Expanding on My Great Backyard

My Great Backyard

~ Signing Time Series 1 Vol. 8 The Great Outdoors ~

Featured in this song: 
backyard 裏庭　奥庭
explore 探検する
tent テント
trail ハイキングコース
bridge 橋
stream 小川
woods/forest 林 森
mountain 山

Lyrics for Signing Time Songs Vol. 7-9 - including My Great Backyard

Don't want to wait for a DVD or CD to arrive? Get the Great Backyard video with the Kotoba & Sign Digital Player!  Click here!

Books
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
Over the River and Through the Woods
And Many More!

More song fun!!!
In class we learned to sing "An Austrian Went Yodeling". It is both fun and challenging!  Here are some videos to help you practice.
Or make you feel a little "Cuckoo"!

An Austrian Went Yodeling - MP3 we used in class
An Old Austrian - Lyrics
An Austrian Went Yodeling - Girl Scout Version
An Austrian Went Yodeling - Boy Scout Version
An Austrian Went Jodeling - with guitar chords

The Bear Went Over the Mountain - animation
The Bear Went Over the Mountain - Miss Nina's actions

Over the River and Through the Woods

Activities, Worksheets & Crafts
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Autumn Scavenger Hunt for Toddlers
Bear Went Over the Mountain Flannel Board Pattern
Autumn Sensory Play
Outdoor Classroom Pinterest Board

Bilingual / Multilingual & Signing Links

There are many great articles online but finding them can be a trick!  Here are some favourites. Feel free to add your suggestions in the comments section.

バイリンガル、多言語のリンク
Multilingual Living

Bilingual Monkeys

パトリシア・クール 「赤ちゃんは語学の天才」

Ask an Expert: Will Using Sign Language Confuse my Bilingual Baby? 

プロフェッショナルに聞く！生きる力の育て方！- ハナハウス代表　高橋裕子さん

Benefits of a Bilingual Brain Infographic

Speech Development in Bilingual Children

Advantages of Teaching Baby Sign Language - Infographic

FAQ: Raising Bilingual Children

Emily Howlett: Fact. Signing really does help babies with their language development

海外ドラマ・スーパーナチュラルのJaredとMishaはサイニングタイムとベビー・サイニングタイムを子どもと一緒に見てます！

Sign language for toddlers boosts development

英語とNavajo語をASLでつなげる、こどもたちにNavajo語を教えています。日本で手話をとうして英語を教えると同じ考えです。

Signing with older children

Bilingual Children: Why You Really, Really, Really Should Start When They Are Young

From Second Language Learning to Bilingualism in Schools

New Study Shows Brain Benefits Of Bilingualism

Brain gymBilingualism is an advantage with educational and health benefits, says expert

Johnson: Bringing up baby bilingual

Toddler brain scan gives language insight

Baby sign language more popular as parents aim to communicate

Beyond Class Basics

In the Beyond Class we are moving beyond the basics covered in the Baby Signing Time classes. The pace is faster, activities geared more towards toddlers and more topics are covered.

Opening Song: The More We Get Together

Closing Song: Skinny Marinky Dinky Dink (← this song, different actions)

Dance Time: Hopkins Hop (lyrics here)

言葉＆サイン Beyond Class Youtube Playlist

Number Time: Counting Song (lyrics here)

ABC Time: ABC Song (lyrics here)

Story Time: I'd Love to Read a Book (lyrics here)

Game Time: I'd Love to Play a Game  (lyrics here)

Expanding On Turtle Rock

Song: Turtle Rock 
~ Signing Time Series 1 Vol. 7 Leah’s Farm ~

Featured in this song: lizard, frog, snake, turtle

Movement words

 ribbit - ケロケロ  

hop - ホップ  

slither - ずるずる滑る  

scamper - いっそう  

freeze - 止まる  

waddle - ヨチヨチで歩く  

crawl - はいはい  

Lyrics for Signing Time Songs Vol. 7-9 - including Turtle Rock

Don't want to wait for a DVD or CD to arrive? Check out Turtle Rock on the Leah's Farm video with the Kotoba & Sign Digital Player!  Just click here!

Activities, worksheets & crafts
Turtle Theme
Snake Theme
Frog Theme
Lizard Crafts

Want to add some turtles, frogs, lizards and snakes to your collection?

Fall Session 2014の秋

Did you have a great summer? It is time to get back to "normal" life. The next session of Baby Signing Time classes in Tokyo are starting soon!

次の東京でのベビー・サイニングタイム・クラスは体験レッスンを受付中!

体験レッスンの詳しい事と申し込みは他のホームページまで。

Here are the trial lesson dates and locations:

9月11日、9月16日 杉並区の西荻窪にあるハナハウス

Tuesday Sept. 11th and Tues. Sept. 16th at Hana House in Nishi Ogikubo, Suginami-ku http://www.hanahouse.jp/ASL_Program.html

9月10日 足立区の竹ノ塚にある言葉＆サイン(場所は竹の塚ルーテル教会）

Wednesday Sept. 10th by Kotoba & Sign at Takenotsuka Lutheran Church in Adachi-kuhttp://tinyurl.com/TakenotsukaBST

教師 Instructor:

サイニングタイム・アカデミーの マスターインストラクター 江本

ハイディー

Signing Time Academy certified Master Instructor Heidi Emoto

Why Sign?　どうして手話（サイン）なの？

There are so many good reasons to teach a child sign language. Here are just a few:

子どもに手話（サイン）を教える良い理由はたくさんあります。そのいくつかを挙げてみます。

☆ Babies can sign before they can talk. A signing baby is able to communicate his/her needs without tears and tantrums.　赤ちゃんは話せるようになる前にサインを使うことができます。サインを使う赤ちゃんは、泣いたりわめいたりすることなく、自分のニーズを伝えることができます。

☆ Signing is very helpful when trying to understand a toddler's unclear pronunciation of spoken words.　サインを使うことは、小さい子どもが話すはっきりしない発音のことばを理解するのにとても助けになります。

☆ When learning English as a second language using signs can make it easier to remember new words and their meaning.　英語を学ぶときにサインをいっしょに使うと、新しい単語やその意味が覚えやすくなります。

☆ Sign language is a real language used by many people. The more languages you know, the more people you can talk with!　手話（サイン・ランゲージ）は多くの人に使われている言語（ランゲージ）です。より多くの言語を知れば知るほど、より多くの人たちと話せるようになるでしょう！

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