Flyswatter Vocabulary, Intermediate-Low, ASL 202, Lab 03

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Amber Hoye, Delaney Lyon, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom

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Flyswatter, Intermediate Low

Description:

Students will review numbers and math terminology in American Sign Language. Students will work to understand different ways to sign numbers in different contexts. Working in teams, students will play a game with a fast-paced review. 

Proficiency Level:

Intermediate-Low

Keywords:

Math, terminology, measurement, numbers, quantities, flyswatter, games  

NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards

  • Standard 1.1- Students use American Sign Language to engage in conversations and provide information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Standard 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of American Deaf culture.
  • Standard 3.1 Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through American Sign Language.

Idaho Standards for World Languages:

  • COMM 1.1: Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
  • COMM 2.1: Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
  • CONN 1.1: Compare and contrast information acquired from other content areas.

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can recognize signs surrounding math terminology.
  • I can respond to basic math question using numbers.
  • I can comprehend and react when presented with a sign. 

Materials Needed:

Warm-up: Super Bowl Talk

1. Begin by opening the Google Slideshow and introduce the Can-Do's for today's activity.

2. Review the Super Bowl with students. Using the Google Slideshow, ask them a couple of questions about their responses. 

Question: 

Favorite team? Why

Favorite player? 

Favorite play? 

Most memorable moment? 

Favorite commercial? Why? Was it impactful? Funny?

3. Then go to the next slide and play the Numbers in ASL slideshow. 

4. Have students practice on their own with signing numbers and addresses to each other.

Main Activity: Number Flyswatter

(Note for lab assistant: make sure you've the entire list of signs involving numbers (ex. Hundred, thousand, ½) first to make sure they know all the signs. The goal of this activity is to get them to pay careful attention to signs!)

1. The lab students will be evenly divided into teams of two or individuals.

2. The lab assistant will spread the cards out in front of the students (tape them to desk so they don't go flying.)

3. The lab assistant will sign a random item from the list.

When I sign a random item from the list, use the flyswatter to hit the card you think is being signed. 

4. The students will then use their flyswatter to hit the card that they believe is being signed.

5. If they hit the correct card, that team will get a point. If not, then they won't get a point.

If you hit the correct card, your team will get a point. If not, you won't get a point. 

6. The two students will pass the fly swatters on to the next pair of students, and the game will go on.

Pass the fly swatters on to the next two students. We will repeat the activity until one team reaches 20 points. 

Wrap-up

Ask the following questions to finish the lab: 

1. Do we feel comfortable with the Can-Do statements?
2. Do you think you view/understand signs differently when you're under pressure or racing against some one else like in todays activity?

End of lab:

• Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence. 
(Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards.) 
• Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
• Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs!

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can recognize signs surrounding math terminology.
  • I can respond to basic math questions using number/measurement signs.
  • I can comprehend and react when presented with a sign.


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