Here is a poem I love to Sing and Sign along with at Thanksgiving time. Below I’ve also added a link to Signing Time’s You Tube Video showing you some other Thanksgiving signs. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
With Thanksgiving coming up in just a few weeks, I thought it would be great to share a great Thanksgiving song that you can sing and sign with your child or pre-school classroom. For this particular song, you will need to know the following signs:
Thanks– Bring your hand from your chin and direct it towards the person you are thanking.
Thankful– This will be the same as “thanks,” but use both hands
Sun– Make a circle in the air above you and then open your fingers to point down on you like the sun’s rays
Moon- Make a crescent shape with your pointer finger and thumb next to your eye and extend it out toward the sky
Friends– Link your pointer fingers together and again the other way
Family– Sign the letter F with both hands by making a circle with your pointer finger and thumb. Then, form a circle in front of you with your hands
See– Bring your pointer and middle finger out from near your eye
This song is sung to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star:”
“Let’s Be Thankful”
Thank you for the sun so bright
Thank you for the moon at night
Thanks for friends that play with me
Thank you for my family
Thanks for all that I can see
I am thankful yes indeed
This is a fun song to sing during the Thanksgiving holiday season. Children will have fun singing the song and they will be learning more signs as well.
Remember that I have a free video where I reveal my #1 secret on how you can drastically reduce your baby’s crying and temper tantrums which you find at www.babysignlanguageonline.com.
To see some other Thanksgiving signs, visit this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRua_Jpy79U
Happy Thanksgiving! -Kim
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