ASL worksheet · How ASL works
ASL Word Search
Find twelve words about ASL and Deaf culture. They go across, down and diagonally.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- How ASL works
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Naming the five parts of a sign, Using eyebrows to ask questions, Choosing a dominant hand, ASL vocabulary words
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Find the twelve words. They go across, down and diagonally.
Words on this sheet
deafpalmsignclerc
Teacher tip
After each word is found, ask the finder to say what it means. Twelve words make a quick vocabulary review.
How to use it
- Practice the eyebrows in a mirror: up for yes or no questions, down for who, what, where, when, why, which and how.
- Ask each child to name their dominant hand before they start.
- Make every handshape with your own hand as kids work. Your hand is the best model in the room.
Watch for
Blank faces. In ASL the face is part of the grammar, not just feeling.
Talk about it
- Which hand do you sign with, and why?
- Which letters look almost the same? How do you tell them apart?
Take it further
Ask a question out loud and have kids show the right eyebrows silently.
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The Five Parts of a Sign
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Eyebrows Ask Questions
In ASL your eyebrows show what kind of question you are asking. Circle up or down for each question.
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