Grades K–3
Fingerspelling Bingo
Two different cards on one page. The caller says a letter: find its handshape and cover it. Four in a row wins.
ASL worksheet · Fingerspelling games
Handshape Word Search
Each word is fingerspelled in the list. Read it, then find it in the letter grid.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Fingerspelling games
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Recognizing handshapes quickly, Spotting small differences, Reading fingerspelled words, Taking turns and following game rules
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Read each fingerspelled word. Find it in the grid and check the box.
Teacher tip
Kids read the word in handshapes, write it small beside the list, then hunt for it. Two skills in one page.
How to use it
- Sign the letters as you call them, so kids read your hand, not your voice.
- Keep the ASL Alphabet Chart out for checking.
- 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
- How did you remember where the matching card was?
- Which letters look almost the same? How do you tell them apart?
Take it further
Let kids be the caller once they know the letters.
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More fingerspelling games
Grades 1–3
Odd Handshape Out
Three handshapes in each row are the same letter. Circle the one that is different.
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.
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