Dirty in Sign Language

Learn how to sign dirty in ASL (American Sign Language) so that you can indicate how you know it is time to clean up – when everything is dirty!

1. Bring one hand under your chin, resting the chin lightly on your knuckles.
2. Wiggle your fingers a few times.
3. This sign looks like you have something dirty on your chin and need to clean up! Use this visual to help you remember the sign.

Teaching Tips – to learn how to sign dirty in ASL

• For kids, learning to clean up can be a chore… or a game! Play an “I spy” game at clean up time: “I spy something dirty on the floor! It’s all the blocks! Let’s clean up!” Sign dirty and clean up and make a lighthearted activity out of the clean-up routine.
• Have some fun getting dirty! Will you dig in the dirt? Play with chalk? Finger-paint? Relish in the fun and then get cleaned up. Practice your signs as you go!

Transcript:

Dirty. Put your hand under your chin and wiggle your fingers. It’s like food is dripping off your chin. Dirty.

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