hi, i'm rachel. come and 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 crayons. sign "colors" on your chin and then sign "write" just like you're writing. crayons. crayon. sign "colors" and "write." crayons. look at the color. sign "crayons."

scissors. pretend your fingers are scissors. scissors. scissors. just like scissors. cut, cut, cut. can you sign "scissors"? paper. brush your palms like there's a paper between them. paper. paper. brush your palms together. paper.

paper. let's sign "paper." [ laughing ] glue. finger spell it. g-l-u-e. glue. glue. finger spell. g-l-u-e. g-l-u-e. glue. pen.

finger spell it. p-e-n. pen. pen. p-e-n. p-e-n. spell it. p-e-n. pencil. likeou're holding a pencil. h your lip and then wre. peil. pencil. touch your mouth, en write. pencil.

sign "pencil." table. your arms pat into a table shape. table. table. your arms make a table. set the table. sign "table." chair. make your finger sit on the chair. tap it for "chair." leave them sitting for "sit."

chair. chair. chair. two fingers sit on your other fingers. let's sign "chair." backpack. show the straps of your backpack. backpack. backpack. show the straps. backpack.

♪ hello, backpack, are you ready? ♪ ♪ are you ready to go? ♪ hello, backpack, let's get ready ♪ ♪ let's get ready to roll ♪ you've got my crayons ♪ crayons ♪ you've got my scissors ♪ scissors ♪ you've got my paper ♪ paper ♪ you've got my glue ♪ you've got my glue ♪ you've got my pens ♪ pens ♪ you've got my pencils ♪ pencils ♪ and there is still room for my lunch box, too ♪ ♪ hello, backpack, are you ready? ♪ ♪ are you ready to go? ♪ hello, backpack, let's get ready ♪

♪ let's get ready to roll ♪ you've got my crayons ♪ crayons ♪ you'vgot my scissors ♪ scissors ♪ you've got my paper ♪ paper ♪ you've got my glue ♪ you've got my glue ♪ you've got my pens ♪ pens ♪ you've got my pencils ♪ pencils ♪ and there is still room for my lunch box, too ♪ ♪ hello, backpack, now you're ready ♪ ♪ now you're ready for school ♪ ♪ hello, backpack, now you're ready ♪ ♪ now you're ready for school ♪ ♪ now you're ready for school ♪ ♪ now i'm ready for school

school. clap your hands like a teacher getting the class' attention. school. school. clap your hands together. i like school. let's sign "school." line up. your hands show a long line of people. you can line up this way or you can line up this way. line up. line up. this is the sign for "line up."

get in line. let's sign "line up." hopkins. pay attention. move your hands like you're showing someone what to pay attention to. pay attention. pay attention. show where to pay attention. pay attention. sign "pay attention."