Action #108

Be friendly in sign language

 
This action has been done 1,708 times which means 119,560 new conversations can be had worldwide.
 
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A bit of sign language always comes in handy. Use it in quite places like libraries. Use it in loud places like football matches. Use it to make 70 million new friends.

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  • Abdulla Al-Kamil Abdulla Al-Kamil and friends did this action and got 13 people to do it too

    Taught my class some sign language

    Our teacher hadn't turned up to the lesson as she was ill so I spontaneously decided to teach them all some basic sign language. I taught them some simple sentences and most of the sign language alphabet (the bits I could remember!) 04 July 2010, 12:56
  • Kris Thomas and friends did this action and got 1 people to do it too

    Amazing!

    My best friend is an interpreter for the deaf, and has taught me the rudiments of ASL (American Sign Language). It's amazing and wonderful to be able to communicate with a deaf person in their own language. And don't worry if you're not very skilled in sign-- I'm fumble-fingered at best, and even my clumsy efforts are embraced. It's just a sign of respect to talk to a person in their preferred language. 25 May 2010, 16:57
  • Dave Patel Dave Patel and friends did this action and got 28 people to do it too

    WOOP!

    I am the brother of the aforementioned Bob Patel, and I must say that I also found this action more exciting than a cow doing a backflip, but ALSO more exciting than a mongoose doing a backflip, or any other animal for that matter, EVEN A CAMEL! I LOVE THIS ACTION. ALI3.

    Safe Gs, laterz xxxxxxxxx     01 April 2010, 10:40
  • Isobel Hollings Isobel Hollings and friends did this action and got 10 people to do it too

    BSL

    I taught my Pre-Teaching class basic sign language, like how to ask someone how they are :) 24 February 2010, 15:36
  • Overhere Overhere did this action

    Does Makaton count?

    I am a teacher at a special needs school. We are introducing Makaton across the school and I have even taught French using makaton. Some students who will not speak are happy to respond in Makaton. 17 February 2010, 11:37
  • adriana paramo adriana paramo did this action

    flirting in sign language

    The other day i was in a bar and a guy was making signs to me. At the beginning I thought he was a bit egocentric because he was just making signs instead of approaching me to talk to me. After a while his friend came and said that this guy couldnt speak that´s why he was using sign language. I decided to approach him. He could read my lips and his friend helped me to say somethings in sign language we ended up dancing and singing together! I had a really good time.
     10 February 2010, 14:45
  • Steph Young Steph Young and friends did this action and got 50 people to do it too

    :)

    I taught my VMG and Student voice member how to be friendly in sign language :) and i enjoyed it. 02 February 2010, 18:49
  • Bob Patel Bob Patel and friends did this action and got 9 people to do it too

    I've done this action too

    When I had to do this task as part of a class challenge,
    I had a whack at it and I found it better than a cow doing a back flip.
    I got the whole class involved and it was amazing to teach the class something new and exciting.

    Thanks for giving me the inspiration

    Bob Patel     02 February 2010, 17:51
  • hellen tinu matesun did this action

    something new

    at 2 different presentations i learnt how to say, thank you, hello, good morning, good bye and say my name in sign language...there's a boy who has difficulty hearing that just lives around the back of my house, i was able to speak to him using the skills i had learnt from the presentations i went to, the only problem was that he thought i was a pro at speaking in sign language that he started doing some fast and hard signs that i couldnt understand but i didnt know how to say 'sorry i dont understand' in sign language...thats something i need to learn 01 February 2010, 23:17
  • Mazen Ayoub Mazen Ayoub and friends did this action and got 54 people to do it too

    i be friendly in sign language

    i don't speak sign language but i don't be rude in that way 23 January 2010, 20:04
  • jennyllee jennyllee and friends did this action and got 2 people to do it too

    be kind

    my cousins deaf and because of it im going to be friendly to everyone that i know that is deaf 15 January 2010, 16:22
  • beatboxing legend Rinor did this action

    yo yo yo whats up

    that ante soighn language 15 December 2009, 08:45
  • beatboxing legend Rinor did this action

    i waved my hand

    like the picture down there 26 November 2009, 11:57
  • Gareth Gareth did this action

    hi

    hello everyone 26 November 2009, 11:45
  • beatboxing legend Rinor did this action

    hey 7GN

    Im rinor im ean beatboxing legeng ive came to tell yuo that ive did this it was a dicabled guy in scottland hee was sad so i said hello how are u
    i can do that because i pikt up tips from stuff,
    BUT then he said THNX FOR DOING THAT LAD BUY THEN
    then i said buy isnt that cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     20 November 2009, 07:08
  • Year 5@MFS Year 5@MFS did this action

    I was friendly in sign language. Gavriel B

    Thanks to Mr. S now I can be friendly in sign language. It made me feel very happy. 18 November 2009, 19:21
  • Karunyah Nadarajah did this action

    Teaching someone sign language

    I was at the Teachfirst Conference and they chose the action "Be friendly in sign language". I showed them how to say hi in sign language as I had learn before how to do. :) 14 November 2009, 14:07
  • Henry Richardson Henry Richardson did this action

    Be friendly in sign language video

    Be Friendly in Sign Language from Sara Tracker on Vimeo.

     09 November 2009, 16:37
  • susie susie and friends did this action and got 1 people to do it too

    i love you

    i am fluent in sign language so this helped me with this challenge. i told 2 people that i love them (mum and dad) and i told my sister that her flute playing sounded great this made her happy and she gave me her last lolly pop. awwwwwwwww she can be so sweet 03 November 2009, 21:19
  • George Reed George Reed and friends did this action and got 2 people to do it too

    deaf parents

    i have a friend whos parents are deaf, he taught me the alphabet but is teaching me the more adavanced stuff, also the cbeebies show is rather good for learning too. 03 November 2009, 11:54
  • Aliyah Debbonaire Aliyah Debbonaire did this action

    Saying Hello and how are you

    There's actually this really lovely show on CBeebies where the presenter presents in sign language, everyday you learn little lovely phrases to say in sign language and because the show is aimed at toddlers/little children it's really simple to learn. I can now introduce myself and ask the other person how they are, what their name is, etc, and odd little phrases... 16 October 2009, 11:48
  • nutty nom nats Nom nats : ) did this action

    Its easy to do and you can make somone smile

    My brother who is now 5 was born deaf so i had to learn signlanguage at my local college, im glad i had to learn it because now i can comunicate with lots of deaf people and help out if i see someone stuggling to understand a deaf peson signing, i teach my friends at school and its a good thing to have as another qualification for when i try to get into uni in less than 2 years. my brother had a choclea implant (like a hearing aid) about a year ago on his left and soon just before halloween he's having one on his right, since then his speech has improved alot but he still uses sign in his every day life and so do i : ) 15 October 2009, 08:30
  • Becca...x Becca...x did this action

    Nice to meet you !

    I learned how to say hello , nice to meet you and nice to see you in sign language! 14 October 2009, 08:55
  • Megan Rowley Megan Rowley did this action

    Be friendly in sign language :)

    i learnt the alphabet, preety cool ay? 12 October 2009, 16:14
  • Sasha Keeble did this action

    Old Mcdonald had a farm

    Currently I'm learning sign language, and this week ive lernt how to sign old mcdonald had a farm e-i-e-i-o and it cant get anymore friendly than that really can it? 07 September 2009, 23:23

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