Grades 2–5
Partner Spelling Game
Take turns. One partner fingerspells a word from the list and the other writes what they read.
ASL worksheet · Spell it yourself
Fingerspell Your Name
Write your name, find each letter on the chart and practice spelling it with your hand.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Spell it yourself
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Fingerspelling names and words, Reading a partner’s fingerspelling, Putting letters in ABC order, Practicing until spelling is smooth
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Write your first name, one letter in each box.
- Find each letter of your name on the ASL Alphabet Chart.
- My name has this many letters:
- The first letter of my name is:
- The trickiest letter to sign is:
- A letter in my name that is easy to sign:
- Fingerspell your name smoothly. Color a box each time you spell the whole name.
- Tip: keep your hand in one spot and don’t bounce it for each letter. In the Deaf community, a
Teacher tip
Explain early that Deaf people may give a name sign later and that kids should not invent their own. Until then, a clear fingerspelled name is how you introduce yourself.
How to use it
- Model the rhythm: one steady letter after another, with no bounce between letters.
- Keep the hand in one place, near the shoulder, while spelling a word.
- Make every handshape with your own hand as kids work. Your hand is the best model in the room.
Watch for
Saying the letters out loud while signing. Encourage quiet, visual practice.
Talk about it
- Which letters in your name were easy? Which were tricky?
- How is your hand different from the picture? What would you change?
Take it further
Run a weekly fingerspelling relay with words from science or social studies.
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More spell it yourself worksheets
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My Fingerspelling Word List
Write ten words you want to fingerspell. Check off each one when you can spell it smoothly.
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