Baby Sign Language with Ms. Stephanie

With Valentine's Day coming up, we're going to sing a children's song called I'm a Little Valentine. Not surprisingly, it gets sung to the tune of I'm a Little Teapot. Don't forget that if you are viewing this from a web browser, you can turn on the captions by clicking on the little bumpy wheel at the bottom of the video.

Baby sign language borrows signs from American sign language, using basic vocabulary to help you communicate with your little ones and enhance their learning. ASL is its own rich language as part of the rich culture of the Deaf community, and only a fluent and qualified ASL teacher (which I am not) should teach it.

But by incorporating signs for key words you use with your little ones every day – such as milk, potty, and help – you can help them express their needs before they can communicate orally. And for older little ones who might eventually want to learn American Sign Language, baby sign language can be a fun stepping stone to get them interested in future study.

This is a song about a bear hibernating in a cave over the winter. It gets sung to the tune of Are You Sleeping, or Frere Jacques. I enjoyed singing and signing along to it, and I hope you do too.

Baby sign language borrows signs from American sign language, using basic vocabulary to help you communicate with your little ones and enhance their learning. ASL is its own rich language as part of the rich culture of the Deaf community, and only a fluent and qualified ASL teacher (which I am not) should teach it.

But by incorporating signs for key words you use with your little ones every day – such as milk, potty, and help – you can help them express their needs before they can communicate orally. And for older little ones who might eventually want to learn American Sign Language, baby sign language can be a fun stepping stone to get them interested in future study.

With today being the last day of Hanukkah, we sing a sweet little song called Nine Little Candles. And then, since Christmas is coming up, we sing We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Baby sign language borrows signs from American sign language, using basic vocabulary to help you communicate with your little ones and enhance their learning. ASL is its own rich language as part of the rich culture of the Deaf community, and only a fluent and qualified ASL teacher (which I am not) should teach it.

But by incorporating signs for key words you use with your little ones every day – such as milk, potty, help – you can help them express their needs before they can communicate orally. And for older little ones who might eventually want to learn American Sign Language, baby sign language can be a fun stepping stone to get them interested in future study.