Rollerskate in Sign Language
Learn how to sign rollerskate in ASL (American Sign Language)! Just like with practicing sign language, if you practice rollerskating it gets easier!
- Hold both hands in front of you with the pointer and middle finger extended and crooked in a little bit. Fold the other fingers into the palm of the hand.
- Alternate pushing the hands forward and back.
- The pointer and middle finger show the wheels and the moving hands show the movement your legs make when you skate. Use this visual to help you
remember the sign. - You can also modify this sign for inline skates (or roller blades). Simply hold hands flat with palms facing one another and alternate pushing them back and forth.
Teaching Tips – to learn how to sign rollerskate in ASL
- Is there a roller rink in town? Choose a family friendly time to go and enjoy learning to skate together. Practice your sign in-between tries!
- You can play music games for kids at the rollerskating rink. Play a song and try to skate and when the music stops you freeze. Each time you star the music and start to skate again, sign rollerskate!
Transcript:
Rollerskate! Your two fingers are the front wheels skating. And this is the sign for inline skates. Rollerskate!