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Warm-Up

1. Start with 5-minute conversations about whatever they want
   • “NOW DAY START  TIME 5 MINUTE CONVERSATION DISCUSS TOPIC WHATEVER” 
2. Students will pick a  “Conversation Starter Card”.
   • “TAKE TURNS CONVERSATION START CARD PICK 1”
3. Students will then sign the question to the group and will have a group discussion until the conversation is finished.
4. Encourage students to talk further about the card
5. Ask questions, share stories, etc.
   • “QUESTIONS ASK. STORY SHARE. DISCUSS DISCUSS”
6. Remind students to use correct eyebrow orientation when asking questions.
   • “WH QUESTION EYEBROW DOWN REMEMBER”
7. These cards are different than normal Conversation Starters because they either have a number in the question itself or the answer.

Main Activity

1. Begin by going over the signs for the countries listed below
   • “NOW COUNTRY SIGN PRACTICE”
2. Each student will take a turn rolling the dice and moving forward on the board.
   • “STUDENTS TAKE TURNS cl-ROLL DICE BOARD MOVE FORWARD”
   • Optional: Instead of rolling have students choose numbers on the board to answer questions.
3. Once the student lands on a space they will first sign the country then draw a card and answer the question.
   • “SQUARE STOP SIGN COUNTRY QUESTION ANSWER”
4. Have a group discussion after each question. Make sure each question is fully expanded on.
5. Encourage the group to discuss for up to 3 minutes.
   • “QUESTION FINISH TIME 3 MINUTES GROUP DISCUSS”

Countries:

1. Germany
   • Dominant “5”, dominant side-bottom wrist in contact with passive side-top wrist, fingers of both hands wiggle.
2. AMERICA
   • Both hands “5” shape. Palms oriented toward each other, interlock hands, but keep fingers straight. Move hands in a small circular motion.
3. Puerto Rico
   • Dom hand “P” then “R” shapes, non-dominant hand “flat” shape. With non-dom hand palm oriented toward the ground in neutral space, tap the dom-hand “P” middle finger on the back of non-dom hand. Then, change the “P” handshape to a “R” shape and tap on the back of non-dom hand.
4. Italy
   • Dominant hand “modified X” (X hand shape with thumb sticking forward). In neutral space, make an “S” shape in the air using the handshape.
5. United Kingdom
   • Fingerspell: U-K
6. Canada
   • Dominant hand “10” shape with palm oriented toward the torso, then taps twice on the side of the dominant-sided chest.
7. Australia
   • Both hands “8” shaped and located near the bottom of neutral space. With palms oriented toward the ground, move hands in an arc forward, then flick the “8” handshape open.
8. New Zealand
   • Both hands “flat” and palms oriented toward each other. Slide dom-hand down non-dom hand then change the don-hand shape to be “bent”. Place the fingertips of the dom-hand in the center of the non-dom hand’s palm.
9. China
   • Dominant hand “1” shaped and draws across from left chest to right chest and then down.
10. India
    • Dominant hand “A” shaped. Place the tip of the thumb onto the forehead and twist the wrist twice.
11. Russia
    • Dominant hand “1” shaped and draws across the chin, then flicks out and away from the body.

WRAP-UP

1. Do you feel comfortable having a conversation in ASL?
   • “YOU ASL CONVERSATION COMFORTABLE FEEL?”
2. Would you feel comfortable having a conversation with a Deaf person?
   • “YOU DEAF PERSON ASL CONVERSATION COMFORTABLE FEEL?”
3. Were you familiar with the signs for these countries?
   • “PAST YOU KNOW COUNTRY SIGNS WHICH?”

End of Lab:

• Sign or show Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence
  • (Use thumbs up/ thumbs down or have them rate 1-5 on how they feel after the activity)
• Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation
• Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs!