American Sign Language (ASL) for the Deaf Lesson 3b
By Elaine Ernst Schneider
By Elaine Ernst Schneider
American Sign language (ASL) relies heavily on descriptive signs to indicate which specific person is being talked about. This includes eye and hair color. Let’s learn these signs:
 Eyes |  Hair | – use finger spelling Blonde |
 “B” hand on brow Black |  “B” hand Brown |  “R” hand Red |
 “B”Blue |  “G” hand Green |  White |
| Sign | Description of Action |
| black | Touch the index-finger side of a right “d” hand to the forehead. Then move it across the forehead, (just above the eyebrows) in a left to right motion. |
| blue | Slight shake a right “B” hand as you hold it to the right of the body. |
| brown | Draw a right “b” hand across the right cheek, starting at the right side of the nose and ending at the bottom of the mouth. |
| eyes | Point to eyes with right hand. |
| green | Slightly shake a right “g” hand. |
| hair | Using the index finger and thumb of the right hand, grasp a lock of hair. |
| red | Touch a right “d” hand to the lips, glancing the top and then the bottom lip in a downward motion. |
| white | Touch all fingertips and thumb of an open and slightly curved right hand to the chest. Move the hand forward, while closing it so that the fingertips touch about eight inches in front of the chest. |
Assignment:
Make a family mobile. Choose family photos or cut out pictures from magazines that represent family members. Punch a hole in the top of each picture and attach pictures to a coat hanger using yarn. Prepare a description of each family member using the ASL sign from this lesson. For example: Mother has blue eyes. Father has black hair.
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Continue on to Lesson 4 – Numbers
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