Dinner in Sign Language

Learn how to sign dinner in ASL (American Sign Language) – you get to use the sign every day!

1. First sign “eat” by touching your fingertip all together and tapping your mouth a few times.
2. Then sign “night” by extending one arm parallel to the body at about waist height then touching the opposite elbow to the extended hand, drawing the second hand down through the air like the setting sun.
3. This sign shows eat and night – what meal do you eat at night? Dinner! Use this logic to help you remember the sign.

Teaching Tips – to learn how to sign dinner in ASL

• Do lots of cooking activities with children to encourage healthy eating and good kitchen skills. Involve your child in dinner preparations – whether they help set the table or slice some soft foods with a butter knife, you can find something age appropriate for toddlers and up. Have them practice signing dinner as they help you prepare.
• Play restaurant with your child and let them be the wait staff and chef and you be the customer. Come up with very silly dinner orders and giggle your way through pretending to prepare and serve.

Transcript
Dinner! Sign eat and night. Your hand is now the sun going down. Eat, night, dinner.