hi. i'm rachel. come join my friends, alex, leah, and hopkins, for signing time! leah uses american sign language. we'll teach you some. come sign with us. ♪ there's singing time and dancing time ♪ ♪ and laughing time and playing time ♪ ♪ and now it is our favorite time--signing time! ♪ it's signing time! with alex and leah ♪

♪ it's signing time! with alex and leah ♪ ♪ come and play ♪ come and play act 1. wake up. awake, or wake up. hold your thumb and finger next to eyes then open them up. awake. wake up. awake. time to wake up. you try.

good morning. sign good from your chin to your hand. good and morning. your arm is like the sun coming up. morning. good morning. good morning. sign good and morning. good morning. brush hair. just like you're holding a brush and brushing your hair. brush hair.

brush hair. just like you're brushing your hair. brush your hair. comb hair. shape your hand like a comb and comb your hair. comb hair. comb hair. comb your hair. comb your hair. brush teeth. your finger is the toothbrush,

then brush your teeth. brush teeth. brush teeth. brush, brush, brush. brush 'em clean. floss teeth. it's just like you're flossing your teeth. floss teeth. floss teeth. pretend to floss your teeth. he's trying flossing your teeth.

good signing. [alarm clock] tick, tock bbbrriiinnngg!! ♪ hey! i'm awake ♪ and i'm ready to start my day ♪ ♪ hey! i'm awake ♪ and i'm ready to start my day ♪ ♪ good morning everybody ♪ everybody, everybody ♪ i'm awake ♪ good morning everybody ♪ everybody, everybody ♪ i'm awake ♪ i brush my hair ♪ i comb my hair ♪ 'cause sleepy hair is silly hair ♪ ♪ i brush my hair ♪ i comb my hair every day ♪

♪ hey! i'm awake ♪ and i'm ready to start my day ♪ ♪ hey! i'm awake ♪ and i'm ready to start my day ♪ ♪ good morning everybody ♪ everybody, everybody ♪ i'm awake ♪ good morning everybody ♪ everybody, everybody ♪ i'm awake ♪ i brush my teeth ♪ i floss my teeth ♪ 'cause sleepy teeth are not so sweet ♪ ♪ i brush my teeth ♪ i floss my teeth every day! ♪ ♪ hey, i'm awake ♪ and i'm ready to start my day ♪ ♪ hey! i'm awake ♪ and i'm ready to start my day ♪ act 2. get dressed. clothes.

brush your open hands to show your clothes. clothes. clothes. brush your clothes. sign clothes. sign clothes. get dressed. it's just like clothes, but your hands take turns showing your clothes. get dressed. get dressed. time to get dressed.

shirt. pinch your shirt like this. shirt. shirt. green shirt. shorts. you show where your shorts end, or you can sign shorts. shorts. shorts. good signing. shorts.

pants. your hands brush the two pant legs. pants. pants. brush your pants. she's wearing pants. pants. sweater. pretend you're pulling on a sweater. sweater. sweater. warm sweater. sweater.

dress. your hands follow the shape of the dress. dress. dress. show your dress. sign dress. skirt. your hands follow the shape of your skirt. skirt. skirt. the shape of your skirt. skirt. skirt.

choose or pick. your thumb and pointer finger pick something. pick or choose. choose. choose your favorite. choose. ♪ ♪ when i get dressed i know there are ♪ ♪ a lot of things to think about ♪ ♪ if it's warm or it's hot ♪ ♪ my shirt and shorts are what i've got ♪ ♪ when i get dressed i know there are ♪ ♪ a lot of things to think about ♪ ♪ if it's cold or if it's cool ♪

♪ my shirt and pants are perfect too ♪ ♪ i know you like to choose my clothes ♪ ♪ i'm learning how this all goes ♪ ♪ grown-ups they care about matching ♪ ♪ kids like me love looks that are smashing!! ♪ that's smashing! ♪ add a cape, a costume's great! ♪ ♪ add a hat and look at that ♪ ♪ grown-ups match a bow with socks ♪ ♪ give me pockets for my rocks ♪ ♪ some kids love their socks and shoes ♪ ♪ others always wear their boots ♪ ♪ and i just love to choose my clothes! ♪ ♪ ♪ when i get dressed i know there are ♪ ♪ a lot of things to think about ♪ ♪ if it's warm or it's hot ♪ ♪ a skirt and shirt that's what i've got ♪ ♪ if it's warm or it's hot ♪ ♪ my shirt and shorts that's what i've got ♪

act 3. imagination. ya haw, haw. giddy-up. pretend. pretend. put your thumb on your opposite cheek and tap it with your fingers. pretend. pretend. let's pretend. pretend. sign pretend. imagination. your hands show all the neat things in your imagination. imagination. imagination. show what you imagine.

they're using their imagination. guess. leah, your turn. games. thank you hopkins, nice move. game. thumbs up and your fists meet for a game. game. game. let's play a game. knock your fists together. sign game.

ha, ha, ha. blocks. hold your hands up and your thumbs tap showing the shape of a block. blocks. blocks. the shape of a block. blocks. build. put your hands on top of each other like you're building. up and up, and up, and up, and up. build. build. build a tower.

you're building it taller and taller and taller. puzzle. it's like you're holding puzzle pieces and putting them in place. puzzle. puzzle. puzzle. puzzle! fun. your two fingers brush the tip of your nose and land on your other two fingers. fun.

fun. fun. brush nose and your fingers. hey, fun! clean up. brush your hand clean. clean up. clean up. brush it clean. good job cleaning up. clean up. imagination.

♪ ♪ imagination, imagination ♪ ♪ imagination, let's pretend ♪ ♪ imagination, imagination ♪ ♪ imagination, let's pretend ♪ ♪ bring out your blocks, you're ready to build ♪ ♪ the tallest towers until they spill ♪ ♪ playing a game with all of your friends ♪ ♪ sometimes you lose sometimes you win ♪ [cheering] ♪ ♪

♪ imagination, imagination ♪ ♪ imagination, let's pretend ♪ ♪ imagination, imagination ♪ ♪ imagination, let's pretend ♪ ♪ here's a puzzle, look at the shapes ♪ ♪ imagine the different things they could make ♪ ♪ cleaning up all your toys can be fun ♪ ♪ imagine a race ♪ and "ready - set - go!" you're done! ♪ ♪ imagination, imagination ♪ ♪ imagination, let's pretend ♪ ♪ imagination, imagination ♪ ♪ imagination, let's pretend ♪ act 4. bedtime.

pajamas. sign "sleep," bringing your hand over your sleepy face and closing, sleep; and then you sign "clothes." pajamas or sleep clothes. pajamas. pajamas are sleep clothes. he's got pajamas on. shhh. bed. pretend your hands are the pillow, and put your head down on them. bed.

bed. like you're sleeping in bed. warm, snuggly bed. hmmm. pillow. your hands fluff the pillow under your head. pillow. pillow! fluff the pillow. sign pillow.

blanket. pretend you're pulling a blanket up to your shoulders, or you can pull it all the way up. blanket. blanket. snuggle in your blanket. light. your middle finger flicks your chin. light. and you can show the light turning on or off. light. on. off. light.

flick your chin for light. sign light. good night. remember "good" and night. your hand is the sun going down. good night. good night. good night. sign "good" and night.

dream. you show all the dreams inside your head. dream. dream. show the dreams in your head. dream. shhh. don't wake up alex and leah. what a fun day full of great signs. wow, i'm tired too. it amazes me how you started out as a tiny baby with tiny little hands and you just keep growing. every day you wake up a little older

and ready to learn new things and new signs. i sure hope you have sweet dreams tonight. see you soon. ♪ lay down on your bed ♪ pull your blanket high ♪ turn out the light ♪ welcome the night ♪ dream, dream, sweet dreams ♪ ♪ lay down on your bed ♪ pull your blanket high ♪ turn out the light ♪ welcome the night ♪ dream, dream, sweet dreams ♪

♪ lay down on your bed ♪ pull your blanket high ♪ turn out the light ♪ welcome the night ♪ dream, dream, sweet dreams ♪ ♪ lay down on your bed ♪ pull your blanket high ♪ turn out the light ♪ welcome the night ♪ dream, dream, sweet dreams ♪

♪ i'm a little caterpillar tiny and green ♪ ♪ crawlin' around, head full of dreams ♪ ♪ inch by inch takes all day ♪ ♪ i'm dreamin' of wings and flyin' away ♪ ♪ ♪ just a little caterpillar down on the ground ♪ ♪ i climb a tree, hang upside down ♪ ♪ i don't know why i build a cocoon ♪ ♪ not sure why i do what i do ♪ ♪ but if i were a butterfly ♪ ♪ i could leave the ground behind ♪ ♪ would things look different way up high? ♪ ♪ i wish i were a butterfly ♪

♪ i'm just a little caterpillar fast asleep ♪ ♪ eyes closed tight, lost in a dream ♪ ♪ in my dream i break free ♪ ♪ stretch out my legs and check out my wings ♪ ♪ i feel just like a butterfly ♪ ♪ watch me leave the ground behind ♪ ♪ things look different way up high ♪ ♪ i feel just like a butterfly ♪

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