Fan – Baby Sign
Watch this baby sign video to see the ASL sign for fan, plus learn how to teach your baby to sign fan in Baby Sign Language.
BABIES SIGNING FAN
LEARN IT
How to Sign Fan
To do the baby sign for fan, hold up your pointer finger and spin it in a circle for a ceiling fan. For other fans, fan yourself with your fingers and hands extended.
REMEMBER IT
Remembering the Baby Sign for Fan
To remember the baby sign for fan, think of how a ceiling fan spins or how you would fan yourself.
TEACH IT
Teaching your Baby to Sign Fan
To teach your baby to sign fan, always do the sign while verbally saying the word in a sentence.
It’s hot. Let’s turn on the fan. Turn on the fan if it is safe to do so.
Look! The fan is spinning. Point to the fan.
Try to be consistent, so your baby will make the association between the sign and fan. By using the sign in a sentence, your baby is also exposed to verbal language and more vocabulary. Awesome!
USE IT
Your Baby Signing Fan
Here are a couple ways your baby can use the baby sign for fan.
Your baby can let you know that he wants the fan on.
Your baby can better adjust to the fan being turned on if she is scared of the sound.
Your baby can point out that the fan is spinning, and you can talk about how fascinating it is.
When else does your baby sign fan? Share with everyone in the comments below!
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END OF THE LINE
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