IGG INVESTIGATE and EXPLORE: Choice Challenge 16
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Description
Learn to spell your name in Irish Sign Language or learn how to sign ten words in Lámh.
Resources
A copy of Irish Sign Language (in attached file).
Instructions
Introduction
This activity will give the Brownies the opportunity to communicate by means of sign language.
Instructions
· Explain to the Brownies that some people around the world use sign language as a means of communication
· Allow the Brownies to look at copies of the Irish Sign Language Alphabet (on next page) and begin to learn how to spell their name using sign language
· Once the Brownies are confident in how to spell their name, you may add in additional phrases such as “What’s your name?” and “My name is....”
A selection of videos are available on Learn Irish Sign Language website including how to say a number of basic phrases: www.learnirishsignlanguage.ie/index.html
Discussion
Have a discussion with the Brownies about how they found the activity.
Was it difficult having to use only your hands to communicate?
Tags
- awareness
- communcation
- disabilitiy
- Disability Awareness
- gce
- global citizenship education
- IGG
- irish sign language
- SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
- sign language
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