ASL worksheet · More fingerspelling practice
Rhyme Time Handshapes
Read the word on the left. Circle the fingerspelled word that rhymes with it.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 15 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:
- Circle the fingerspelled word that rhymes.
Words on this sheet
catsundogredpigcake
Teacher tip
Read the printed word aloud first, then let kids read each fingerspelled choice in a whisper. The rhyme jumps out once they say the words.
How to use it
- Sign a few of the words for the class when they finish, so kids see them spelled smoothly.
- Have kids whisper each letter as they point to its handshape before they write the word.
- Make every handshape with your own hand as kids work. Your hand is the best model in the room.
Watch for
Reading the letters but never saying the word. Ask for the whole word out loud.
Talk about it
- How did you work out the mixed-up word?
- Why do you think ASL is its own language and not English on the hands?
Take it further
Have kids make a mixed-up word for a partner using the alphabet chart.
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More more fingerspelling practice
Grades 2–4
Unscramble the Handshapes
The letters of each word are mixed up. Name the handshapes, then write the real word.
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.
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