Fourth graders learn feeling signs in ASL — HAPPY, SAD, MAD, TIRED — and a key idea: in ASL, your facial expression is part of the grammar. Your face must match the feeling you sign.
Students will be able to…
In ASL, your face helps tell the story! How do you show feelings with both your hands and your face?
Project each item and have students answer about feelings and facial expression in ASL.
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In ASL your face helps tell the story — how do you show feelings?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students sign.
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).
Interpersonal: express feelings.
Interpretive: read feeling signs.
Explore ASL grammar (facial expression).
Connect to social-emotional learning.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students sign HAPPY with a smile and SAD with a sad face. If a feeling is ever hard, it always helps to talk with a trusted adult. A printable ASL feelings sheet is in the World Languages library.
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