Category Archives: Little Hands Signing series

Little Hands Signing Storytimes at the Connie Morella Library

American Sign Language, Little Hands Signing series, Sign the Seasons series, storytimes, Upcoming events

A photo of Kathy MacMillan, a smiling White woman with brown hair and glasses, appears on the right. Kathy is peeking out from behind a tree and signing I-LOVE-YOU. Covers of her books appear below. Text reads: Little Hands Signing. Read, play, sing, and learn basic American Sign Language vocabulary with Kathy MacMillan, author of the Little Hands Signing and Sign the Seasons series! Sundays, September 13, 20, 27. 2:00 PM. MCPL, Connie Morella Library, Bethesda, MD.

Little Hands Signing

Read, play, sing and learn basic American Sign Language vocabulary with Kathy MacMillan, author of the Little Hands Signing series, the Sign the Seasons series, and Little Hands and Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together.

All sessions held at the Connie Morella Library, Bethesda, MD.

This program is for children of all ages with an adult and is presented in collaboration with the Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library.

  • Sunday, September 13 at 2:00 PM: First Signs
  • Sunday, September 20 at 2:00 PM: Autumn Signs
  • Sunday, September 27 at 2:00 PM: Food Signs

 

All upcoming events.

Librarian and Teacher Resources for NITA’S FOOD SIGNS

American Sign Language, Little Hands Signing series, Nita's Food Signs, Professional Development, Resources for Teachers and Librarians

I’m so excited to share with you these resources for using Nita’s Food Signs in the classroom or storytime!

Nita’s Food Signs Teacher/Librarian Guide (printable .pdf)

 

Video Demonstration of the Signs in the Book:

 

Nita’s Food Signs Storytime with Author Kathy MacMillan (in Spoken English with Closed Captions)

Nita’s Food Signs Storytime with Author Kathy MacMillan (in American Sign Language)

 

More Resources for Signing with Young Children:

Little Hands Signing Storytime & Craft Ideas

Little Hands and Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together

Resources for Signing with Babies and Young Children

Resources for Signing in Storytime or the Classroom

Resources for Educators and Librarians

Picture Books about ASL and Deaf Culture

NITA’S FOOD SIGNS now available!

American Sign Language, board books, Little Hands Signing series, Nita's Food Signs, Upcoming events

Nita's Food Signs cover

“Fun and informative from cover to cover, “Nita’s Food Signs: An Interactive ASL Board Book” is an ideal interactive board book introduction to American Sign Language and unreservedly recommended for family, daycare center, preschool, and community library Board Book collections for children ages 1-3.” – Andrea Kay, Midwest Book Review

Order Nita’s Food Signs now! Autographed copies from the Deaf Camps, Inc. Online Bookstore |  Bookshop.org  |  Amazon.com  |  BarnesAndNoble.com  |  Familius.com

Continue reading NITA’S FOOD SIGNS now available! →

Catch NITA’S FIRST SIGNS on Netflix!

American Sign Language, Little Hands Signing series, Nita's First Signs

Nita's First Signs final coverNita’s First Signs is now streaming on Netflix as part of the Story Time Book Read-Along series! Check out these animated read-along storybooks here. Kids can read along with illustrated books that come to life through animation, music and narration. Exciting adventures, fuzzy animal friends and more! (Find Nita’s First Signs in Episode #7: Kindness and Family.)

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