Grades 3–5
Eyebrows Ask Questions
In ASL your eyebrows show what kind of question you are asking. Circle up or down for each question.
ASL worksheet · How ASL works
The Five Parts of a Sign
Every sign is made of five parts. Match each part to what it means, then answer the questions.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- How ASL works
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Naming the five parts of a sign, Using eyebrows to ask questions, Choosing a dominant hand, ASL vocabulary words
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Every sign is made of five parts. Change just one part and you can make a different sign.
- Draw a line from each part to what it means.
- The sign is made next to your forehead.
- Your hand taps two times.
- Your eyebrows go up.
Teacher tip
Show the parts with a letter kids already know. Make the A handshape, then change only the location or only the movement, and ask what part changed.
How to use it
- Practice the eyebrows in a mirror: up for yes or no questions, down for who, what, where, when, why, which and how.
- Ask each child to name their dominant hand before they start.
- Make every handshape with your own hand as kids work. Your hand is the best model in the room.
Watch for
Switching hands mid-word. Pick one hand and keep it.
Talk about it
- Which hand do you sign with, and why?
- Which letters look almost the same? How do you tell them apart?
Take it further
Play eyebrow charades with a list of questions.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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