and SPELL abc Alphabet Book

and SPELL abc Alphabet Book

NAVIGATING THE BOOK View FULL SCREEN for best results This ebook has been set to open on Full Screen for best effect and to view all the transitions. * Press Escape or Ctrl+L to quit and move to normal page format. Choose View-Page Layout-Facing to view in book format * To return to Full Screen use Ctrl+L (Windows) or Command+L (Mac OS) * In Full Screen mode, simply left click on mouse to go forward one page and right click to go back or use the arrows keys * Click on the letters, object graphic, or sign graphic on the illustrated alphabet pages to go to the object pictures, signs or alphabet charts * From here you can click any graphic to take you to that letter s illustrated page * Click on the word for each object eg apple to take you to the caption to describe the movement - from here click on the heading eg Apple to take you back to the illustrated page The Charts can be printed as part of the book or to make matching games or posters.

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Alphabet Pictures

Alphabet Signs

Alphabet Letters

A a a is for apple

B b b is for butterfly

C c c is for cat

BASIC HANDSHAPES TERMS used in this ebook to describe them FIST: The hand is tightly closed and the thumb is across the fingers. BUNCHED HAND: The finger ends and thumb are bunched together. CLOSED HAND: The hand is closed and the thumb is against the index finger. FLAT HAND: The fingers are straight and together. OPEN HAND: The fingers and thumb are straight and spread apart. CLAWED HAND: The fingers are extended and bent and spread apart. BENT HAND: The fingers are straight and together and bent at the palm knuckles. C HAND: The hand is closed with index finger and thumb extended and curved in a C shape. O HAND: The tip of the index finger touches the tip of the thumb to form an O shape.

* Fingers are identified (from the thumb) as index, middle finger, ring finger and little finger. * Signs are drawn and described as right-handed with right hand written R. and left hand L. L HAND: The hand is closed with the index finger and thumb extended in L shape. M HAND: The index, middle and ring fingers are extended, straight and held together. N HAND: The index and middle fingers are extended, straight and held together. IRISH T HAND: (From T in Irish fingerspelling). The hand is closed with the index finger bent round the top of the thumb. V HAND: The index and middle fingers are extended and spread apart. Y HAND: The hand is closed with the little finger and thumb extended. FULL C HAND: The thumb is curved and the fingers are held together and curved in a C shape. FULL O HAND: The tips of fingers and thumb are held together to form an O shape.

Apple Full C hand twists upwards and forwards from the wrist in front of the mouth like taking a bite.

Butterfly Hands are held crossed with thumbs interlocked. Hands bend from the wrists in flapping movements like wings.

Cat Fingers flex into clawed hands as hands make short repeated outward movements from the sides of the mouth.