Grades 2–4
Unscramble the Handshapes
The letters of each word are mixed up. Name the handshapes, then write the real word.
ASL worksheet · More fingerspelling practice
Fingerspell and Draw
Read each fingerspelled word, write it, then draw a picture of it.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Reading fingerspelled words, Alphabet order, Hearing rhymes, Spelling words from mixed-up letters
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Read the word. Write it on the line, then draw it in the box.
Teacher tip
Kids should write the word before they draw it. If the drawing does not match the word, they know to read the handshapes again.
How to use it
- Keep the ASL Alphabet Chart on the desk for checking.
- Sign a few of the words for the class when they finish, so kids see them spelled smoothly.
- Make every handshape with your own hand as kids work. Your hand is the best model in the room.
Watch for
Mixing up look-alike letters such as M and N. Send kids back to the look-alike pages.
Talk about it
- What other words rhyme with the ones on the page?
- Which letters look almost the same? How do you tell them apart?
Take it further
Fingerspell a word and let kids draw it on a whiteboard.
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More more fingerspelling practice
Grades 1–2
Letters Before and After
Name each handshape. Write the letter that comes just before it and just after it in the alphabet.
Grades 1–3
Rhyme Time Handshapes
Read the word on the left. Circle the fingerspelled word that rhymes with it.
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