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 grow. your hand grows out of your other hand like a plant growing out of the ground. grow. grow. a plant growing. sign "grow." garden. show plants growing in a lot of places and show the area. you can show a flower garden...

or a vegetable garden... or a garden full of plants. garden. garden. a garden. lots of plants growing. sign "garden." everyday. make an "a" and slide your knuckles across your cheek a few times. everyday. everyday. brush an "a" down your cheek. everyday. sign "everyday."

♪ a garden can be the whole backyard ♪ ♪ a garden can be in a cup ♪ flowers and insects, water and sunshine ♪ ♪ a garden is fun to watch ♪ a garden can be a forest of trees ♪ ♪ a garden of flowers bright ♪ a garden can fit on your windowsill ♪ ♪ a garden to walk through at night ♪ ♪ to walk through at night ♪ to walk through at night ♪ to walk through at night ♪ so grow, little seed, grow ♪ there's important work to do ♪ ♪ you peek, you reach ♪ for sun and drink ♪ you grow and make our food ♪ so grow, little seed, grow

♪ there's important work for you ♪ ♪ you peek, you reach ♪ for sun and drink ♪ you grow and make our food ♪ grow, little seed, grow ♪ little seed, grow ♪ little seed, grow ♪ a garden of food ♪ it tastes so good ♪ plant and wait and watch ♪ pick your own ♪ they've finally grown ♪ everybody loves a garden ♪ so grow, little one, grow ♪ there's important work to do ♪ ♪ you love, you play ♪ and every day ♪ you eat so you'll grow, too ♪ so grow, little one, grow ♪ there's important work for you ♪ ♪ you love, you play ♪ and every day

♪ you eat so you'll grow, too ♪ grow, little one, grow ♪ little one, grow ♪ little one, grow ♪ grow, little one, grow ♪ little one, grow cook. this hand is the pan, and this hand is like the food being turned over. cook. cooking is something that's only safe to do with a grown-up. it's also fun to pretend you are cooking, like alex and leah love to do. cook. like cooking in a pan. turn it over. sign "cook."

kitchen. sign "cook" and "room." show the walls of the room. or sign "cook," but with a "k" for kitchen. kitchen. the kitchen is a neat place, but we must be extra careful and always be there with a grown-up. kitchen. fun kitchen. sign "kitchen." make. stack your fists and twist them. make. make. make.

twist your fists. [ gasps ] whoa! [ giggles ] ♪ the kitchen is a place to make and bake ♪ ♪ a place to learn and share ♪ mix and fix the food you eat ♪ ♪ well, it all happens there ♪ the kitchen is a place to make and bake ♪ ♪ a place to learn and share ♪ mix and fix the food that you eat ♪ ♪ well, it all happens there ♪ oh, food, glorious food ♪ food, glorious food

♪ let it cook, i'm hungry ♪ let it cook, i'm hungry ♪ the kitchen is a place to cook from a book ♪ ♪ and follow instructions, too ♪ measure and taste the things that you make ♪ ♪ the kitchen is the place for food ♪ ♪ the kitchen is a place to cook from a book ♪ ♪ and follow instructions, too ♪ measure and taste the things that you make ♪ ♪ oh, the kitchen is the place for food ♪ ♪ oh, food, glorious food ♪ food, glorious food ♪ let it cook, i'm hungry ♪ let it cook, i'm hungry ♪ oh, food, glorious food ♪ food, glorious food ♪ let it cook, i'm hungry

♪ let it cook, i'm hungry ♪ let it cook fork. your fingers are like a fork poking your food. fork. fork. like a fork poking food. can you sign "fork"? plate. pretend to set down a plate. plate. plate. make the shape of a plate and set it down.

plate. napkin. pretend you're wiping your mouth with a napkin. wipe, wipe. napkin. napkin. wipe your mouth. let's sign "napkin." knife. one finger is the knife. the other finger is the food. knife. be really careful. knife. cut the food.

knife. sign "knife." spoon. your two fingers scoop food out of your other hand. spoon. spoon. scoop your food. can you sign "spoon"? cup. make the shape of a cup on your hand. cup. cup. show the cup.

cup. sign "cup." bowl. show the shape of a bowl. it can be a small bowl or a big bowl. bowl. bowl. make a bowl with your hands. sign "bowl." ♪ even though i'm little, i help when i am able ♪ ♪ if you'd like to ask me, i'll help you set the table ♪ ♪ i'll help you set the table

♪ first the napkin, then the fork ♪ ♪ put the plate in its place ♪ ♪ next, the knife is on the side ♪ ♪ and the spoon is in last place ♪ ♪ place the cup up above ♪ and clap, clap your hands ♪ turn yourself around ♪ and do the all done dance ♪ ♪ first the napkin, then the fork ♪ ♪ put the plate in its place ♪ ♪ next, the knife is on the side ♪ ♪ and the spoon is in last place ♪ ♪ place the cup up above ♪ and clap, clap your hands ♪ turn yourself around

♪ and do the all done dance ♪ ♪ even though i'm little, i help when i am able ♪ ♪ if you'd like to ask me, i'll help you set the table ♪ ♪ i'll help you set the table ♪ first the napkin, then the fork ♪ ♪ put the plate in its place ♪ ♪ next, the knife is on the side ♪ ♪ and the spoon is in last place ♪ ♪ place the cup up above ♪ and clap, clap your hands ♪ turn yourself around ♪ and do the all done dance ♪ ♪ doesn't it feel good to help when you are able? ♪ ♪ doesn't it feel good? i can set the table ♪ ♪ i can set the table breakfast.

sign "eat" and "morning," like your hand is the sun coming up. eat. morning. breakfast. breakfast. food in the morning. breakfast. lunch. sign "eat" and "noon." your hand is the sun at high noon. eat. noon. lunch. lunch. eat at noon.

sign "lunch." [ croaking ] dinner. sign "eat" and "night." your hand is now the sun going down. eat. night. dinner. dinner. eat at night. eat dinner. time for dinner. dessert. make d's, lay them down, and tap them together. dessert. it doesn't have to be sugary. it can be fresh fruit or yogurt

or whatever your family enjoys. dessert. tap two d's. d's for dessert. may i be excused? this is the sign "may," or "can." "i," point to yourself. "be excused," slide your hand across the other hand. may i be excused? may i be excused? may i be excused? may i be excused? sign it.

breakfast. lunch. dinner. ♪ when you eat in the morning, that's breakfast ♪ ♪ food in the morning ♪ when you eat in the middle of the day, that's lunch ♪ ♪ food at noon ♪ when you eat at night, that's dinner ♪ ♪ food at night ♪ and when you finish eating, ask to be excused ♪ ♪ may i be excused?

♪ when you eat in the morning, that's breakfast ♪ ♪ food in the morning ♪ when you eat in the middle of the day, that's lunch ♪ ♪ food at noon ♪ when you eat at night, that's dinner ♪ ♪ food at night ♪ and when you finish eating, ask to be excused ♪ ♪ may i be excused? egg. your two fingers are like the egg being cracked open. egg. egg. i like them. crack the egg. egg.

sandwich. one hand is the bread. the other is the filling inside. sandwich. sandwich. make a sandwich. sign "sandwich." soup. just like "spoon," but bring the soup all the way up to your mouth. soup. soup. take it up to your mouth. soup.

yeah! popcorn. your fingers alternate popping open, like popcorn. popcorn. popcorn. pop, pop, popcorn. you sign it. peas. your finger shows the peas in the pod. peas. peas. show the peas in the pod. sign "peas."

tomato. one hand is the tomato. the other hand starts at your chin, like the sign for "red," because the tomato is red, and it slices the tomato. tomato. tomato. i like tomatoes. like "red," and cut the tomato. salad. your hands toss the salad. or you can toss it with forks. salad. salad. toss the salad.

that salad looks really good. salad. spaghetti. your pinkies show the long, winding spaghetti noodles. spaghetti. spaghetti. spaghetti. show the long noodles. now you sign "spaghetti." wow, that was a lot of food, and a lot of fun. thanks for signing with us today. [ piano plays introduction ] what was that? oh, no! the silly pizza! yeah! okay. here we go.

♪ when i'm feeling hungry ♪ and i don't feel like stopping ♪ ♪ i think of silly pizzas ♪ with all my favorite toppings ♪ eggs! eggs! eggs! ♪ i like eggs on my pizza ♪ i like egg pizza, please ♪ put the eggs on my pizza ♪ don't forget the extra cheese ♪ sandwiches! sandwiches! sandwiches! ♪ i like sandwiches on my pizza ♪ ♪ i like sandwich pizza, please ♪ ♪ put the sandwiches on the eggs ♪ ♪ put the eggs on my pizza ♪ don't forget the extra cheese ♪ soup! soup! soup! ♪ i like soup on my pizza ♪ i like soup pizza, please ♪ put the soup on the sandwiches ♪ ♪ put the sandwiches on the eggs ♪ ♪ put the eggs on my pizza ♪ don't forget the extra cheese ♪ popcorn! popcorn! popcorn! ♪ i like popcorn on my pizza

♪ i like popcorn pizza, please ♪ put the popcorn on the soup ♪ put the soup on the sandwiches ♪ ♪ put the sandwiches on the eggs ♪ ♪ put the eggs on my pizza ♪ don't forget the extra cheese ♪ peas! peas! peas! ♪ i like peas on my pizza ♪ i like peas on my pizza, please ♪ ♪ put the peas on the popcorn ♪ put the popcorn on the soup ♪ put the soup on the sandwiches ♪ ♪ put the sandwiches on the eggs ♪ ♪ put the eggs on my pizza ♪ don't forget the extra cheese ♪ tomatoes! tomatoes! tomatoes! ♪ i like tomatoes on my pizza ♪ i like tomato pizza, please ♪ ♪ put the tomatoes on the peas ♪ ♪ put the peas on the popcorn ♪ put the popcorn on the soup ♪ put the soup on the sandwiches ♪ ♪ put the sandwiches on the eggs ♪ ♪ put the eggs on my pizza ♪ don't forget the extra cheese ♪ salad! salad! salad! ♪ i like salad on my pizza ♪ i like salad pizza, please ♪ put the salad on the tomatoes ♪

♪ put the tomatoes on the peas ♪ put the peas on the popcorn ♪ put the popcorn on the soup ♪ put the soup on the sandwiches ♪ ♪ put the sandwiches on the eggs ♪ ♪ put the eggs on my pizza ♪ don't forget the extra cheese ♪ spaghetti! spaghetti! spaghetti! ♪ i like spaghetti on my pizza ♪ i like spaghetti pizza, please ♪ ♪ put the spaghetti on the salad ♪ ♪ put the salad on the tomatoes ♪ ♪ put the tomatoes on the peas ♪ ♪ put the peas on the popcorn ♪ ♪ put the popcorn on the soup ♪ put the soup on the sandwiches ♪ ♪ put the sandwiches on the eggs ♪ ♪ put the eggs on my pizza ♪ don't forget the extra cheese ♪

♪ when i get dressed, i know there are ♪ ♪ a lot of things to think about ♪ ♪ if it's warm or if it's hot ♪ ♪ a 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 if it's hot ♪ ♪ my skirt and shirt, that's what i've got ♪ ♪ if it's warm or if it's hot ♪ ♪ my shirt and shorts, that's what i've got ♪

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