Fourth graders learn to sign colors in ASL — RED, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, BLACK — and discover a neat pattern: some colors use their first letter’s handshape with a twist of the wrist!
Students will be able to…
The world is full of colors — and each has its own sign in ASL. How do you sign RED and BLUE?
Project this and tap each color. Have students make each color sign.
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Each color has its own sign in ASL — how do you sign RED and BLUE?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students sign.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).
Interpretive: understand color signs.
Compare color words and signs.
Connect to art.
Interpersonal: describe colors.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students sign RED and BLUE, and find something each color at home. A printable ASL colors sheet is in the World Languages library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.