animal."
4 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of little robot on wheels with wrenches for hands and a lightbulb on its head.
5 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman stands in front of a 2-page storybook illustration of a snowman and 3 penguins happily enjoying falling snow. Story text appears behind her.
3 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman grimaces with her right hand pointing away and her left hand out, palm down. Illustration of colorful fish in background and text that reads, "If you make a wrong turn, circle back."
2 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman with long brown hair uses sign language in front of a cartoon of a red frog covering its eyes with green legs. Text on screen reads, "Peekaboo! Who's there?"
Peekaboo!
Episode 2
1 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman with long brown hair in a braid uses sign language in front of a cartoon of a brown deer covering its eyes with its hooves. Text on screen reads, "Peekaboo! Who's there?"
Peekaboo!
Episode 1
1 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman signs in front of 2-page view of a storybook illustration of black cat wearing a white and red sneaker splashing in a small wading pool. Story text appears on screen.
5 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of different types of bulbs and seeds planted underground. Story text appears on screen.
4 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of a color illustration of 3 polar bears and 2 penguins in the snow. 1 bear is making a tunnel in the snow. Story text appears on screen.
11 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a red tow truck driving in the snow. Story text appears on screen.
3 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration of a person eating blueberry pie near a pot over a fire in a brick fireplace.
9 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook showing a happy snowman at night. There's also a photo of a man looking at his scarf. Story text appears on screen.
7 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Storybook cover of a small child in a red snowsuit looking at its footprints in the snow. Spanish text on book cover reads, "Un Dia De Nieve."
3 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman with pursed lip smile holds fists up to her chest. Behind her is a photo inset of 4 cows looking down at camera. Statewide Outreach Center logo in bottom left corner eclipses text that reads, "All look happy to see me!"
Speakaboos
Episode 1
2 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman smiles with 1 hand over her head and the other in front of her. Behind her is a photo inset of a girl looking down beneath a snowy tree and another of 2 boys wearing goggles in a pool. Statewide Outreach Center logo is in bottom left corner.
Speakaboos
Episode 3
1 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman smiles with her mouth open wide and points to herself. Behind her is a photo inset of a smiling girl with her hair blowing in the wind. Above the girl is a circle illustrating the 4 seasons. Statewide Outreach Center logo is in bottom left corner.
Speakaboos
Episode 2
1 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of an image of a woman and 2 children holding up objects they're making out of clay. Text on image reads, "Today is Thursday. On Thursday I go to art class."
2 minutes
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of a cartoon background depicting a farmhouse amongst the fields. Next to her is a book with 2 pink piglets snuggling. Title on book cover reads, "Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails by Nancy Tafuri."
4 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of a color illustration of 2 people wearing conical hats walking on a rocky outcropping. Story text appears on screen.
12 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing next to the cover of a storybook depicting 2 boys and a dog on the beach watching birds flying. Title on book cover reads, "Summer."
7 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a tablet showing a storybook cover with a little cave boy on a device while dinosaurs watch. Text on book cover reads, "TEK, The Modern Cave Boy."
11 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a color illustration of the back of a blue S, U, V. A white mouse and 2 butterflies are nearby. Story text appears on illustration.
1 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman is signing in front of 2-page view of storybook with an abstract painting of an apple core next to a red apple.
1 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration of a boy with a crown sitting on a throne made of ice cream cones in front of a house made of candy and ice cream cones.
4 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook showing a man driving a blue dump truck near other trucks. Story text appears on screen.
8 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing next to a color illustration of a red hen wearing a white bonnet and eating a crumb. Text reads, "To the very last crumb."
9 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a color illustration of assorted woodland animals together inside a gray knit mitten.
8 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration of a little boy in bed looking out his window at the snow. Story text appears on screen.
8 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a gray background with an image of the flag of the United States. Caption. Oh, say, does that.
2 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a white yeti character and other characters playing outside. Story text appears on screen.
7 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman is signing in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a black and white cow next to a green spider making a web. Story text appears on screen.
4 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman is signing. Behind her is an abstract color illustration of a red pig with a curly tail. Story text appears on screen.
8 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Man is signing in front of a storybook with illustrations of a sun, strawberries, and an orange. Story text appears on screen.
4 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Man is signing in front of a color illustration of a piece of cake, an ice cream cone, a pickle, a piece of swiss cheese, and a sausage. Each item has a finger hole cut out of it.
5 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Man signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook with a little boy in red pajamas walking up a ramp into a bed. Story text appears on screen.
4 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman is signing. Behind her is the cover of a storybook depicting many different types of vehicles. Title on book cover reads, "Things That Go! by Stephen Lomp."
7 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of 2 jack o'lanterns, 1 frowning and 1 smiling. Story text appears on screen.
3 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a storybook cover of 3 kittens wearing different colors of mittens. Text on book cover reads, "3 Little Kittens."
4 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook. 1 side shows a crocodile under the covers, the other a blue sky with yellow stars.
6 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a cartoon of a gray turkey with a red wattle gasping at its feet, which have booties on them. Text on book cover reads, "Turkey Trouble."
6 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook showing Max in a wolf costume with a crown and sceptre on a Wild Thing's back. Other Wild Things appear to be following him.
5 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of a 2-page view of a storybook with a red rabbit looking into a red bowl, then a blue bowl. Story text appears on screen.
7 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
2-page view of a storybook. Illustration shows a small green dinosaur wobbling on top of a brown egg with a shocked expression. Story text appears on screen.
3 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Woman signs in front of a storybook cover of the number 0 wearing a mask and cape and flying. Text on book cover reads, "Zero the Hero."
12 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
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