Grades 1–3
Odd Handshape Out
Three handshapes in each row are the same letter. Circle the one that is different.
ASL worksheet · Fingerspelling games
Fingerspelling Bingo
Two different cards on one page. The caller says a letter: find its handshape and cover it. Four in a row wins.
- Grade level
- Grades K–3
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Fingerspelling games
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Recognizing handshapes quickly, Spotting small differences, Reading fingerspelled words, Taking turns and following game rules
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Cut on the dashed line so two players get different cards. The caller says or signs a still letter (not J or Z). Four in a row, across, down or corner to corner, wins!
Teacher tip
Sign each letter as you call it instead of saying it. Older kids can play with no voice at all, which makes it real reading practice.
How to use it
- Keep the ASL Alphabet Chart out for checking.
- Print one game per pair or small group and go over the rules first.
- Make every handshape with your own hand as kids work. Your hand is the best model in the room.
Watch for
Guessing from the shape of the picture box. Ask kids to make each handshape before they answer.
Talk about it
- What trick helped you spot the odd one out?
- Why do you think ASL is its own language and not English on the hands?
Take it further
Let kids be the caller once they know the letters.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
More fingerspelling games
Grades K–3
Handshape Memory Cards
Cut out the cards, turn them face down and match each letter to its handshape.
Grades 2–5
Fingerspelled Riddles
Each riddle’s answer is spelled in handshapes. Read the letters to solve it.
Grades 2–5
Handshape Word Search
Each word is fingerspelled in the list. Read it, then find it in the letter grid.
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